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To get better at what we do… Let’s complicate it
9:00am Monday 30 August 2010 - Lifestyle Careers So much of the time if you talk to an accountant or business advisor they will tell you the best way to improve your business is to simplify it… and I don’t disagree. Streamline your processes, make fewer procedures, simplify everything if you can, and it can help your business run smoother. However let’s not [...] | View Full Article  |
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Leisure Matters
9:00am Thursday 26 August 2010 - Lifestyle Careers Have you been stressed out lately and find yourself with no free time? When was the last time you did something that you really enjoyed? With work taking over the major part of our lives, it might be extremely difficult even to remember the last vacation with family or friends. If you haven’t realised the importance [...] | View Full Article |
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Diagnosing trouble with Google Medicine
9:00am Wednesday 25 August 2010 - Lifestyle Careers It’s so tempting, isn’t it? So tempting and so much easier than going to the GP. I’m talking about Google Medicine. Type in a few symptoms – headache, tiredness, and irritability – and a person can be surprised to find she has all the symptoms of pregnancy, or a young woman alarmed to see the signs of dementia [...] | View Full Article |
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Conflicts at work
9:00am Tuesday 24 August 2010 - Lifestyle Careers What to do when you have to resolve conflicts at work The truth is you can never see eye to eye with everyone you work with – be it a co-worker, supplier, customer or even the boss. That is because conflict is inevitable. If you spend enough time interacting with people, eventually your ideas, attitudes and needs [...] | View Full Article |
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Politicians Have No Place In Recruitment
11:53am Monday 23 August 2010 - Lifestyle Careers Two separate statements really, but both interlinked at the same time. When I say there is no room in recruitment for politicians, I am of course talking about the constant truth bending, fact twisting, misleading and underhanded nature of a massive proportion of our top, duly elected delegates Does it come down to out and out [...] | View Full Article |
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Living on the edge – of a deadline
9:00am Thursday 05 August 2010 - Lifestyle Careers I have my own style of time management: wait til the pressure is really on, then sweat and work frantically to meet a deadline. I love it, I thrive on it. I advise others against this yet I cannot help myself. It’s probably not the method recommended by experts, psychologists, or those people who turn up [...] | View Full Article |
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In Pursuit of Life in Work
9:00am Wednesday 04 August 2010 - Lifestyle Careers We are all looking for the perfect balance between work and life. Given the economic scenario and the number of jobs being lost daily, most of us feel the need to work harder and longer than ever. Just as managing your career means allocating your time wisely amongst different projects, managing your personal life also [...] | View Full Article |
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Resumes, Resumes, Resumes – What is important?
9:00am Tuesday 03 August 2010 - Lifestyle Careers Resumes are something I see every day in my job and yet I am amazed at how many people do not think they are important or do not put the time in to make sure their resume presents them in the best light. Your resumes is your first impression to a recruiter /employer and is [...] | View Full Article |
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Would you like some sincerity with that?
4:44pm Monday 02 August 2010 - Lifestyle Careers I don’t know about you, but my biggest pet hate when out and about is when the shop assistant, bank clerk or any other person you are talking with for that matter asks the question, “How are you today…” and then continues talking and doesn’t wait for you to answer the question. It drives me [...] | View Full Article |
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Why job interviews are like first dates. Seven signs you’ll be seeing each other again
9:00am Monday 02 August 2010 - Lifestyle Careers Sometimes you walk out of a job interview and you just know you’ve hit it off with the interviewer. You have that sense of warmth like the job is a good fit. You can only think good things about the job, the interview and the employer. A job interview that’s gone well is almost like a [...] | View Full Article |
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