Whatever form the interview, whether it was a Skype interview, informational or in-person, it is important to follow up effectively. Failure to do so will inevitably lead to you not getting the job. Many hiring managers intentionally watch out for thank-you notes and if one doesn’t appear, they will cross your name off the list regardless Continued »
Resumes are a tricky thing to get right. You need to be able to say as much as you can about yourself and your job history in as concise and detailed account as possible. For this reason many job seekers tend to use buzzwords in their resumes like, “Self-motivated team player,” as a way of Continued »
This debate is hot topic in Adzuna HQ this week. Should you eat your lunch at your desk to save time? Or should you take 30mins-1hr to get some fresh air, stretch your legs and walk around. There is a wealth of research that suggests that it is significantly better for your health and concentration Continued »
Everybody suffers from dreaded procrastination, that feeling that you’d rather do anything other that what you need to do. The exact opposite of how you’d image someone who is highly productive. Those who can effortlessly set their mind to the task in hand and get more done in an hour sitting in a train-station cafe that Continued »
No matter how much you study and prepare before an interview, something could always go wrong. It could be a fault from your end such as you got caught in traffic, you wrote down the time wrong or you said something you’d rather have left out. On the other hand it could be a mistake Continued »
Your resume is the first version of you that your prospective employers will meet and how you introduce yourself to the hiring manager. Even though it does not physically speak like you or I, it tells the hiring manager so much more about you than just what is typed on the page. Assumptions will be made Continued »
A great cover letter is the key to convincing the hiring manager to ask you in for an interview and one step closer to getting the job of your dreams. The human resources department receive hundreds of cover letters when a new vacancy opens up and unfortunately the majority of them are far too long, Continued »
Last week we discussed what characteristics make a company cool and attractive to work for. This week we’re going to pop the lid on what makes a company uncool, what tell-tale signs to watch out for when you’re job seeking to make sure you avoid these uber uncool companies. 1. An outdated website from the 90s. First Continued »
Would you like to work for a cool company? Hell yes! Ask any jobseeker across world and they’ll have the same response. In today’s job market the competition for jobs is getting tougher and tougher and you don’t always have to luxury to find a ‘cool’ opportunity. However what makes a company cool? What does a company Continued »