The top companies hiring in January 2014

The top companies hiring in January 2014 by Michael Cheary Its official: the party is over.January is well under way. For the majority of us, its also a time of new beginnings. In fact, with more jobseekers looking in January than at any other time of year, and the highest number of jobs being advertised on reed.co.uk for more than five years, now could be the perfect time to find your next move.If youre not sure where to start, here are some of the top companies hiring this month on reed.co.uk:Dixons RetailDo you know your WAN from you LAN, your 4K from your 3D and your subwoofer from, well, something similar to a subwoofer? If so, we may have the perfect company for you.Dixons Retail is Europes leading specialist multi-channel electrical retailing and services company, and their businesses include Currys, Dixons Travel, PC World and Knowhow. They currently serve over 100 million customers each year, selling everything from TVs and computers through to fridge-freezers and robotic vacuum cleaners.Roles available cur rently include Sales Advisors, Store Managers, Project Managers, Merchandise Planners, Analysts and a whole host of other opportunites to join their team.Ready to put your love for all things technical to the test? Apply now.Locations: Throughout the UKView all jobs with Dixons Retail now New LookAre you a budding Fashionista, looking to work for one of the UKs most fashionable high-street brands?When they first opened their doors in 1969 their aim was simple to create a line of on-trend clothes at affordable prices. They now have over 600 stores in the UK, not to mention a further 100 internationally, and pride themselves on a fluid work environment and excellent customer service skills.Theyre looking for a number of new employees with a wide range of different specialisms and experience levels. Notable roles in January include Buyers (including, but not limited to shoes), Merchandisers, Managers, Administrators and more.Locations: Throughout the UK.View all jobs with New Look now NikeNike is one of the most iconic and instantly recognisable brands in the world, manufacturing a wide range of footwear, clothing and other sporting apparel and equipment. Over 40,000 people currently work for Nike worldwide, and their brand is an industry leader in almost every region.Theyre hiring Sales Associates and Department Managers who have a genuine passion for sports and a winning mentality. If you think you have what it takes, Just Do It. Locations: London, Kent and Scotland.View all jobs with Nike now TUI TravelWant to trade in the dark and dreary January drizzles for something slightly more exotic*?TUI Travel are looking for Travel Advisors, Flight Specialists, Pre-flight Managers and Tour Coordinators. And if Sales and Advisory positions arent really your thing, they also have a number of positions available in their head office, ranging from HR Specialists and Marketing roles through to Developers and Designers.So, if you want to help people find their dream holida ys (not to mention getting discounts on your own), apply for a job with TUI Travel today.Locations: Throughout the UK.View all jobs with TUI Travel now *reed.co.uk cannot guarantee workplaces will be exotic. For more information, please consult local weather information before applying. Virgin MediaVirgin Media are searching for staff in a number locations across the country to help serve the millions of UK customers they provide with broadband, TV, mobile phone and home phone services.Successful applicants will receive a range of benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, contributory pension scheme, performance-related bonus opportunities and, of course, discounts on mobile, broadband and cable services.Locations: Throughout the UK.View all jobs with Virgin Media now Find a job What Where Search JobsSign up for more Career AdviceSign up for moreCareer Advice Please enter a valid email addressmessage hereBy clicking Submit you agree to the terms and conditions applicab le to our service and acknowledge that your personal data will be used in accordance with our privacy policy and you will receive emails and communications about jobs and career related topics. Features

