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What the Wookey Hole Witch has taught us about looking for a new job in today’s climate

for The Guardian and TheLadders.co.uk

As Carole Bohanan beat off more than 3,200 rival applicants with her broomstick to land the much-publicised £50,000 a year Witch of Wookey Hole job, the story was not so much one of surprise that so many people applied for the same job but that it highlighted the challenges that job seekers are increasingly faced with when looking for a new job.

Tough interview questions and how to answer them

for CareerBuilder, MSN and Sky

Interviews are designed to do just one thing: identify the best possible candidate for the advertised job. And sometimes it may feel that the question being asked have been designed to deliberately catch you out or make you question whether you are up to the job or not. But that’s not their intention.

Time to take charge and safeguard your job against redundancy

Official figures confirmed that the UK is experiencing its worst recession in over half a century. And with more job losses expected over the coming months the pain of recession will continue for many people. But employees can take matters into their own hands and safeguard their jobs from the threat of redundancy.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS: How to get a job in the sales industry

for Monster UK

Twenty years ago the sales industry had a bad press and sales people were frequently accused of being self-centred, egotistical and materialistic. But the sales industry has enjoyed something of a renaissance in recent years and has moved from being a loathed to an admired profession today.

Why you CV isn't getting results

for CareerBuilder, MSN, Virgin and Sky

You have remained positive throughout the application process, confident that you had an interview-winning CV. Instead you get the dreaded “thanks but no thanks” letter telling you that your application has not been successful “on this occasion”. So what's going wrong?

Featured advice article...

What's your 'work personality'?

Ever wondered how your personality differs when you are at work?

Do you know what motivates you professionally?

And, have you ever wondered how your colleagues perceive you?

Take this test to find out

News ...

Nov-11: TotalJobs.com, the UK's most visited commercial recruitment website, has appointed us to work on a number of business-critical editorial projects as the website gears up to the 'New Year New Start' jobs rush in January.

Oct-09: Our careers advice work for Monster.com has been shortlisted for the Best Employment Advice on the Internet Award 2009 for the fourth consecutive year!! Monster has won this prestigious award for the last three years and Paul MacKenzie-Cummins has continued to be their lead careers advice writer throughout the last 4 years.

See also: MacKenzie-Cummins PR - a leading marketing communications consultancy specialising in working with recruitment consultancy and job board clients throughout the UK and USA

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