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Serious post-holiday blues? How to re-focus after a holiday!

You have just returned from your annual holiday with friends and family whether it be in the Sun, Countryside, Slopes or similar and you cannot seem to switch that flick in your head back to work-mode. You are swimming in emails, you are jet-lagged, you are re-living the days from holiday, you are missing your afternoon nap or you have just experienced that dreaded over-packed train or extra 40 minute traffic jam in the motorway!

Whatever it may be, do not fret, we know the feeling and we are here to help. Here are some top tips on how to get re-focused and back into the flow.

#1. First things are first.
Allow yourself several days or at least a week to catch up on all of your emails and conversations with colleagues and managers. Do not jump into new assignments/projects straight away to over-load yourself! Talk about your holiday and get it all off your chest early on. You may find it easier to arrive early to work in the first week to address your emails, voice messages and just generally to catch up!

#2. Stay revived and refreshed.
Holidays are a great way to relax, unwind, refresh and re-vive yourself. See this as a refreshing new start and allow yourself to bring innovative ideas to the table and begin any new resolutions you may have.

#3. Routine is key.
Get yourself into a strict routine to help yourself settle back into things. Set your alarm to get up at the same time every day, eat lunch at the same time and make sure you leave work on time to start with. It may also help to structure your day so attend to certain tasks/projects/jobs at set points throughout the day and do your best to stick to them. This can help to manage the workload and stop yourself from flitting from job to job.

# 4. Planning.
Start your day off by planning what you will be doing that day and creating a list of tasks to do. Finish off by completing any unfinished tasks and re-setting your desk for the next day. This way you will not get stressed out with too much going on and each day will be a fresh, new on.

# 5. Treat yourself.
Take yourself off for some retail therapy at lunchtime to give yourself that little boost or maybe grab a gourmet coffee on the way into work. Anything to make you feel a little better – decide what it is and do it!

# 6. Plan your next trip.
Most of us need a holiday in order to get our heads down, work hard and to use as a goal. It is a great motivating factor so book in the next holiday and work towards it.

# 7. Start something new.
This could be a good time to start a new hobby, join a gym or exercise class. Keep yourself occupied so you are happy and have enough to do that you do not end up feeling depressed you are not still away on holiday.

# 8. Perspective.
Just remember, everyone feels the same when they return from holiday – you are not alone. You want to quit your job, you cannot concentrate nor motivate yourself – whatever it is! But please do just keep reminding yourself that it is just a temporary feeling and within no time at all you will be back into the swing of things.

We asked over 2,000 of our users "What is your first drink you have when you get to work?" in order to analyse the caffeine and sugar addicts around us ....

A massive 57% of people have a coffee or a tea when they arrive into the workplace. It is a very common and obvious drink choice when sitting at a desk catching up on emails and could be more common among office workers. That said, grabbing a coffee on route to a meeting in the car or walking on site with a mug of tea would not go unheard of. Drinking coffee and tea can become addictive and therefore a very difficult habit to crack!!

Second to the coffee/tea drinkers we have the purest kind....our "water" drinkers. 33% say this is the first drink they consume when arriving at the workplace and a healthy percentage of them:) How can we promote this further and encourage more to stick to water?

There is current considerable concern about the sugar and caffeine that is being consumed across the World but this survey gives some refreshing evidence to show us that not many respondents drink fizzy caffeine, fizzy non-caffeine drinks, nor squash. Energy drinks did appear in the list however with 5% of our users unfortunately consuming them as their first beverage. 

What do you drink when you first arrive at work? Do you feel you need a caffeine or sugar boost? Or are you able to dodge this very dangerous addiction?

We have put together a video of the hugs that we tracked from National Hug Your Boss Day earlier this year. We hope you enjoy it!

Check it out on YouTube today...

In our latest survey question about searching for a new job, we found that most respondents want more money and that is why they are searching for a new role. 27% of jobseekers selected “More Money” in the questionnaire.

Second to that was a “Career Change”. 18% were looking for a new role to change careers and try something new. 16% “Disliked Colleagues/Manager” and that was why they were job searching.

The other options and response rates were:

- Bored/don’t enjoy current role – 14%

- Re-locating – 10%

- Sacked/asked to leave – 8%

- More responsibility – 5%

- Better career prospects – 2%

Why are you looking for a new job? Is there another reason not listed above?

