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TV Campaign

Here is press coverage received from the TV campaign in December…

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Negative references

I have a problem with obtaining references. In my last position of employment, I was harassed by a homophobic boss and candidly informed that he would make sure that I would “not work in this town again.”

An employer I was approaching went straight to my previous employer, who sent them a false but highly negative reference, destroying my chances of getting that job and sending me into a spiral of depression.

So my question is, what can I do when faced with the prospect of either not being able to furnish a reference … or having to bite the bullet and using a negative one, that being the only usable one I have?

Alex

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Covering a year off work in your CV

I have spent a couple of years on Incapacity Benefit through no fault of my own. While I’ve hardly just let the world drift by, and I’ve kept the saw as sharp as possible – my field is in IT – nonetheless I am now back on the job market again.

So what is the best way of writing up my CV such that this gap of years doesn’t stand out to unkind scrutiny as if I’d served a prison sentence for something nasty?

Alex

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SAFER Jobs

The recruitment industry joins forces with the Met Police in the fight against fraud. Here is the press coverage it received…

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RecruitRank Awards 2008

UK jobseekers nominated the country’s top performing recruitment agencies for customer service at the annual Jobsite RecruitRank Awards ceremony. Here is the press coverage it received…

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