It’s Random Acts of Kindness Week. Everyone could do with more kindness in their lives, especially so after the last two tough years. Scientific evidence shows us the positive effects of doing kind acts for others, as well as receiving or even witnessing kindness. For this year’s Random Acts of Kindness Week, we’re putting our focus again on Random Acts
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by Neurodiversity Specialists There is a secret to applying for and getting jobs. Being your best at interview is a combination of having a great application to get you in the room, plus wowing the interviewers on the day. People with dyslexia may face unique challenges when applying for a new job when it comes to preparing the application and
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by Nazish Bhaiwala– Career Coach at Red Arbre and specialist in overcoming imposter feelings at work. When it comes to Imposter Syndrome, there are added layers of complexity for minority groups that we can all benefit from being aware of. The feeling of belonging Imposter Syndrome (more accurately known as ‘imposter phenomenon’) at work describes the experience of feeling like
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How disability inclusive is your interview process? There are many ways disabled people can be excluded from the recruitment process. You’re looking for the best candidate for the job so why risk excluding potential talent from showing you their skills? It’s important that disabled candidates have the same opportunities to shine in the recruitment process as everyone else. Most won’t need
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Intersectionality – the term, coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, brings a lens that is really important for us to understand…. Intersectionality is the multiple layers of individuals that we are. It’s not just considering race, sexual orientation, disability, class, socio-economic background, education and so on. These strands individually can cause marginalisation, bias and/or discrimination against an individual…. but intersectionality finally identifies
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Use of the one way interview screening process is on the rise. Companies like Amazon and Google often use this type of interview at some point during their hiring process. This could be the next big change in the recruitment process. Will most employers be adapting to this new way of screening? How do you as a candidate feel about
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Rejection. Let’s face it we have all been there at some point in our life. It is never a good feeling when you get that message that you were unsuccessful for the role. You may feel that you had done all the research and preparation for the interview but the truth is that it is like a game and only
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Did you know that the average job seeker spends 49.7 seconds reading a job description before dismissing a position as a poor fit? Any changes you can make to your language and the accessibility of your recruitment process to be more inclusive will help attract talented candidates to your opportunities who may have previously stopped reading after less than a
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Here are my tips for the job search function on LinkedIn which will definitely support you in finding the right role: –Whether you are actively looking for a new job or not, let recruiters know you are looking because you never know what opportunity might come your way. –When searching for jobs make sure you fill in all the fields
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So it’s time to write a cover letter… The dreaded cover letter! Let’s start by shaking off the negativityor the annoyances of having to do yet another coverletter. Think of it this way, if you write a selling cover letter you most definitelywill be able to get to the interviewstage. Your cover letter is an opportunity for you to tell
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