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Review and renew
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Review and renew

Last week, we touched on why it’s so important to have a positive personal brand – it’s a great way to get noticed and get ahead in a competitive job market, writes Marc Burrage.

Launch your brand
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Launch your brand

Having a positive personal brand has always been a good idea and is a way to get ahead in a competitive job market, writes Marc Burrage.

Retention is better than cure
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Retention is better than cure

In our final week on the subject, we continue to look at some of the best methods companies can employ to make sure they hold on to their best staff, writes Marc Burrage.

Be the centre of retention
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Be the centre of retention

This week, we continue to look at some of the most effective measures employers can use to retain staff, writes Marc Burrage.

Still-swinging sixties must spread the word
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Still-swinging sixties must spread the word

After 30 years of managerial level roles in a number of international publishing groups, I changed my career five years ago to focus on teaching and became a lecturer in business administration and marketing.

Accrue experience to land finance position
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Accrue experience to land finance position

How can I get into the corporate finance field? I graduated from university last year with a degree in politics and economics and worked as a management trainee in a public organisation for a year.

Prescriptions for a law student and real doctor
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Prescriptions for a law student and real doctor

I am a doctor with a few years of clinical experience. I’ve heard that some insurance companies hire doctors for administrative work related to medical insurance. What are the prospects like in such a field?

Take time to decide the path you wish to travel
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Take time to decide the path you wish to travel

After I graduated from university, I worked for a boutique market research firm for a year. I am now thinking of switching to an industry that is more professional and more promising.

Be positive to ease the sorrow and land a job
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Be positive to ease the sorrow and land a job

I’m an executive director at an industry association who feels disgusted at the office politics played by the board of directors. This has had such a huge negative impact that staff morale and …