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Unlock Your Dream Job: 4 Essential Steps For A Successful Job Search

If you’re reading this dreading Monday, or while you’re at work hating life. Here are 4 essential steps to unlock your dream job.

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Job Search Survival Guide

looking for a job is hard. It’s harder than having a job. A job search is full of rejection, uncomfortable interviews, and long waits. But when you do get that offer for the job that you’re excited about, it’ll all be worth it. First, if you’re reading this because you’re…

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Once Upon A Job Search

It was a beautiful sunny day back in June 2023. I had been through a pretty rough time exiting a Joint Venture that hadn’t worked out, but there was finally light at the end of the tunnel. My job search had been successful and I was due to start a…

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Top 5 CV Tips
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How to Write a CV that Stands Out: 5 Expert CV Tips

If the thought of updating your CV feels overwhelming and you don’t know where to start, you’re in the right place. Here are 5 expert CV tips to help make sure your CV stands out from the crowd and get’s you that interview. . 1: Keep it simple The first…

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3 Simple Job Search Confidence Boosters

Searching for a new job is a journey full of hope, excitement and opportunities… said no-one, ever. The reality is that searching for a new job can often lead to feelings of despair, upset, desperation, confusion. It may even exacerbate your unhappiness in your current job, leaving you feeling more…

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3 easy questions to reflect
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3 easy questions to reflect and set yourself up for success

3 easy questions to reflect and set yourself up for success. This is the perfect way to recognise what you’ve achieved and look forward to the opportunities ahead of you.

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How to bounce back after redundancy
Career Advice | Tech Recruitment

How to bounce back after redundancy

The tech industry has been awash with Lay-offs and redundancies over the last few months. Between Twitter and Meta alone, thousands of people have had their lives turned upside down. My heart goes out to you if you’re reading this wondering how you are going to bounce back after being…

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Once Upon A Power Pose

Read on to find out how a simple 2 minute power pose can help you get your dream job: Beep beep, beep beep, beep beep My alarm was telling me to get up. It was the day of a job interview that could change the path of my career. Leaping…

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