Is money always on the top of your agenda?

Networking is the number ONE approach to finding a new job whether it is through friends, family, acquaintances, online, conferences, events and the like. Here are some quick tips on how to best network to find yourself a new job…

- Use Linkedin  
Linkedin has the largest network of business managers, directors, recruiters etc so you can really connect with the right people in your industry whether they are recruiters in the company you are interested in working for, recruitment agencies or just employees working in the industry/company you want to get into. 

- Use Facebook 
Your friends on Facebook are invaluable at potentially connecting you with the right people. They may know about relevant jobs being advertised and be able to introduce you to recruiters or those working in an organisation of interest. Do not under-estimate the power of your friends and family. 

- Twitter 
You can use twitter in the same way as Linkedin and Facebook. Connect with marketers, recruiters, bloggers etc as well. You can follow people in your industry who may be tweeting about relevant information and they may be able to help you in some way or another in your job hunt. 

- Offline networking at exhibitions and conferences 
If you work in a specific industry, it is worth attending exhibitions or conferences to meet others who may also be able to open doors for you. You can find local events online – it is definitely worth getting down to anything relevant going on. 

Expanding your network is so VERY important as you never know who could be able to help you. Do not assume people will not be able to help you. Connect, connect and connect some more  Good Luck! 

PRESS RELEASE: TipTopJob launch Portugal and France

Through the TipTopJob affiliate scheme, TipTopJob launch in Portugal and France to offer job advertising at competitive rates. 

pt.TipTopJob.com and fr.TipTopJob.com are the local TipTopJob domains for each Country allowing advertisers to post vacancies attracting local talent as well as taking advantage of the potential for Global advertising. 

Companies located in Portugal and France are now officially licenced to sell the TipTopJob services in their allocated location. 

The affiliate scheme allows businesses to sell TipTopJob in an allocated location as an add-on to their current services and earn commission on every sale made. Mike Dauncey comments, “The network consists of 83 Country domains that are open to the affiliate scheme and it is an amazing opportunity for anyone wanting to build revenue for themselves quickly as we already have a database of registered jobseekers looking for work in every Country.”

For more information on the affiliate scheme, please see biz.tiptopjob.com or email affiliate@tiptopjob.com. 

PRESS RELEASE: New Year, New Career, true for 95% of people

A recent survey conducted by TipTopJob over the last few weeks has found that 95% of respondents New Years’ resolution were to find a new job.

At the start of a new year, people are looking for positive ways to change their lives and what better way to do this than to change your job and make a fresh start. Well, that is what a huge percentage of the population are doing today (with our help) !

Not only are 95% of people changing their career, but in the first 2 weeks of January, TipTopJob saw a 56% increase in job applications across the website showing that people are proactively trying to change their career for the better.

Mike Dauncey comments, “On top of this, in the last 2 weeks we have seen our traffic more than triple in comparison to the 2 weeks before. People are really on the look-out for a new job at the moment so now is the perfect time for recruiters to post their jobs with us.”

About TipTopJob

The TipTopJob Group is a network generic and specialist jobsites that operate over 85 International jobsites around the world and covers 63 Industry sectors. For more information on our jobsites, please contact Corinne on coz@tiptopjob.com or Stuart on stuart.rea@tptopjob.com or call 01628 207350.

We are currently looking for businesses or individuals to become a TipTopJob affiliate in a chosen Country/Region/Territory.

Affiliates will earn up to 60% commission on every sale made selling the TipTopJob services including Jobs, Banners and CV/Resume database.

If you are an existing business, it is a great opportunity to add our services onto your existing services and earn decent money.

You can find out more information on the following site: biz.tiptopjob.com or just get in touch with us on affiliate@tiptopjob.com.

Our recent survey has found that 80% had never told a white lie on their CV or Resume.

Our interest in such a question was sparked by a recent story about students being threatened with jail for embellishing their CVs. According to CIFAS, the UK fraud prevention service, 324 people were actually prosecuted in 2013 for fraudulent applications.

The survey unfortunately exposes 20% who are still admitting to lying. This may relate to a “white” lie, for example, better A level grades or improved job titles or indeed something else more sinister like creating a whole new job role.

Have you lied? Do you know someone who has lied? What was it about? Let us know….