by Anne Ellis | Oct 7, 2008 | Coaching and Personal Development
The Guardian reports: “Schools, universities and businesses should prepare young people for an era where CVs may well be obsolete, enabling them to manage their online reputation,” says the report. Erm, is that time not already here? by Anne Ellis | Oct 6, 2008 | Job Hunting, PeopleMaps People
And we’re not the only ones who think it. The CV is dying – but there IS another way. Martin wrote recently about how Seth Godin is using social media for his recruitment drives, and my last post talked about the importance of creating a professional... by Martin | Sep 29, 2008 | In the Press, Media Room
PeopleMaps in the News and Comment pages of the Autumn edition of the Contact Centre Association’s Membership magazine InTouch, click on the thumbnail to read more… by Anne Ellis | Sep 19, 2008 | Job Hunting
There’s certainly no shortage of voiced opinions about the pros and cons of social networking platforms for jobhunting and recruitment purposes. What you as jobseeker must understand is that recruiters really do check your online profile to help them make hiring... by Anne Ellis | Sep 16, 2008 | Job Hunting
With my morning coffee, I was browsing Flickr for some images I can use in a presentation, when I came across a few fun and relevant photos, so I duly followed the link trail to find some fab t-shirt products you need to know about. I’ve been encouraging... by Martin | Sep 15, 2008 | Career Test
The difference between an every day job and a career you love, is simply passion. When you are passionate about what you do it hardly feels like work at all. I am in the west coast of France and have only two neighbours. The house overloooks a nature reserve and... by Martin | Sep 5, 2008 | Job Hunting
Facebook is coming into the mainstream with employers. In Seth Godin`s article on Internship he also talks about how he set up a Facebook group for would be interns. OK, so he is a little ahead of the curve but for a while now we have been watching the recruitment... by Martin | Sep 4, 2008 | Job Hunting
Seth does it again with this post on Internship. Internships tend to be an American concept and not really seen in the UK. But regardless of where you are based you should be creating an internship for yourself. Of all the things that could accelerate your career,... by Martin | Sep 3, 2008 | Personality Test
Generally when someone refers to me using a four letter word, it`s not complementary. Although in Scotland it`s almost a term of endearment but in general it`s not nice. It`s not nice for a number of reasons, one of them being because it`s a gross over simplification... by Martin | Sep 2, 2008 | Job Hunting
The world is changing and changing fast. The Internet is here and upsetting everything that used to be sacred, including the CV. The CV used to be treated like some sacred text, where candidates would spend hours refining it and employers would read over it...