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Good to know
Employers are very vocal about the qualities they’d like to find in job applicants. Let’s give them what they want. Mark Twain is quoted as …
Missing reality
Current restrictions in the way that we communicate due to COVID-19 has forced us to forego face-to-face meetings and make the most of virtual reality. Unlike …
Pick up the phone, and not just when it rings.
I’ve written before about how important it is that we don’t let our phone skills lapse, because there’s nothing like a live conversation for establishing …
What were they thinking?
Virtual meetings such as the ones enabled by the technology behind Zoom, Teams and Skype have proved their worth during lockdown, and if this was …
Be prepared as normal
The world’s trying to return to normal – or a different version of whatever that was pre-COVID. Radical changes to the working environment such as …
Questions, questions…
The lockdown has inspired quiz-masters all around the country to dig deep into the world of fact/fiction and compile lists of questions to challenge the …
Stay Tuned
While we weather the COVID-19 storm it’s tempting to sit back, watch a few box-sets and wait for things to normalise. There are two ways …
Be human, it’s what we do best
If you worry for the threat to the traditional job market from AI and machine-learning, take heart from what you see happening right now. It …
Evolve, or risk missing out.
To follow on from a recent blog on soft skills (Softly, Softly does it), if you’re in any doubt as to their importance in the …