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Perfect planning to help land that dream job

Whether you are a recent graduate looking to land that dream job, currently employed but interested in a career change or returning to employment after redundancy, landing the job of your dreams requires some real planning.

Perfect planning to help land that dream job

The things you hate about your co-workers

Ioana Lazarov looks at the reasons why people might dislike their co-workers and what can be done to try and resolve the problem.

The things you hate about your co-workers

What type of a worker are you?

Ioana Lazarov has a list of three types of employee – the specialist, drifter and slacker. Which one are you?

What type of a worker are you?
Minimising stress in the workplace

Ioana Lazarov discusses psychological health and wellbeing in the work place and whether employers do enough to minimise stress levels in the office.

Minimising stress in the workplace

Will office romance bloom on Valentine’s Day?

Careers blogger Ioana Lazarov looks at office relationships on the most romantic day of the year – Valentine’s.

Will office romance bloom on Valentine’s Day?

Dealing with the office slacker

Careers blogger Ioana Lazarov tackles the issue of office slackers – how can you convince them to pull their weight?

Dealing with the office slacker

The best and worst jobs

Where does your job come on the list of the best and worst jobs, based on stress, working environment, physical demands and job outlook?

The best and worst jobs

Work-shy are driving me slowly insane

Cuts to education? How about cuts in welfare payments to persuade my work-shy temping team to actually turn up for work? writes Charlie Cashdan.

Work-shy are driving me slowly insane

Selling snow to the Eskimos and other bad sales techniques

What is the best mindset a salesperson can have? And how do you avoid some of the less complimentary stereotypes that you hear about people working in sales asks Dennis Kennedy.

Selling snow to the Eskimos and other bad sales techniques

Could the Government do more for self-starters?

Job-seeking blogger James Alexander has been considering self-employment lately and wonders if the Government could offer more to self-starters.

Could the Government do more for self-starters?

CV tips – how will an employer read yours?

Chimène Felton of Mercia Recruitment has seen it all when it comes to CVs – here are her tips to make sure yours gets noticed.

CV tips – how will an employer read yours?

Are job opportunities increasing for James?

Job-seeking blogger James Alexander is feeling more positive about finding work this week – he’s got two interviews lined up.

Are job opportunities increasing for James?

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