Although you have likely worked within the manufacturing sector before you start your own business, you need to understand that there is likely to be a major difference between being an employee and becoming an employer. There is a laundry list of things you need to do and have knowledge of (or at least have […]
How to answer the interview question ‘What Attracted you to this role?’ In a job interview, you will more than likely to be asked this question. It could be posed to you as simply ‘What attracted you to this role?’ or it could take a number of different forms including ‘Why did you apply for […]
Because jobs are so scarce, employees tend to be genuinely grateful to businesses for employing them. This creates a miasma of loyalty, which makes workers feel uneasy, when they’re considering claiming against their employer. As an employee, your employer is legally obliged to create a safe working environment. If you find yourself with a personal […]
Job Interview, Extra Ways to Stand Out Giving a good interview, rests on your ability to convince the employer that you are more suitable for a role than all the other candidates they are considering. Sounds pretty easy right? Of course it’s not…in fact, it can be devilishly tricky. As always, we are here to […]
Making a good first impression with your CV- 3 Key things to consider It’s well documented that recruiters make up their mind about a candidate within the first ten seconds of an interview. Whether or not this is true, it does highlight the important role which first impressions have to play in today’s highly competitive […]
An EdAssist survey found that 66 percent of millennials would accept employer assistance with repaying student loans instead of regular pay raises. To help employers meet workers’ desire for loan assistance, Boston-based startup Gradafi has created a Student Loan Paydown Plan that companies can offer their employees. So far about 100 companies have signed up […]
When imagining an interview situation it is typical to picture ourselves alone on one side of a desk, being bombarded by a seemingly unending barrage of questions intended to root out our weaknesses and prove our lack of suitability for the role. Of course the reality is rarely quite as bad as that, but the […]
Starting a business and getting HR to work for you… Every business, whether they have a headcount of 3 or a headcount of 3000 should have a HR (human resources) mindset. HR for a company of 3 you might scoff, how is HR relevant to a fledgling company that is only that size. The term HR […]