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Building Your Personal Brand for Career Success

Having a strong resume and relevant skills is no longer enough to set you apart from the pack. Learn how to ensure career success by building your personal brand!

How to stay motivated during your job search

Check job notifications, trawl through job sites, adjust CV, write cover letters, fill out applications…and do it all over again the next day. The relentless cycle of job searching can be demotivating, exhausting and stressful – which all combine to create the perfect recipe for job search burnout.

Dealing with burnout: Tips for restoring wellbeing and managing workplace stress

Burnout is a universal issue with the potential to affect everyone regardless of age or gender. According to the Adecco Global Workforce of the Future survey, almost 4 in 10 workers say they have suffered burnout in the past year. It comes as no surprise that workers have started to embrace ‘quiet quitting’ to protect themselves, with 35% of respondents saying they are planning on quitting in the next 12 months due to concerns about their work/life balance and job burnout.

How to handle a counteroffer

Before we answer this question, we should be clear on what we mean by a counteroffer. It’s an offer of improved employment terms that an employer makes to an employee who has been offered another job and resigned from their current position (or has stated their intention to do so).

What salary should you ask for? Understand Your Salary At A Glance

Over the past few years, the world of work has changed significantly. 2022 saw a resilient UK employment market bouncing back following COVID-19 – unemployment dropped lower than pre-pandemic levels and we saw the lowest ever vacancy-to-unemployment ratio of 1:1.

Navigating the tech industry: how to kick start your career as an IT professional?

If you are a recent graduate or a young professional and want to kick start your IT career but you are not sure where to start, there are numerous paths available that you can choose from. Cybersecurity, software development, networks and systems, data, and cloud computing are just a few of the areas an aspiring IT professional can go into.

Applying for your first job in life sciences: where to start?

As a new candidate in the life sciences industry, you can tap into many unique opportunities across a wide variety of specialisms.

Seven benefits of starting a new job

Starting a new job can be daunting, but there are many reasons why it can be a great decision. With the right team supporting you while you research, interview and begin a new role, a new job can inspire you and be highly rewarding.

Your CV Guide | CV Templates, Examples & Expert Tips

From questions about the role, to the team you'll be working with, here's our pick of the top questions to ask in an interview.

Common Interview Questions And How To Answer Them

From competency based to behavioural questions, discover some of the most popular job interview questions & how to answer them.

Five Top Job Skills To Add To Your CV

Discover the essential job skills that employers are hiring for and learn how to future-proof your CV.

How To Write a Cover Letter

Hiring managers want to see cover letters that truly stand out from the crowd. These professional cover letter examples can help you create just that.

Our top 10 CV tips for jobseekers

When it comes to the best jobs, competition is tough, with roles frequently attracting hundreds of applications.