4 Tell-Tale Signs Youve Made a Bad Hire

4 Tell-Tale Signs Youve Made a Bad Hire Getting the right people for every job is one of the keys to business success. If you’re a business owner, finding the right personnel cannot only help you achieve your goals, but it can also help you expand your business and bring it to the next level. On the flip side, the hiring process is not as easy as picking an apple from a tree. It involves a lot of effort, time and money in order to achieve the results you want. Many business owners would tell you that the key to getting the best talents is by looking at the person’s attitudes, his or her background, and personal perspective on your company’s goals. There are a lot of companies that have succeeded in finding the right employees for them, but even more companies end up with a misaligned staff. In order to assess if you’re in a bad-staffing position, the best thing you can do is to check for signs and listen to what your employees have to say when a new employee joins your team. Here are the four telltale signs you made a bad hire. 1. Newbie is unable to blend in The importance of company culture has been highlighted by many business owners and researchers alike. A company’s culture reflects who the people in each organization are and what they value. Every organization, no matter its size, has a unique culture. Having good culture helps a company keep important team members in place, and it saves costs down the line in having to hire new employees all the time. Noticing a negative culture is one of the most obvious signs that you might have made a mistake in hiring an employee. When the new hire is out-of-place, he or she may begin to drop off the level of productivity and have a negative aura that can infect other people around him or her. Unfortunately, there are times when new hires tend to hurt a company’s corporate culture as they come in. They create a bump in the road when they focus on themselves too much or choose to work as a separate individual rather than be one with the team. Whether they do this intentionally or not, it can still disrupt the existing harmony within the company. 2. New hire always complains In today’s typical workplace, disengaged employees are the norm. In fact, a research poll conducted by Gallup shows that only 13 percent of employees worldwide are engaged in their work. When employees are not engaged, it can lead to negative attitudes and low output. It’s not that there’s no place for disappointment at work, but when your new hire complains a lot, he or she is not doing your business any favors. Disgruntled employees may talk negatively about the company to their fellow coworkers or find excuses not to do their tasks. They tend to push-off responsibilities that they don’t like doing. Disgruntled employees don’t take initiative or feel positivity about the company. When it reaches this point, you know you’ve hired the wrong employee. A disgruntled employee is just going to make your company a toxic workplace. It’s time to tell them where to look for another job, and show them the door. 3. Newbie doesnt work for companys success Often times, a company’s success hinges on your employees doing work outside of their job description. Although your employees probably know what their specific job is, you can easily spot a good employee if he or she is willing to go beyond and do more. In a dynamic workplace, job responsibilities sometimes evolve and change quickly. A new hire must be willing to adapt to this environment, and even handle tasks that arent in the original job description. On the flip side, you can easily spot a bad hire if he or she is always fronting with “it’s not my job” statements and repeatedly citing his or her job description. This is not only a bad attitude that you would not want to witness as an employer, it is also toxic for other employees who are trying to be productive for the company success. Bad news travels fast. The same is true with water-cooler tales of a new hires bad behavior. If one person in your company is unwilling to make things happen for you and your team, it is obvious that you’ve made a big mistake in hiring the sore thumb employee. 4. New hire is still in the old job There are times when you would want to hire an employee with great experience in your line of work. This is beneficial since he or she can impart his or her knowledge to other workers. However, there can be downsides with this hiring choice. When your new hire came from another company, there is one thing that you should always be on the lookout for. If the comparisons to his or her previous workplace never cease, then you’ve hit a big blunder. The “in my old job” line is always on the loose. This is not only a bad thing for your workplace. This makes it impossible for a person to fit in a system or belong on a team. This can only lead to conflicts, workplace drama, and, eventually, the demolition of your hopes to ever succeed with this employee. At that point, it might be a good decision to give the pink slip rather than keeping him or her just to save on hiring costs. About the author:  Susan Ranford is an expert on job market trends, hiring, and business management. She is the Community Outreach Coordinator for New York Jobs. In her blogging and writing, she seeks to shed light on issues related to employment, business, and finance to help others understand different industries and find the right job fit for them.

