Your personal history could be broadcast to the world – Beware!

Posted by admin, January-30-2012

We came across this post by employment law solicitor Philip Landau which stirred our interest. The gist of it is that if you don’t want Facebook’s Timeline to broadcast your personal history to the world (whether you are a job applicant or an existing employee), make sure you get your privacy settings right, otherwise you [...]

Is your social visibility putting your career at risk?

Posted by Nesreen Bakheit, January-10-2012

Twitter and facebook have had adverse publicity recently and there is no doubt that it is having an impact on what people are prepared to write on their wall or post to their network. At the very least no one can say that they were not aware that posting inappropriate pictures or making inappropriate comments [...]

Lucy Pavia, author of girluninterrupted shares her list of dos & don’ts when looking for your first job

Posted by Fran, May-17-2010

Lucy Pavia – author of www.girluniterrupted.co.uk shares her list of dos & don’ts when looking for your first job

As a class of 2008 graduate, arriving into the working world felt a bit like turning up uninvited to a party; the reception was frosty and no-one offered me a drink. Undeterred (and very stupid) I chose to follow a career in magazine journalism, and after two years, many tears, an incident with a pug and 467 Starbucks runs, here is what I’ve learned:

15 Ways to Improve Your CV (and avoid the things that employers hate)

Posted by Steve, April-29-2010

You don’t need me to tell you how tough the current job market is; but a few words of advice from me regarding your CV could work wonders. I’ve written many CVs. I’ve seen some great ones and also seen plenty of appalling ones. Here are 15 easy ways to improve your CV – and [...]

There’s no need to lie on your CV

Posted by Steve, April-23-2010

An NHS worker was jailed this month for lying on her CV. But there’s no need to stretch the truth when applying for jobs — the key to success is accentuating your real skills and abilities