Hooray for the weather change… but what to wear to work?

Posted by admin, July-8-2010

Hooray for the weather change. If only to provide a new angle for my awkward silence-filling office lift small talk. After two weeks: ‘Phew, hot outside isn’t it?’ was getting a bit old. Now I can quip ‘Phew, not so hot outside anymore is it?’ before the lift doors sigh open at my floor. Though [...]

Interview Dressing: How to Dress to Impress

Posted by admin, June-3-2010

Firstly, this isn’t about fashion. It’s not about stunning your potential employer with the latest AW10 handbag, an on-trend Bouclé jacket or shoulder pads that defy gravity. In 99% of cases they really won’t care. It’s more about finding a balance between dull conservatism and looking like you’ve been styled by a blind charity shop worker.

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:

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

How stepping outside your comfort zone can sometimes lead to the unexpected

Posted by Alasdair, March-11-2010

How a tweet lead to an unexpected job that ended-up paying double…