UK businesses are missing out on top talent because they are alienating candidates with poor communication with feedback and long hiring practices, new research from Robert Half UK reveals. A poll of 1,000 jobseekers found that the biggest frustration with job applications is slow feedback from prospective employers about their progress through the application process.
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Monthly Archives: January 2018
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How to strengthen the weakest link in your cyber security chain
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
Last Sunday marked the 11th annual Data Protection Day. An event which, as its name suggests, was created to champion the importance of protecting what has become every business’s most valuable asset… Data. It’s message has never been more important or relevant, especially given that last year we witnessed some of the biggest breaches ever
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QNET Clarifies Misconceptions and Reaffirms Commitment To Georgia
by Ted Nuyten • • 0 Comments
Leading Asian direct selling company QNET held a press conference in Tbilisi to answer questions about the company’s business, products and plans for Georgia.
QNET was represented by its CEO Trevor Kuna, the Regional General Manager for Turkey and RCIS Region Cem Geyik, and QNET’s official local representative Mr.Yase Zautashvili. The press conference took place in the Museum Boutique Hotel.
This year marks QNET’s 20th anniversary in the US$183 billion global direct selling industry. In the Russia and CIS region this industry has generated more than US $2 billion in 2016 according to a report by the World Federation of Direct Sales Association (WFDSA).
The direct selling industry is over 100 years old in many developed, advanced economies and is seen as a lucrative form of self-employment and entrepreneurship due to the low startup costs and the strong support system provided by genuine direct selling companies. More than 100 million people are involved in this industry in both part-time and full-time capacity.
QNET is headquartered in Hong Kong and has a presence in more than 25 countries through branch offices and agency partnerships. QNET has been present in the CIS region since 2010 and has approximately 130,000 people pursuing their entrepreneurial dreams through its
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11 Things Very Successful People Do That 99 Percent of People Don't
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4 advantages of outsourcing your customer calls
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One of the most important aspects of any business is to make sure that all of the customer calls that come in are handled the right way. As a business begins to grow, it will get a bit difficult for a company to keep up with the call volume. The best way to fix this
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Future proofing your business – it’s time to listen to your customer
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
You’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a million times. The digital age has transformed the sales arena. And, as many are looking to technology and new sales approaches to adapt their business, a continued focus on quality customer service and added value is at risk of being overlooked. The digital age arrived in tandem
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Carillion crisis proves that SMEs are on a knife edge
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
The quick and public demise of Carillion has been chewed over from every angle since the developer’s compulsory liquidation a couple of weeks ago. Amidst the gloom in the aftermath of the collapse was the government and industry’s relatively rapid response to how this would impact the thousands of suppliers that were put at risk
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Mid-market businesses plan exports outside Europe in response to Brexit
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Mid-market businesses are bracing themselves for the impact of Brexit and looking beyond Europe to shore up their future success, according to research from national law firm Mills & Reeve. The study, Defying Gravity – based on the opinions of 500 leaders of medium-sized businesses in the UK – reveals that mid-market businesses remain confident
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Thousands expected to register their own business on eBay this January
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Online marketplace eBay is braced for a 30 per cent surge in new business registrations this month. January is the most popular time to start-up online, according to new figures released by the marketplace. eBay, which has operated for over 20 years in the UK, also announced that 75,000 businesses have started up via its
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Total Life Changes’ 50% Commissions The Difference-Maker For New National Director Phillip Squires
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“I joined TLC on July 5, 2014,” Phillip Squires recalls. He doesn’t need to consult his records to make sure he has the date right. “I still remember like it was yesterday.” According to Squires, it’s the day he found his true calling, one that would take him all the way to the National Director rank with multi-level marketing company Total Life Changes.
“My sponsor was Phillip Birchfield,” Squires says. The two Phillips had worked together at a previous company and hit it off thanks to a shared interest in health and entrepreneurship. “Phillip [Birchfield] called and invited me to his house because he had something to show me. He sat me in front of his computer and showed a presentation. Like anyone with a television, I know how many people are desperate to lose weight, which is why so many MLM businesses focus on health products. I have confidence in my ability to sell, and thought to myself, if it’s as good as product as they say it is, I’ll have no problem. But what I was really impressed with was the compensation plan. In our last company, the largest residual percentage was 8%. When I saw that TLC paid