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It’s a candidate market out there and we predict the power will remain, for the foreseeable future, firmly in the h...

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  • Career Advice

How to navigate a 'Covid shaped' gap in your CV

Posted 2 years ago, Katie Marshall

CV gaps aren’t new, but after another year of upheaval, many people have experienced big changes to their careers t...

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  • Career Advice

Mastering mindfulness: the superpower of the successful

Posted 2 years ago, Rebekah Lee

In this article, we investigate the art of the mindful and how to harness it to positively impact our lives persona...

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  • Career Advice

All you need to know about contractor pay types - PAYE

Posted 2 years ago, Rebekah Lee

Finding the right pay option for you is a vital part of the contractor onboarding process. It is important that you...

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  • Career Advice

5 ways to answer "Why should we hire you?"

Posted 2 years ago, Rebekah Lee

What happens when a hiring manager asks why they should hire you in a job interview? We answer the question, and di...

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  • Career Advice

25 questions you should answer before applying for jobs as a rail engineer

Posted 2 years ago, Rebekah Lee

We’ve compiled a list of 25 questions you should prepare answers for before applying for a rail engineering role.

Railway
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  • Career Advice

Horrific interview stories that will keep you up at night

Posted 2 years ago, Rebekah Lee

We’ve heard more than our fair share of scary interviewing stories and we wouldn’t usually even share around the la...

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  • Career Advice

How to become a HR Business Partner

Posted 2 years ago, Rebekah Lee

Demand for HR Business Partner professionals has spiked recently. Mainly as it allows organisations who successfull...

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  • Career Advice

How to deal with multiple job offers

Posted 2 years ago, Rebekah Lee

A lot of the time the career advice you receive is based on getting a job. How to write your CV, our top tips for s...

Signpost
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  • Career Advice
  • ED&I

Tips for job searching with dyslexia

Posted 2 years ago, Rebekah Lee

We take a deep dive into the condition and provide some top tips for job searching with dyslexia

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  • Career Advice

How to become a Plant Operator

Posted 2 years ago, Rebekah Lee

​There are excellent plant operator jobs in the UK construction industry for operators at all stages of their caree...

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  • Building Construction and Infrastructure
  • Career Advice

How to Become a Joiner

Posted 3 years ago, Rebekah Lee

There is a wide range of fantastic joinery job opportunities in the UK construction industry for joiners, from home...

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  • Career Advice

Forget FOMO: The subtle art of saying no

Posted 3 years ago, Rebekah Lee

Turning down social events, disappointing your co-workers and family members, can be difficult for the people-pleas...

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  • Interview
  • IT & Digital
  • Career Advice

People of Digital… the power of fate with ShipNet CEO, Aden Hopkins

Posted 3 years ago, James Kenealey

We speak to Aden Hopkins, CEO of maritime software solutions company ShipNet. Aden had extensive experience working...

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  • Building Construction and Infrastructure
  • Career Advice

4 professional qualifications to take your construction career to the next level

Posted 3 years ago, Rebekah Lee

To give your CV an edge over your colleagues’, here are four professional qualifications to take your construction ...

4 professional qualifications to take your construction career to the next level

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