Rules for writing your first resume

Rules for writing your first resume Hey, all you college kids! Its time to get off your butts and start applying for jobs. Do not delude yourself into thinking you can wait until May. Spring is the time to be buying clothes for the job you already have. Top internships, management training programs, entry-level investment banking jobs and the other good jobs get filled early. After all, employers are not stupid. What are you going to do between now and June that will enhance your workplace value? For 99% of you, the answer is nothing. Thats why the juiciest companies beat the rush and hire the best candidates before anyone else can get to them. Based on my experience, Id say a good rule of thumb is that youll get one interview for every 50 resumes you send. Thats if youre great. If youre not great, double that resume number. And God help you if you do not have a decent resume. Even if youre great, with a lame resume, your greatness will not show. Here are the three most important rules to ensure your resume measures up: One page. Thats it. I dont care if you are the smartest person on earth or if you have founded six companies and sold each of them for a million dollars. Think of it this way. A resume gets only about 10 seconds to impress whoevers looking at it. So every line must say that you are amazing because you dont know where the persons eye will go first (though you can be sure the person wont read every line). People with resumes that exceed one page say, I couldnt get it down to a page. But heres what a two-page resume says about you: No ability to see the big picture. You are so mired in the details of your career that you dont know how to summarize it. This does not bode well for future career success. Cut your resume to one page. Every line must quantify success. A resume is not about what you did. A resume is about what you accomplished. Dont say: Managed two people and created a tracking system for marketing. Say: Managed the team that build a tracking system to decrease marketing costs 10%. Any college graduate can do what an employer tells them to. Not everyone will do it well. Show that youre a person who does things well. Think of it as the difference between writing, Went to my classes and took tests vs. Have a 3.5 GPA. I know what youre going to say next: I cant quantify my success. I didnt have those kind of jobs. You are wrong. Everyone has successes they can quantify. Lets say you had a babysitting job, which I hope not very many of you will have to put on your resume. But for the sake of argument, lets say you took care of two kids. You could write: Managed household in parents absence and helped kids to raise their grades one letter. Stupid, yes, but you need to make even stupid jobs sound marginally stupid. No paragraphs. I shouldnt have to list this last rule because no one should still be using paragraphs on their resumes. But recent grads do it all the time. In fact, my friend who edits my web site, and who is definitely very smart, showed me her resume and I nearly died: All paragraphs. No hiring manager reads paragraphs. With a stack of 500 resumes in front of her, shes scanning looking for something that stands out enough to warrant an interview. Nothing stands out in a paragraph. So by using them, you take yourself out of the running unless the hiring manager is your dads best friend and he has to read your entire resume. Most of you will say, No paragraphs? Everyone knows that rule. Good for you: a confidence booster. You will need it because its a tough job market out there. Now start sending out resumes. Think of each one you send as a lottery ticket. The more you have, the luckier youll feel.

Get Seen and Be Read with This One Thing - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Get Seen and Be Read with This One Thing - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career For email marketing, which is more important â€" the subject line or the from line? Statistically, it’s the from line. And, I agree. We will scroll past, close and even delete other emails (or even status updates) that get in the way of the people we’re interested in hearing from or about. The “who” makes all the difference in whether someone sees immediate value and interest in an email or not.  [tweet this] You’re putting obstacles in your way if your “from” line in your email is from “info@nameofyourcompany.com” or sales@nameofyourcompany.com . Remember, we like to connect with people we know, like and trust. We like to buy, too. But, no one ever wants to be sold. We decide whether we’ll read an email by seeing who sent the email. If your email address and the name of your account reflects your name, you’ve taken the first step in being recognized and managing your first impression. Most will look who the email is from then they move into the content and make a decision on whether to read on from what they read in the “from” line. When I’m looking at my Inbox, I look first at the from information and then the subject. Even when I know who the email is from, the subject has to capture my attention. Keep them short As you craft the Subject Line of the email, review the length of it.   Send it to yourself on a mobile phone to see what it looks like to the person receiving. Nothing worse than trying to say “Contacting you for a nice association” and it cut off right after the “ss” in association. The subject line is important and seeing how it visually looks to the end user even when the end of the message is truncated is a part of your initial first impression. Effective subject lines are very important to determining whether an email is going to get opened now, later or never. Spend a little time making sure that the subjects are interesting, thought provoking and attention grabbing and they look good and are readable on any device.

