Blog: Career advice

Check out the latest news and find out what’s happening at Salt…

Archive

Keywords

Active & Sane
27/03/20

How to stay active and sane when working from home

The most recent COVID-19 update encourages self-isolation for 14 days for anyone with symptoms and โ€œsocial distancingโ€ measures such as working from home have been introduced by governments in an attempt to โ€œflatten the curveโ€ of infection rates. The prospect of staying at home for work and in certain cases not being able to go…

Active & Sane
20/03/20

How to ace a video job interview: 5 steps to success

With more of us working remotely, and within global teams, video job interviews are more common than ever before! Even if you’re applying for an office job locally, at least one of the stages of your application might be virtual. Although we spend lots of time on video calls, interviewing on one can feel daunting.…

Active & Sane
13/03/20

How to stay productive when working from home

Most of the markets we operate in are affected by the outbreak of Coronavirus and the countermeasures local health authorities are taking. So, whether you are working from home, are in lockdown, or are preparing for remote work and practicing ‘social distancing’, we want to share some advice with you to make working from home…

Active & Sane
16/01/20

Salt’s top tips for when you start a new job

You’ve been in your new job for a few months now and you are – we hope –ย  starting to feel more settled. Salt, award-winning digital recruitment agency MENA Director, Richard Smith, shares his tips on how to make sure you continue setting yourself up for success in your new job.ย  1. Participate in office…

Active & Sane
16/01/20

How to make a great impression in your new job

The first week in a new job can be one of the most stressful experiences an employee can face. You will be exposed to new people, new processes, new ideas, and a whole new work culture. Salt, a global digital recruitment agency, Country Director MENA, Richard Smith, has put together some standout tips on how…

Active & Sane
7/01/20

5 tips for a positive and professional exit

Blog post by Jacqui Barratt, APAC CEO Having built a career in recruitment and as an owner of a business, I have often said rightly or wrongly the way you enter and exit an organisation will be what people remember you by. Today I want to focus on the way we exit. So you have…

Active & Sane
19/12/19

How to build your self-confidence

Do you ever feel like you have zero self-confidence? It happens to the best of us. Everyone has that one critic trying to squash our goals and instilling doubts in us โ€” the kicker, itโ€™s you. We are our own harshest critics. Your inner critic can be damaging to your self-confidence as a lack of…

Active & Sane
25/11/19

How to talk about your mental health at work

Although it’s encouraged to discuss mental health at work, for many of us it can still feel extremely difficult to talk to managers about how you are feeling. We often try our best to ensure we carry on as normal and keep quiet about how weโ€™re really feeling. Keeping a mental health condition hidden at…

Active & Sane
16/10/19

Itโ€™s not about the title!

Blog post by Jacqui Barratt, APAC CEO I had the pleasure of interviewing a wonderful candidate this week and believe me when I say after 25 years in recruitment I still feel itโ€™s a privilege to meet great people and hear their story. However, in our engaging exchange, he told me of a recent situation…

Active & Sane
10/09/19

Donโ€™t rage quit your job untilโ€ฆ

Blog post by Brian White, Principal Consultant, New Zealand Weโ€™ve likely all been there at least once in our careers, where we fantasize about making a spectacular scene, walking away from the job, never to return, on to greener pastures where new opportunities welcome us with open arms and never look back. I have read…

Active & Sane
1/08/19

Mind the career gap

Attending a job interview can be a daunting task especially if you have gaps in your employment history. Although having some gaps in your CV is understandable, they are sometimes seen as red flags to potential employers. There are many causes why someone has gaps in their employment history. Knowing how to address these gaps…

Active & Sane
4/07/19

5 things successful people do

Which you should consider if you want the next promotion. In todayโ€™s uncertain economy, asking for a promotion ranks up as one of the most stressful experiences in your life as youโ€™re putting yourself at risk and being vulnerable. Itโ€™s a nerve-racking ordeal as you need to prove to your boss that you’re ready and…

×
UK

Upload your CV

Upload your CV to our database.

  • Max. file size: 49 MB.
  • Hidden
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Active & Sane

Please let us know where you are, or where you would like to be in the world so we can point you in the right direction.