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I Pretend – A Poem

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I wear the fake face; let’s pretend I say. Let’s pretend and everything will be fine. Slowly though I am crushed by the weight of that guise I wear. I feel this weight… Continue reading

How to guide: Completing CVs

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Applying for endless jobs can feel in many ways soul destroying. You may have to spend quite a while perfecting that CV and long winded application form, so below are a few tips… Continue reading

Volunteering Guide

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Volunteering can often be a great way to get involved, boost your knowledge in a particular sector and gain more skills or training. It is also said to be a way to get… Continue reading

How to Recruit: Guide for Employers

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After many years of working with employers to update their training, development and recruitment processes, and of course as an applicant myself; I have come to realise just how clueless employers can be… Continue reading

The Losing Game

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I have a funny feeling that whatever I do during the next few months, it won’t lead to a winning situation for me. Things are complicated, and by stating this I am not… Continue reading

Room 101

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Attention all readers!!! I am asking you all to get involved with what I write. By that I mean, giving me your opinions on the subjects I am writing about; also offering me… Continue reading

Leaving Madrid

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Now it is 2015, it’s a good time to share with my readers that my life is going to undergo some serious changes. Let me also state that this has nothing to do… Continue reading

New Year, New You?

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It will soon be that time of the year when people suddenly decide to spring clean their lives, and make a change for the better. Yes, it’s time once again for New Year… Continue reading

Tips For The Unemployed – What you Know vs Who You Know

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I have often wondered whether ‘who you know’ rather than ‘what you know’, helps people get on in life. Nepotism, face fits scenario, utilising your networks and calling in favours doesn’t harm when… Continue reading