One of the industries that is surviving the current economic storm better than most is digital marketing. Indeed, with organisations looking to save money and cut budgets, many are trying…
From April 2009, the law governing how UK businesses deal with workplace disputes is changing. The idea is that the new system will be quicker, simpler and cheaper… Acas –…
Like much of the UK, we’ve been hit by heavy snowfalls here in the Midlands. This has meant that many of us have not made it into jobs.ac.uk Towers today.…
Here’s me bleating on about working from home and maintaining productivity and it looks as though the guys at the office are maybe doing less work than I am!! Check…
A friend of mine – Amanda – is job hunting. Because I work in the world of online recruitment, she’s sought my sage-like advice on how best to find her…
As we’ve pointed out before, the UK government is slowly introducing a ‘points’ based immigration system. Employers who wish to appoint a skilled person from outside the European area will…
The rising cost of fuel has hit all of us hard recently. I think we’re slowly realising that things aren’t going to get any easier. Just the opposite in fact.…
Hello – remember me? For the last couple of weeks I’ve not been able to use my favourite introduction: “Hi, my name is Andrew Lloyd Gordon and I’m a blogger…you’ve…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: don’t force jobseekers to fill in long application forms. An extremely bright and talented Phd told me the other day that…
Yes, you read the title right. I think that personality tests for job applicants are a waste of time. Why? Because we don’t know anything about human nature. You don’t…