It’s likely you’ll be a little nervous, so take a few deep breaths before you walk in the door on the first day. However, it’s also important to remember that you deserve to be there; they picked you out of everyone who came for the job interview. Knowing this should help calm those nerves and make you feel better.

Ask what time you’re expected to turn up on a daily basis, and then get there, ON TIME! In fact, on the first day, it may well be...

Let’s kick this off straight away; no matter what sort of job you’re applying for, you should ALWAYS make an effort. By that we mean, dress smartly.

You may be going for a job that involves wearing a uniform or even overalls. This can lead to confusion as to what you wear to the job interview, but we’ll say it again, dress smartly.

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Put it this way, the way you dress for the interview will leave a first impression with your potential future employer. So, if...

If ever there was a topic that divides opinion, it’s this one. Admittedly, it’s a great way of finding out if the role is right for you; because, if you know the salary, it will help you make up your mind if it’s in line with your expectations and in the long run, save everyone else’s time too.

But when is a good time to ask about salary at the interview? Let’s go through it…

There aren’t any rules about asking or not...

As people who work in the hospitality industry, the one thing we rarely experience is the 9 to 5 grind. Few of us have gone through the “Sunday Scaries”, dreading waking up on a Monday morning and having to deal with a job or a boss, we simply cannot stand.

At the weekend, memes appear on Facebook like… “You don’t have to be mad to work here, but it helps”, or “When people ask how I handle this job…. I’M DEAD INSIDE”, accompanied by a picture of someone from Ricky Gervais’ The Office.

Despite many of us not experiencing that ‘Sunday night...

As if interviews aren’t hard enough already, those pesky people who are looking to employ you, tend to throw in some hard questions too; I mean, it’s not like the interview process isn’t hard enough already.

So, the team here at Paramount Personnel have got together and come up with the best way of answering those darn tricky questions, enjoy!

DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS…

The reason this question is asked is to find out if you’re self-aware and authentic. It’s about figuring out how you think and operate.

When answering it, consider using words that describe the way that you think. Mentioning that...

We’re still in January and the “New Year New You” vibe, remains strong. At this time of the year, a career move can be at the forefront of your mind.

Finding a new job is exciting; it’s fun and exhilarating all at the same time. What tends to be a trickier task though, is resigning from your current job.

If your career move has been brought about because of the current position you hold, and your lack of love for it, we highly recommend that you think very hard about the way that you resign....

We're very proud to say that we have renewed our membership and we continue to be Disability Confident Committed. Through this scheme, the Government are working with employers to ensure that disabled people and those with long term health conditions, have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The tools, guidance, advice and recognition of this scheme are aimed to help employers to recruit and retain from the widest possible pool of talent and help them keep valuable skills and experience. 

The guidance covering this entire topic can be found here - Employing disabled people and people with health conditions.

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