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Starting a new job and how to succeed
9 months ago by Lorena VeneticoWhen you’re starting a new job it’s easy for those first day jitters to get the better of you. Your thoughts on your first day at work might be trying to remember names of your colleagues, taking in lots of new information, or working out where the post room might be. The start of your new job is the best time to take in as much information as possible. In many cases when yo...
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Learning on the job - four key steps you can take today
9 months ago by Lorena VeneticoAre you looking for a new job, or recently been successful in securing a new one? Maybe you're in a role where you need to up-skill yourself to be able to do your job well? If the answer is yes, you will be considering how to make sure you can take on all the learning information you need, but at the same time perform to your maximum during the period of change. Learning on ...
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Become a better employee in 7 easy steps
9 months ago by Lorena VeneticoYou may have set yourself a tonne of goals since the beginning of the year; to exercise more, eat healthier or to learn something new. But how many of you have set goals to improve your way of working and become a great employee in the process? Investing time into your career development is a great way to become an invaluable employee in a competitive market. Not just to imp...
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Skills - Employers securing their future as well as yours
9 months ago by Lorena VeneticoThe future of your career is in your hands, but it's also in the hands of dynamic employers facing future trends and evolving with the times. For Learning at Work Week, expanding your knowledge and skillset could be the key factor in progressing your career. The world we live in is experiencing constant technological breakthroughs, each one happening even faster than the las...
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The life of a secretary, from 1946 to today
10 months ago by Lorena VeneticoIn the 1940’s, when Brook Street founder Margery Hurst set up Brook Street Bureau of Mayfair, secretaries were the focus of her business. Margery sourced temporary workers to fulfil the duties of a secretary to businesses across London, and did so with great efficiency and commitment. But of course, the role of the secretary goes way back, further than 1946 when Brook Street...
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Getting the perfect work/life balance - what our candidates said
10 months ago by Lorena VeneticoStudies have shown that a good work/life balance contributes to stronger mental health, higher productivity good staff retention. However, what defines a 'perfect' work/ life balance is different for each individual. One size does not fit all. We surveyed our candidates hoping to find out what they really thought about work/life balance and how it affects their lives. Intere...
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Five Ways to practice self-care at work
10 months ago by Lorena VeneticoWhen working in a busy job with a heavy workload, it is easy to forget to look after yourself. Recent studies by Health and Safety Executive have shown that between 2017 – 2018, 595,000 workers in the UK suffered with depression, anxiety, or work-related stress and 15.4 million working days were lost because of it. Additionally, the study showed that between 2010 and 2012 a ...
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Stressed at work? Here's how to manage your workload
10 months ago by Lorena VeneticoIs your job particularly stressful? Do you find yourself constantly on the back foot when it comes to your workload? We’ve all been there and it can be difficult to find a way out or to feel like you’re on top of things again. But with a few simple steps, managing your workload can make all the difference and finding ways to ease stressful situations at work can change your ...
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Can failure at work help us develop professionally?
10 months ago by Lorena VeneticoThroughout your professional careers, you may encounter forms of disappointment on a daily basis at work. Failure to complete a project on time, an email which has gone out with spelling mistakes, or letting a client or a colleague down in some way. There are lots of examples of how you might feel like a failure at work. Instead of reacting to each of these on an ad hoc basi...
