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Top Resume Mistakes to Avoid

By support | September 27, 2017
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There are a few common mistakes that can send your resume straight to the rejection pile. It’s not exactly fair, but these mistakes can be easily overlooked and damage your reputation with the employer. Never fear; Adecco is to the rescue to help you avoid some of the most common mistakes. Your resume is more…

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What’s The Number One Benefit You Can Offer Employees?

By support | June 28, 2017

It’s time to delve deeper into what consistently ranks as a key driver of employee retention – and it has nothing to do with outrageous remuneration, offering sleep pods or pool tables… First, the statistics: 74% of employees would consider moving to another job or employer if they knew it offered flexible hours; 61% of…

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The Interview Question that Stumps the Best of the Best

By support | May 30, 2017
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How does this great employer that you’re keen on joining factor into your grand life plan? That’s essentially what the interviewer is asking when they pose the question: “where will you be in five years’ time?” or perhaps close cousins like “what are you looking for?” or “what are your long-term career goals?” What’s the…

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How to Manage a Multigenerational Workforce

By support | September 13, 2016
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Every generation thinks the one that follows it knows everything, is lazy and disrespectful. In the workplace, these perceptions are magnified. And yet, managers must cope with the idiosyncrasies and quirks of up to four generations in the workplace (Gen Z, Gen Y or Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers). It’s this last group that…

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Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility into Your Organisation

By support | September 5, 2016

The 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, which saw over 1,100 garment workers lose their lives, was a long overdue wake-up call for international fashion and retail brands. Countless high-end fashion brands were implicated in the disaster, a tragic reminder that ‘doing business’ in a global world has sometimes unseen repercussions. It also shone…

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