5 Actionable Ways to Overcome Morning Fatigue CareerMetis.com

5 Actionable Ways to Overcome Morning Fatigue â€" CareerMetis.com You try to stick to bedtime habits: you’re smart about what you eat and drink before sleep, and you never go late to bed. All in all, you have a good night sleep.But, from time to time, you still wake up still feeling tired and irritated.evalFor a variety of reasons, you face morning fatigue. Suffering from morning fatigue means having a decrease in energy levels, and it negatively affects your entire day and mood.You’re not alone, even amongaccomplished yogis.45% of Americans report feeling tired or fatiguedup to 3 times a week even though they sleep 7-8 hours a night. While it’s important to know the cause of your problem, you also need to knowhow to overcome morning fatiguein order not to ruin your day.The way you start your morning can affect the whole day. One study has found that yourmood in the morning affects your productivityeven hours later, so it’s essential to overcome morning fatigue to live a happy life.Here is a shortlist of things you should do after waking up to overcome morning fatigue.1. Drink a Glass of WaterevalAn average adult is made up of 60% water. Consuming clean and safe water is essential to healthy living as it helps our bodies work correctly. After sleeping all night, your body is slightly dehydrated which can lead to fatigue. Losing 1-2% of body water is enough to feel tired, irritable and sluggish.evalTo stay energetic and alert, you need water to replenish lost fluids. A cup of water first thing in the morning is a proven way to jumpstart your system and start your day in the right direction.Form a habit of drinking a glass of water in the morning to overcome fatigue and be able to concentrate on tasks.2. Take a Contrast ShowerGetting out of bed in the morning is a hard thing to do. You feel warm and comfortable, and leaving your bed is the last thing you want. As you know that you need to get up anyway, you become irritated.evalSo, what can you do to overcome this morning fatigue? Take a contrast shower!A contrast showe r always starts with warm or hot water and finishes with a cold one, and many people agree feeling energized after it. Contrast therapy allows you to step out of your comfort zone and helps your body start working better.Contrast showers give a variety of health benefits For many people, breakfast is optional, and it depends on how busy you are. Even if you don’t feel hungry enough, it’s important to eat breakfast every day to kick-start your day the right way.We are what we eat, and healthy breakfast helps our bodies get essential vitamins and minerals to stay energetic and focused. According to many studies, eating breakfast leads to better health, improving alertness and concentration. Therefore, people are less likely to feel tired.To overcome fatigue, eating carbohydrates and protein for energy and endurance is a must. No matter what your favorite breakfast is, ensure you get plenty of vitamins and minerals every morning.eval5. Create a Daily Plan The first hour of your day matters. If you feel tired, it’s more likely to demotivate you. In other words, you will avoid doing duties, and therefore ruin your day.evalOn the other hand, knowing your priorities, you can get into a flow and start working on your plans. It sets the tone for the whole day and increases productivity.Plan your day to set priorities and understand how to manage your time efficiently. Having a purpose helps to stick to the routine and overcome morning fatigue and its adverse effects.Knowing your plans is a good idea if you want to make the most out of your day, so every morning think about several things you want to do and try to stick to this plan. Motivation is the best way to get rid of tiredness and get back on the track.The Bottom LineWaking up mentally and physically exhausted can ruin your day. When you feel a lack of energy and motivation, it’s hard to focus on completing your duties, and you start procrastinating. However, there are some actionable ways to overcome mor ning fatigue. And if you know whathabitshelp you kick-start your day the way it makes you happy, you can forget about tiredness and bad mood.So, Here’s the List of Key Takeaways:Hydrate your body with a glass of waterBoost energy with a contrast showerIncrease positive mood with yogaBecome more energetic with healthy breakfastStay motivated with daily planningTo live a happy life, try to overcome morning fatigue once it appears. Don’t let negative emotions ruin your day;it’s you who is in charge of your happiness.

