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The importance of the covering letter

#Changing jobs

For many job applicants, their CV’s covering letter is a missed opportunity instead of a chance to shine.

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Your CV is not enough

#Changing jobs

Here’s the bad news. In an increasingly competitive job market, the good old CV just doesn’t cut it any more. But there’s some good news.

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Maximise your organisation’s current skills

#Employment strategies

When you’re faced with a skills gap, the first reaction may be to recruit – but sometimes you don’t need to: you may already have the answer to your problems.

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New sales skills for training and e-learning organisations

#Employment strategies

Every learning organisation has a need for sales; some more than others. But all face the same challenge: when you need new ‘sales blood’ do you recruit, train or outsource?

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When is a skills shortage not a skills shortage?

#Employment strategies

Despite tough economic conditions, the L&D sector is doing well – so much so that skilled people are very much in short supply.

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