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Improving employee wellbeing improves results

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates, Employers

Most employers understand that the health and wellbeing of employees can have a positive or negative impact on their performance at work.

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How to get a “Yes” from the Hiring Manager

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates

At Key Appointments we only partner with companies who have the same values as we do and it gives me great pleasure to introduce Bizenko as one of our Business Associates.

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Ten Top Tips for Career Searching

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates

  Looking for a new job can be a daunting task and at every stage, a potential Employer is going to be making instant decisions based on what they see and hear.

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Exciting times for young workers as Britain needs more digital talent

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates

The UK needs more than two million digitally skilled workers to reach its potential, according to O2 HRD Ann PickeringBritain will need 2.

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Social Media Blunders

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates

As a recruiter, it comes as no shock to us when we see some real hair raising blunders candidates make.

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Job Application Blunders

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates, Employers

 More than half of employers (56%) have caught a candidate lying on their CV according to research from recruitment software provider Careerbuilder.

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We know what it's like to be a candidate

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates

HR has forgotten what it’s like to be a candidate, former head of talent and resourcing at TalkTalk Jo Taylor has said after she was speaking on a panel at the REC’s Talent, Recruitment and Employment Conference 2015.

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Qualifications are not everything, it seems.

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates

 Skills, work experience and personal attributes on a CV are more important to managers than qualifications, according to research by Conference Genie.

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Key Careers - Stand out with a Great CV!

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates

Having a CV is the basic requirement in the job application process.

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Graduate vacancies are set rise, despite skills shortages

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates, Employers

Employers predict an 11.

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