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Flip the Script on Interviewers
Oct 08, 2019
Breathe out. It’s over.   You’ve put your best foot forward and hopefully not in your mouth. It’s that massive relief that comes with getting to the end of the job interview.   Already your dry mouth is in need of a pint, your mind is spending the salary on junk from Amazon and you’re working out who in the office is best for a Christmas party fling… “Do you have any questions...
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Jan Molby and the Search for New Talent
May 21, 2019
A job candidate’s journey has changed. Companies are always looking for ways to improve strategies for an increasingly competitive recruitment process. These days companies need to do a lot more than just post a vacancy, set up an interview and then offer a candidate the position. No way José. The beast of social media is opening up countless new opportunities for recruitment advertising, and all this information is...
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Our FREE CV Template
May 15, 2019
Did you know you can see how many views your CV has had on Jobs Factor?   Log in , click My Account and you can easily upload, update and monitor your progress and applications.       If you want to start a fresh or are writing a CV for the first time, use our template below. It's super simple.   The parts in RED are hints for what to write, make sure you delete them after you're...
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The Formula for Exceptional Customer Support
May 08, 2019
If I asked you to think of a time you experienced terrible customer service, how long did that take? You probably came up with an example within seconds, it might even have been today, maybe you’re getting annoyed even just thinking about it. We all know that feeling.     This very second you’re reading this article, we are more connected to one another across the planet than ever before. Businesses...
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Why are MULTILINGUAL TRAVELLERS moving to Sofia, Bulgaria?
Apr 23, 2019
Sofia is currently in a high stage of development and a major business hub. Boasting excellent nightlife, unique Western European architecture and crazy low cost of living, it’s no wonder so many twentysomethings from around Europe are wanting to work in beautiful Bulgaria. From the foot of the Vitosha Mountain (pictured) there is a very unique combination of powerful natural beauty and being in the 15th largest city within...
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Get to Interview with ANY Company with 4 Steps
Apr 17, 2019
Hey - Daniel here.   I don't usually do this but I'm going to tell you a personal story about the last job i had and how, against all the odds, I landed it and negotiated a better salary. Despite having not worked in the industry for almost 10 years.   If you don't care about the story and just want the lessons, read the parts in red and skip to the summary at the bottom.   When I arrived at the office,...
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11 Industries Blockchain can Reform Today
Jan 21, 2019
You've probably heard the word Blockchain a lot, especially over the last couple of years. Some of the top jobs in the industry are in: Infrastructure,Trading & Tools, Financial Services & Products ,  Professional Services, Payments and Consulting Firms. If you haven't already seen blockchain poking it's nose into your industry, hold tight. It won't be long.   Here are 11 industries that blockchain is set to...
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Make LinkedIn Work for YOU
Jan 20, 2019
The old saying goes: size isn’t everything. It’s how you use it.   Facebook may be the biggest social media site, but LinkedIn is infinitely more powerful in terms of how it can be used, both for better and worse.   So what do people think when they land on your page?   A massive 98% of recruiters use LinkedIn to find talent, so here’s JobsFactor’s take on how to bulk up your...
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Are recruitment firms doing enough to keep candidates engaged and retained?
Jan 15, 2019
In a past life, I worked for one of the UK's leading and largest recruitment firms. I was in the back office looking after the software the recruiters relied on to do their job. From my position, I saw exactly what happened during the candidate journey, the onboarding, the engagement, the workflow. This recruitment firm is no different from any other in the UK. The same fundamental processors happen in every single firm, big or small. A...
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Get the Job with Body Language (TESTED)
Jan 11, 2019
Which superpower would you choose? X-Ray Vision? Mind Reading? Flying? Mind Control?   Well, recently I met a man with all these powers. His name is Chase Hughes.   Okay, so he couldn’t fly . But he is a CIA trained expert in human behaviour.   He taught me that the ability to read a person’s body movements for what they truly mean, understand what they are thinking and feeling (not...
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Is Facebook HELPING You Get A Job?
Jan 06, 2019
2018 wasn't the best year for Facebook.   Few of us will be as glad to wave goodbye to last year than Mark Zuckerberg. Facebook had a stinker of a year. Here's why:   Facebook had their worst day ever . As well as one of the  worst quarters ever . Let's not forget their worst hack ever . They've been losing users to their arch nemesis Google. Got caught sharing 87 million people's data ....
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19 New Year's Resolutions for 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Always in the Top 5 of Most Popular New Year’s Resolutions is to Get A New Job. Here at JobsFactor we work with some of the top employers in the fastest moving industries, taking on staff all year round, all over the world! Head to our site, sign up and you can customise job alerts to hear about your dream job as soon as it pops up! We’re growing like crazy so join the trend!   We all make New Year’s...
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