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How to cope if your company is making redundancies
It’s not nice to be working in an environment if redundancies are on the horizon. Depending on your position in the company, you might be one of the first or last to know what’s going on. The uncertainty of your future is stressful but more people are facing these...
Should I resign or wait to be fired?
Have you been suspended, facing disciplinary action or just get the feeling that things aren’t right at work? If you have been suspended or pulled into a disciplinary it can sometimes feel easier to quit rather than go through the weeks of meetings, interviews and...
Preparing for Performance Reviews
Love them or hate them, if they are a part of your company structure, there’s definitely something to be said for being well prepared for your performance review. Often companies that run reviews link them to increased benefits and pay rises, so it’s important to go...
How to deal with conflict in the workplace
We’ve all been there – there’s just someone at work you don’t like. It may not be for any particular reason, just a clash of personalities, but it may be something more. Maybe this person tries to undermine you in front of others or tries to pass off their work to...
Don’t let nerves sabotage your interview
We’ve all been there – the night before the interview you lie awake, going over your prepared examples and skills not able to switch off and get some sleep. Then the nerves kick in. ‘I won’t get this job anyway, so what’s the point?’ ‘I’m too old, I don’t have enough...
Is your job title important?
Ever worked for a ‘Rock Star’ or ‘Trailblazer’? Not literally, but some companies are embracing a different way to try and make their employees feel special – you know, rather than paying them more! We stumbled across a list of job titles from an 1801 Census, where...
Companies You Don’t Want To Apply To
‘I hate working here. If I knew what it was really like, I would never had accepted this job!’ – ever felt that way? There’s nothing worse than accepting a new job, making a start and realising the company culture isn’t a good fit, the things you were promised at...
Workplace Relationships – A Good Idea?
Ah, love. Love is all you need. Love, Love, Love. Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Love makes the world go round. Love is a Battlefield. Love in An Elevator. Okay, I’m losing the plot now. But the point is, most people want to find love. Wars have been won and lost...
Earning Extra Cash
Managing your budgets can be hard work. Even when you’ve followed all the budgeting advice, made sure you’re on the cheapest tariffs, sometimes the ends just don’t meet. So, you think it’s time to look for a second job to help out for a bit. But what do you need to...
Handling a reference request
Giving a personal reference can be hard – how do you word it, what is the potential employer looking for, what happens if I say something I shouldn’t? More people are asking for personal references these days, so if you get asked by a colleague, how can you turn them...
Salary Negotiation No-no’s
So we’ve covered what to do in your salary negotiation, so this week we thought we’d take a look at what not to do to help you secure that pay rise or negotiate that brand new benefits package for your new job. 1) Don’t be unprepared. When you’re heading off to your...
Beat Procrastination At Work
We’ve all been there – sat at work surfing the internet, knowing full well there’s a big project, report or task looming ahead. We know we have enough time to complete it, but we need to make a start, and soon. After your second cuppa, you’ve still not made a start....
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