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How To Nail Your Telephone Interview
Telephone interviews are common these days – it’s a great way for the company to screen out the best candidates for the interview panel. It’s also great for you – you can have your notes in front of you for prompting and telephone interviews can often feel less...
Valentine’s Day
‘All you need is love….’ and an expensive bracelet, flowers and box of chocolates – right? January has been a long month, full of bad weather, bills and general boredom. February rears it’s head and suddenly it seems like everyone is gearing up for valentines day....
Interview Don’ts
If you’ve been following our tips on CV Tips and CV Don’ts and our Interview tips, then read on for the latest instalment of our current series. This week, we’re looking at what not to do in interviews to make sure you land that dream role. There’s lots of help and...
Refer A Friend – £25 Voucher
Refer a fellow temporary contractor via our website and get a £25 Argos or Tesco voucher! Think our services are simple to use, flexible and generally just brill? Tell your fellow temporary contractors about us via the Refer section of our website and claim your...
Tips for writing your covering letter
Now you’ve followed our CV Do's and Don'ts, you need a killer covering letter to help you stand out from the crowd and make sure you get that phone call offering you an interview. A covering letter shouldn’t just be a copy of what’s on your CV and you shouldn’t have a...
Latest Offer – Sim Free iPhone 7!
As part of our continuing great service, this week we have an offer that's too good to miss! Fully refurbished, pristine (grade A), as new, unlocked iPhone 7 handsets available at great prices. Use with any network. iPhone 7 32gb £350 iPhone 7 128gb £415 Available...
Interview Tips
So, you’ve taken the advice from our CV tips blogs – what to do and what not to do – and now you’ve landed the interview. There’s lots of things you need to think about, so take a look at our top tips below and take the stresses out of the interview process! 1)...
Need A New Car? The Wage Shop Can Help!
As a Contractor, getting car finance, a mortgage or any sort of credit can be an ordeal. At The Wage Shop we're creating partnerships with leading providers to secure the best possible deals for our Contractors. So, we're extremely pleased to announce our first...
CV Don’ts
Your CV could be the opening to your next project or role, so it’s important to get it right. But there’s so much that could go wrong, where do you start? We looked at the things to include on your CV before - take a look at the article here. But remember, there’s...
New Year Resolutions
So we’ve all over indulged at Christmas and New Year, maybe put on a few pounds and now it’s the start of another year, we all think this will be the year we lose that weight, give up smoking or exercise more. Despite the fact that we made these resolutions last year...
Social Media – How can it benefit you?
Being a contractor can be tough, it can sometimes be like running your own small business. You are always looking for the next opportunity and selling your skills to the next set of prospective employers and recruiters. Take note of our tips below to maximise your...
Annoying Work Place Phrases
We’ve all worked with people who use jargon, most of which drives us mad. Whether it’s industry specific terms, or more general annoying phrases, we’ve all worked with that one person (usually the boss) who speaks in cliches. A UK poll carried out by Glassdoor listed...
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