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		<title>La Grassa (the fat one)</title>
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I&#8217;m just back from a lovely holiday in Bologna, Italy. Even though I managed to switch off and have a great break, there was one inspiring man who I met on my holiday who really got me thinking about career choices.
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In my work, I often meet people who are dissatisfied in their working lives &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jdconsulting.uk.com/336</link>
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		<title>The STAR Technique</title>
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The STAR technique is an invaluable technique when it comes to answering competency based interview questions. It takes a bit of practice but once you&#8217;ve got it, you&#8217;ll never look back.
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STAR is an acronym which stands for Situation, Task, Action and Result. Let&#8217;s break it down:
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Situation
This is the introduction where you set the scene and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jdconsulting.uk.com/317</link>
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		<title>Competency Based Interviews</title>
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Often people find the thought of a competency based interview a daunting prospect so I thought I&#8217;d write a post to dispel some of the concerns that you might have.
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What&#8217;s a Competency?
A competency is a knowledge, ability or expertise in a specific subject area or skill set. A company will identify the competencies that you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jdconsulting.uk.com/292</link>
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		<title>Getting the Best out of Recruitment Consultancies</title>
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I have just spent a really enjoyable hour chatting to Esther Caines who is the Manager of the HR Division at Search Consultancy in Edinburgh. Esther has worked in recruitment for over 10 years and has a very successful track record which means that her experience and thoughts are valuable to anyone who is currently [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jdconsulting.uk.com/242</link>
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		<title>Horns &amp; Halo Effect</title>
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&#8220;The horns and halo effect is one in which one person&#8217;s judgement of another is unduly influenced by a first impression; it may be either unfavourable (horns) or favourable (halo)&#8221;, The Oxford University Press.

We cannot underestimate the powerful and lasting influence that the horns and halo effect has in an interview situation- this all comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Find out what you have ACHIEVED?</title>
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When you are looking for a job, future employers are particularly interested in what you have achieved. Yes they want to know what your job involves so that they can paint a picture of what it is you have done however, it is what you have achieved that will make you stand out and differentiate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Careers A &#8211; Z</title>
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There is a huge choice of careers out there, so many exciting opportunities to choose from. I have attempted to put together a comprehensive (but not exhaustive) list of career options to which you can refer.

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Whether you are at the beginning of your working life and deciding where you would like to start your career [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jdconsulting.uk.com/185</link>
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		<title>Using LinkedIn to Recruit</title>
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I have just interviewed Rachel Newell, Managing Director of Max Resourcing, a successful recruitment consultancy specialising in placing professionals and senior managers within the clinical, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries across Europe.
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Rachel was happy to share her expertise with me on how her team at Max Resourcing have had a great deal of success using LinkedIn [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jdconsulting.uk.com/157</link>
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		<title>How should you treat others?</title>
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&#8220;Do unto others as you would have them do unto you&#8221; is a command dating back to biblical times and is advice which is still regularly handed out today usually in the form of; &#8220;treat others as you would like to be treated yourself.&#8221;

In many situations this is sound advice however what it overlooks is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jdconsulting.uk.com/144</link>
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		<title>What’s The First Step?</title>
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You’ve decided that now is the time for a job move or maybe a complete career change so what’s the first step?
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You may have been thinking about it for a while, maybe even years and you’ve now decided that you’re ready for a change of job or career or maybe the decision has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jdconsulting.uk.com/63</link>
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