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This is our Higher Ed blog where we bring you the latest news and views from the world of academic recruitment to help you find and secure the perfect academic job, anywhere in the world.

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| Jo Mitchell

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Recruitment

| David Wilkinson

The 3 Human Resources Credibility Factors

One of the things Human Resources are constantly battling with is developing and maintaining credibility, especially with the operational functions in organisations. The Oxford Review discusses the three factors that credibility is based on: expert relevancy, content plausibility, and positive intent evaluation,…

Life balance

| Jo Mitchell

How to make your work environment work for you

Employers’ duty of care has long protected many from the risks of a harmful physical working environment. But the scrabble to set up new work-from-home stations almost overnight has left many working in woefully less-than-ideal situations….

Job Search

| Jo Mitchell

How to stay motivated when you’re job hunting

The search for your next academic job can be exhausting and painful. To have got where you are, however, you will have faced – and overcome – steep challenges. So what can you do now to revitalise your search and keep momentum up until you finally nail that job?…