JNE Recruitment Academy Blog :: March 2012

How employers screen job applicants using social media | 14 Mar, 2012

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We’ve all heard the stories of people who put crazy statements on their Facebook status, causing not only great embarrassment to them, but often cause them to lose their jobs too. Crazy status updates You know the kind of thing…. “OMG, I am sooooo hungover, hope everyone is having fun working today while I have

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Try, try, try again | 08 Mar, 2012

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“If at first you don’t succeed, before you try again, stop to figure out what you did wrong.” – Leo Rosten US (Polish-born) author (1908 – ) I love this quote from Leo Rosten. I believe hugely in effort and resilience. To be successful you must find a passion for what you do, get your

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Opening doors and getting new business – The art of soft selling | 07 Mar, 2012

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I had a great meeting with an old client of mine this week, where amongst chat of rugby and motorbikes, we discussed why it is that so many professional consultants don’t like to business develop. Interestingly, we both felt exactly the same way and came to the same conclusions. Good consultants are good consultants. They

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Overcoming the fear of selling – Effective business development and marketing | 01 Mar, 2012

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Why is it that the word sales fills most of us with dread and fear? Is it the pushy, poorly skilled people we try to avoid in the high street, or the seemly constant cold calls we receive at home just as we are putting the kids to bed or sitting down to eat? The

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