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Love the one you’re with

Lynn Tulip — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000

“If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with” Lyrics from the Crosby Stills & Nash hit early 70s hit, written by Stephen Stills and recently reissued and sung by Will Young Fond memories of this song first time round. I was a real CSN (&Y) fan. I truly love [...]

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Partners: [Does One Size Fit All?]

IremBray — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:21:00 +0000

It’s a truism that one person can’t be expected to meet all your needs and whilst a few still assert that mothers must attempt this in the case of children really we all know that even this can’t be possible. Children need role models from adults of different genders if they’re to grow into balanced [...]

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Get the #job you really want by @JamesCaan

Lynn Tulip — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:00:58 +0000

I was thrilled to have been asked to review James Caan’s new book, “Get the Job you Really Want”. In the mid 90′s during a period of self-employment I took an associate position with Alexander Mann. While in contact with Alexander Mann professionals I picked up some important tips, excellent resources and valuable experience. The [...]

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How can I get a job without experience if I can’t get experience without a job?

Leigh Quantrill — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Pin It In France, at the end of February 2011 the number of people registered with Pole Emploi (An angency aimed at people over 18 who are unemployed and looking for a job) reached a whopping 2701100! They have a website www.pole-emploi.fr, where you can look at and apply to job offers all over France [...]

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Looking for your first job?

Lynn Tulip — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Pin It Just out of school, leaving college or graduating and looking for work? Finding that first job can be a challenge. It takes effort, planning and determination. Of course there are traditional ways to find work but there might be some alternatives that you could try. Have you always avoided your parent’s friends and [...]

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Recruit in haste, repent at leisure

Lynn Tulip — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:30:00 +0000

Imagine this: as the economy recovers, desperation can set in. No longer are your resources so stretched and now you think would be a good time to get another person on board to manage the work load. OR one of your key people has handed in their notice and you need to replace them pretty [...]

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‘And don’t bother coming back!’

Special Guest — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:00:59 +0000

Pin It Image by Getty Images via @daylife ‘And don’t bother coming back!’ Okay, so he didn’t use those exact words but that’s what I heard. Before I tell you all about it, I’d like to reassure you that I’ve disabled the Caps Lock to write this so it’ll be a lot quieter than the [...]

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What’s so wrong with working at McDonald’s?

NikkiPilkington — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:00:00 +0000

Pin It Image via Wikipedia I hear it all the time: “He’ll end up working in McDonald’s” “The only thing she’s good for is flipping burgers” “McDonald’s is too good for him” But why? What is it about McDonald’s that makes it such a great insult? See, one of my first ever proper jobs was [...]

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12 winning tips for a powerful CV:

Lynn Tulip — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:00:00 +0000

Pin It Let’s think about this. Why are you thinking of writing a CV? What message do you want to get across? You need to make a good strong first impression, and you need to show your reader that you have substantial knowledge, relevant experience and pertinent achievements. You also need some quick wins and [...]

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Happy new year, happy new job?

Special Guest — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:00:14 +0000

Pin It Image via Wikipedia This evening we welcome regular bloke on the blog, Nick G There’s a commonly held view that there are three recruitment spikes throughout the year: January, April and September. In January people return to work after an enjoyable (?) few days off, full of renewed determination to make some progress [...]

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