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What makes a good employer?

Finishing university in the summer? What do you expect from an employer and what makes a company great to work for? Let TheBigChoice.com reveal all…

So what should you be looking for from a good employer? (more…)

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Investment creates space-based jobs

Increased investment in the European space programme by the British government will bring a much-needed boost to the UK space industry and create jobs in the sector.

Minister of State for Universities and Science David Willetts welcomed the idea o

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75% have considered an office fling

You see people in your workplace more than anyone else – so office relationships would seem inevitable.

In fact, 54% of people have had at least one office fling according to a new survey.

27% have had more than one and a massive 75% have con

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Sleeping on the job boosts productivity

Encouraging workers to take an afternoon nap could dramatically improve economic fortunes, according to leadership and business experts, Professors Nada and Andrew Kakabadse.

Their review collated recent findings on the significant value to employ

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Young people more impressed by business than Bieber

Surprisingly, new research has showed that teenagers in the UK don’t see popular celebrities as role models for their career choices. Instead they look to entrepreneurs for inspiration.

The ‘Making Sure Tomorrow Works’ study by City & Gu

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Companies crack down on dishonest CVs

The steps to building a career are under more scrutiny than ever before. In a job market saturated with qualified applicants, employers are turning to social media sites to sort the worthy candidates from those who are providing misleading CVs.

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10 Things not to say in an Interview

There is no doubt that job interviews can be nerve-racking – especially at the moment, when many (maybe even hundreds) of graduates are going for the same jobs.

You obviously want to give yourself the edge over other candidates, and make the

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Female unemployment at highest level for 25 years

Figures released today show that unemployment amongst women is at its highest level for 25 years – despite the overall number of those out of work decreasing.

The number of women without work rose by 8000 in the three months up to February, and

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Four trends influencing unemployment

As the UK unemployment figures continue to rise four years after the onset of the recession it is becoming clear that there are many underlying long term issues driving the rise. A new study by Mckinsey Global Institute has investigated the problem,

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Are You LinkedIn? How to get a job through social networking

Gone are the days when social networking was just for stalking your ex and showing off about where you went on holiday. Adding your boss on Facebook may still be a bad idea, but we are starting to see a new kind of social networking that might actual

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