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Money Talks – Negotiating Your Salary
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Discussing the topic of money with an employer when you’ve just been offered a role can be really difficult. You don’t want to start off on the wrong foot, but you don’t want to short change yourself either. It’s just a case of being clear and realistic, to ensure any negotiations are handled professionally and in […]
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Holding a Professional and Effective Interview
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When it comes to interviewing, we expect the candidate to arrive, professional and prepared – This will create an effective interview and should make everything run smoothly. However to secure the best candidates, as employers we need to think about how we can arrive professional and prepared too. The candidate will make a judgement of […]
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This week one of Maxwell Stephens’s candidates had a very embarrassing situation in an interview. He was told that in the event of a fire, he should head to the skip in the car park. However he misheard and thought the receptionist wanted him to stand by the skip to wait for the interviewer, so […]
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Your CV is an employer’s first impression of you, so you need to make it a good one! Employers these days can receive anywhere between 30 – 80 CVs per role so you need to grab their attention quickly. Here are 5 Dos and Don’ts for creating your standout CV: Do… TAILOR YOUR CV TO […]
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Employment Snapshot September 2015
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2015 has been a busy year in terms of recruitment in the Facilities Management Industry as companies across the board have hired new facilities related staff. There was a pre-election dip in terms of the volume of new permanent vacancies, but the market has quickly rebounded and August was one of the most active months […]
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Preparing for Your Interview Fail to prepare, prepare to fail. It’s an old saying but it’s certainly true when it comes to interviews. Arriving on time, carefully delivered and well thought out answers, and the ability to sell yourself effectively, all add up to a very successful interview! The Logistics Often we get so wrapped […]
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