What Are Businesses Looking For In The Ideal Candidate - Margaret Buj - Interview Coach

What Are Businesses Looking For In The Ideal Candidate When a corporate company lists a job, they usually have a vision in mind for their perfect candidate. This is the type of person they’re super keen to hire, and believe they’ll do the best job for the business. Naturally, the question on all jobseeker lips is; what are these companies looking for in the ideal candidate? A lot of the time, they list all the essential skills and ‘must-have’ features they want in a candidate. However, there are lots of things they don’t list in job adverts that they’re secretly looking for. A Cultural Fit Primarily, most businesses are looking for candidates that are a cultural fit. This means you share the same beliefs and ethos that the company holds. A very basic example of this is a business that puts a firm emphasis on caring for the environment. They’ll be looking for candidates that share this same belief, as it means they’re more likely to fit the company and settle in. Realistically, you should do a lot of research into a business before applying for their jobs. This helps you see if you’re a cultural fit and also lets you understand what you should say in your job application or at an interview to become a cultural fit.   Multi-Skilled Individuals You will see from job adverts that certain companies are looking for people with certain skills. But, they’re really keen to hire multi-skilled individuals. This means that you’re skilled in more than one specific area of work. You can use basic office computer software, but you can also manage social media accounts. You have all the skills to do basic admin tasks, but you also have bookkeeping training under your belt. By having a broad range of skills, it makes you a much more valuable candidate. They can hire you for one role, but use your skills to their advantage and get you to basically cover multiple roles. It means they save money by not hiring loads of people, and you find a job quickly because of all your diverse skills. Clean Track Records Ideally, businesses are looking for individuals with squeaky clean track records. There are two main reasons behind this. Firstly, someone with a good track record and no bad marks will likely be more reliable than someone with a lousy track record. They’re seen as more trustworthy, and a much safer bet. Secondly, it can look bad if a company hires someone with an abysmal record or some massive black mark against their name. For example, if they hire someone with a criminal conviction, then news could get out about this and cause a bit of a reputation nightmare. So, in an ideal world, they prefer to hire people with clean track records, so bear that in mind. Hopefully, this has given you an insight into what businesses are looking for when they post a job advert. They want someone that fits in with the company ethos has enough skills to maybe cover more than one area of work and is squeaky clean. If you manage to tick all these boxes, and then get your CV and application in shape, then you have a much better chance of securing your dream job.

Best Tips on How to Make a Monster Resume Writing Services Good

Best Tips on How to Make a Monster Resume Writing Services GoodDo you need to find the best and most legitimate Monster resume writing services around? Do you want to make sure that you get the most from your time and money? There are many ways to find the best options in resume writing, but the most important question is - which one is best for you?The Monster resume writing services are extremely popular in the job market. Most people are using them today, because they offer a unique way of presenting yourself to a potential employer. Some people also use them as a way to know if the resume is a genuine one.With a resume, you can easily and accurately present your career profile, qualifications, achievements, skills, work experience, work history, future goals, and any other relevant information. Of course, there are things that you have to take into consideration before doing so. A poor quality resume may cost you the job or even send you packing.Monster resume writing services of fer very unique services, but it all boils down to one thing: trust. They are used by thousands of people each day, and they are trusted by most employers. In other words, your credibility is important to them. Thus, you can be sure that they will not lie to get the job or to sell you to the employer.What if I told you that there are some secrets on how to make Monster resume writing services good? Here are some tips: pay attention to details. As I mentioned earlier, not all services are legitimate. Therefore, do not believe everything that you read.You may want to consider consulting a professional resume writer, who has been in the industry for years. He or she can guide you with their specific expertise.Credible writers are able to avoid becoming the target of scammers. A scammer will offer to write your resume for free.It is also possible that you will hire someone who is an expert at writing resumes, but your subject matter may come across as amateurish or unprofessional. This is where the secret comes in. Hire a legitimate and professional resume writer, who can help you in your field.