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We have recently issued this press release highlighting our latest findings about office romances. Take a read here....

We have all watched an office romance brew, develop, fizzle out or indeed last. With them being such a common act in the workplace and Valentine’s Day around the corner, TipTopJob investigates how office romances end up.

TipTopJob surveyed over 1000 users to find out if office romances ended in long term love, a short term fling, they were left as friends or if it was the end of a once friendship. 52% of people have witnessed an office romance end in a fairy-tale with long term love and the couple remaining together happily.

The survey also found that a quarter witnessed short term flings, slightly more (23%) ended in an amicable friendship and 17% sadly saw the end a friendship all together.

Spokesperson, Corinne at TipTopJob commented, “Office romances are not uncommon. It is important if you are getting involved in such a romance that it is handled correctly as you do not want to end up without a job. It is easy to become unfocused when you are falling for someone. We have some tips in our Career Centre should you want some advice on dealing with a blossoming office romance yourself to make sure you handle it in the best way!”

A survey questioning 1000 jobseekers about how they deal with stress at work found that almost a third of people take a walk to instantly reduce stress at work. 27% of people revealed that going for a walk was how they dealt with stressful situations in the workplace.

Second to this, a quarter of the respondents “treated” themselves. This took the form of treating themselves with some food they do not normally eat or visiting the shop to buy themselves something to cheer them up! Who can deny retail therapy to lift the mood?

Surprisingly no-one reported reading as a de-stresser, only 10% went out to see their friends and luckily, only 3% sunk their heads in alcohol after work. 19% decided to take some time off from work to combat stress and 17% exercised.

Just as stress can affect people in different ways, handling and dealing with stress also varies from one person to another. What works for one person, may not for a colleague. It is about finding what makes you feel good and what reduces your stress and dealing with it in your own way.

Corinne Hutchinson, comments, “Stress is rife in today’s busy, complex lives. People have to work out their limits and find situations that make them feel less stressed. If not, the knock on effect on individuals can be severe and second to that can impact on performance at work which nobody wants. We have some articles in our Career Centre about dealing with stress to help people to get through difficult times.”

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! 

If you are struggling to work out whether you want to be a lawyer or not and you want to investigate what the role involves, what training is required, what the entry requirements are and skills needed then check out this useful job profile we have put together for you…

“The lawyers’ role varies depending on the actual job. It is a myth to think that it involves being in a courtroom all day long defending or prosecuting.

A lawyer will act on its clients’ best interest advising them what their legal situation is throughout a case. Your actual role will depend on who you are working for and if you specialise in a particular area. Lawyers may work on civil or criminal lawsuits as well as other legal proceedings.” 

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