Tag: Jobs

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The interview before the interview

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Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a change in the way organisations are approaching interviews; increasingly, candidates are being

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What recruitment misses about experience

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Recruitment has a habit of signalling who it wants, long before a CV is ever read. You can see it

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Navigating Change

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Like many in Higher Education and beyond, I find myself facing an unexpected and difficult change. I’ve been made redundant.

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The state of higher education in 2024

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As the year closes, I often take time to think about the events of the year. Sometimes these reflections can

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52 things I learned in 2023

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Inspired by Tom Whitwell’s annual collection of things learned, here are my ’52 things I learned in 2023′. The list

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What you don’t see

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I love seeing friends and colleagues posting on LinkedIn or other networks about starting a new project, a success they’ve

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Just be you

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I’ve written a few interview/job-related posts over the years and wanted to add one more important item to the list.

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