General Advice
WorkRelationships|General Advice
Bumping into Your Colleagues or Boss Outside of Work
There is, of course, one big fat question to ask right at the beginning of this article… Is It a Work Day? If the answer is ‘yes’, then you really must...
Conference Call Etiquette
Just the very mention of a conference call can strike fear into the most experienced and competent of people. Those stilted conversations, the strange grey t...
Dealing With Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual harassment is against the law, no matter where it occurs. Sexual harassment in the workplace can be a tricky issue to deal with but there are guidelin...
Gaining Confidence at Work
Confidence in the workplace is a key issue in your career progression. It is a frustrating truth that how your colleagues and managers see you is influenced...
Getting the Right Level of Noise
You may think that noise levels in the workplace seems a strange topic to devote an entire advice article to because it is one of those things, like support...
How to Cope With First Work Day Nerves
First day work nerves are common, and managers and co-workers do expect this from a new employee. Nerves and anxiety are mainly psychological but there are a...
How to Speak up in Meetings
In order to gain the respect and career progression you deserve, you will need to learn how to speak up in meetings. How you perform in a variety of workplac...
Interviews and Beating the Psychometric Test
Although their validity is debatable, more and more employers are using psychometric tests as part of the interview process. Psychometric tests are designed...
Preparing for Your Three Month Review
It is important to see your three month review as a two way street – it is not only for your new company to assess how your early days in the job have prog...
Striking a Balance With Family Work Colleagues
A family business can turn into a minefield when it comes to management issues. Nepotism, power struggles and favouritism are a few of the issues that can ca...
The Role of the HR Department
The role of the HR department seems to vary greatly between organisations. Some HR, which stands for Human Resources, departments are the real hub of their c...
The Signs that you Should Leave Your Job
If we start from the question of do you ‘work to live’ or ‘live to work’, then it will help us to understand if your job is a key part of your life g...
Top Tips for Staying Motivated at Work
There will be an inevitable ebb and flow in your job - some weeks the projects you are working on seem to play to your strengths, offering you endless challe...
When Things go Wrong in HR
The HR, or Human Resources, department in your workplace can be a great source of information and support for employees and employers alike. Most HR managers...
When You know Your Work is Going to be Late
The first thing to do is congratulate yourself for finding and reading this article. The worst thing you can do when your work is going to be late is bury yo...