Well, the Office working may have changed since the events of the pandemic, with WFH and hybrid Office permutations in effect, but Office politics still has not gone away. In the blog article below, we will see that just because there are more permutations to how people work nowadays, the same levels of Office politics, and maneuvering, (skullduggery in some quarters), have not gone away with the ability to work in more flexible patterns. If anything, potentially, there is more…

“Ghosting” is a term that has gained popular widespread use in recent years to describe the act of suddenly cutting off all communication with someone, usually without explanation. While it may be tempting to ghost someone you no longer wish to communicate with, it is never a good idea to ghost people professionally. Ghosting in the workplace can have serious consequences, including damaging your reputation, harming your relationships with co-workers and clients alike, and potentially costing you future business opportunities….

Starting my 6-month internship at Global Talent 2020 has been an eye-opening experience for me in more ways than one. Prior to this, I had never worked in the recruitment industry and only had a vague notion of what it entailed, primarily informed by stereotypes and hearsay. Like most people, I had certain preconceived notions about what recruitment was going to be like. So, when I hit the one-month mark in the recruitment business, I decided to take a step…

How do you persuade people to do something? An age-old question that doesn’t really have one correct answer. It’s a conundrum that marketers and copywriters spend their careers trying to solve for the product or service they are selling. A cleverly written piece of copy can translate into millions of global sales, and a carefully placed advert can subliminally nudge people in the right direction without them even realizing it. It’s all around us, our governments do it to encourage…

So, the Christmas Tree has dropped its last few pines on the pavement outside the house, awaiting its recycling collection. The remnants of the least favorite chocolates, rumble disconsolately around the sweetie tin, and the decorations are parcelled taped up and posted back into the loft for another year. Forlornly we all have started back to work after the lazy food and drink-infused lay-ins and disconnected alarm clocks. Hello, 2023! Another year has been born, another diet has been promised,…