Protected: The reality of a takeover

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Getting a graduate job in the real world

They lied. There is no job. Not one that you want. Careers? Don’t you mean work? What work exists is often poorly paid, with no prospects and doesn’t use your skills. Ok, it is not quite that bad … but it is certainly not the world you expected. Despite what people may think, you did…

Why your job description should be as short as possible

Don’t write long job descriptions, instead pose exciting challenges that inspire candidates and open a dialogue about what role they can play in helping your company. Thanks to LinkedIn I am fortunate to be contacted with a lot of prospective opportunities. Most of these follow the same predictable process. Agency/HR person: I have an exciting…

5 Tips to hire great people

I am always amazed at how many companies really make a mess of hiring people. What should be an opportunity to engage energetic and passionate people wanting to find an outlet for their professional talents instead becomes a meaningless game, usually won by diligent CV writing artistes willing to play the tedious charade of the recruitment…

Freedom, education and the failure of politicians

Part 2 of a two part series on debt and freedom. Part 1 is Freedom vs. debt and the dangers of financial heroin. Is all debt bad? Should you never buy things? I’m not arguing that you don’t buy things, but flip this around. Instead of saying,’how can I borrow to buy this now?’ instead…

How to find the best jobs and identify the best candidates

A post by the Microsoft blogger J.D. Meier on Job Creation got me thinking. The original article that J.D. refers to in Strategy+Business introduces the book by Jim Clifton, the Coming Jobs War. Whereas the book focuses on the need to create good jobs, J.D.’s post builds on this by drawing out a key aspect of work…