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Making an impression overseas

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It’s no surprise that 50% of candidates would reject a job offer if they had a bad candidate experience. So what four key things make a difference when hiring overseas? Research says it looks like this…

 

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Make a C.A.S.E. for yourself

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Ever felt like an imposter in the workplace waiting for a Scooby-Doo style reveal? You’re not alone. In fact, studies show 75% of female executives across different industries feel the same.

But how do you shake it off? With the help of U.S strategist, Mark Pollard, we’re here to help you make a C.A.S.E for yourself and put the imposter back in its place.

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Lessons from con artists

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The term ‘con artist’ is short for ‘confidence artist’. So what lessons can we learn from some of the world’s most confident criminals? Here’s how to fake it ‘til you make it at work.

 

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Return of the M.A.C.K.

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When there’s a lot going on at work, it can be hard to get yourself in the right frame of mind to smash your to-do list. But we’ve got you covered – just remember M.A.C.K. to help get you back on track.

 

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5 tips to recharge your batteries

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It’s easy for your mental battery to drain faster than normal during the wet winter weather. Add urgent deadlines, hoards of emails and office bugs into the mix and you’re flatter than ever.

So with the help of the experts*, we’ve rounded up five simple ways to help you step back, reset and recharge to get your battery back to full.

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4 happy team hacks

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Loyalty is something employees build over time through connecting with their team, leader and company. But since the shift to hybrid, the daily dinging of Teams messages and lack of real face time, it can be hard to keep a team feeling connected and sticking together.

As a leader, it’s up to you to steer the ship. And we reckon there’s four easy ways to keep your team onboard and looking forward to Monday mornings.

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Comfort is confidence: dressing for an interview

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Since 2020, comfort in the workplace has meant dressing like a news anchor – top-only. But as interviews bounce back to being in-person, dressing for work now looks a little different.

There’s a science to dressing comfortably confident – or com-fident as we like to call it. So how can you use it to nail your interview?

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Writing great ads

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Candidates looking for opportunities need to dig through an avalanche of information to find the right jobs for them. Here’s three quick tips from advertising to help your message cut through.

1. Keep it simple.

The shorter you make stuff, the more people will read it. So cut things back to just the essentials and make it easy to read.

2. Say it straight.

We’re all bombarded by ads and we don’t trust the hype. So don’t oversell and build stuff up. Just say it straight and let the role sell itself.

 3. Read out loud.

 Great writing feels like a conversation. The best way to check your tone is to read things out loud. If it sounds nice and human, it’ll read like one too.