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Are You Making These LinkedIn Profile Photo Mistakes?
A picture says a thousand words, and the same is true for your LinkedIn profile photo. While it may seem more important to you that your profile content is done well, the photos you use are equally important.
 
Just like your appearance at a job interview, your LinkedIn profile photo helps people shape an opinion about you. Right or wrong, your chosen photo can help you land your dream job – or not.

Today we’re explaining the most common mistakes people make with their profile photos, plus tips on how to choose the right photo to create a positive impression.
 
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Social Media Recruiting: Does It Work & How to Do It

Have you considered using a social media recruiting strategy? With the average internet user having more than five accounts, social media is a hive of potential candidates just waiting for you to pick from. However, there’s more to social media recruiting than simply messaging candidates to gauge their level of interest in your position. Today we discuss how you can find new employees using social media, plus why it works so well for small businesses like yours.

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Is the Best CV Format Paper Or Digital?
In our online world of job applications, is the best CV presentation no longer paper? Is the paper CV now dead, with digital CVs reigning supreme? Today we discuss the merits of using both a digital and paper CV format when applying for jobs, and whether the paper CV is a thing of the past.
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I’ve Been Made Redundant? What Should I Do Now?
You’ve wondered what you’d do, and now it’s finally happened. You’ve been made redundant, and your job will be dis-established. Whether you heard whispers that it might happen, or it came out of the blue, being made redundant can be challenging! However, it can also be a positive time, providing you with the incentive to make a change and improve your long-term career prospects.
 
 
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Guide to Managing Redundancy in Your Workplace

A workplace restructure is never easy for anyone, which makes managing redundancy within your workplace a key priority. Redundancy occurs only when your staffing requirements have changed due to genuine business reasons. These may be that you have sold the business, you no longer need as many employees or the role being filled by the employee is no longer needed.


Once you’ve really thought about what you want to achieve with the restructure, the potential cost savings and which employees will be affected and how; there are eight steps which must be followed as an employer if a redundancy is on the cards. These are:

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