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In one of our recent survey's, we asked our users what colleagues most annoying habits were. We offered 8 options and these were the results .......

Coming in as the most annoying habit was the humming, whistling and singing (of which 23% chose) but on the other end of the scale came stealing food!!

What would you say is the most annoying habit that your colleagues portray? Tell us below...

You are sitting with your friends having a catch up when they start talking in riddles and using abbreviations or random words you have never heard before! Corporate jargon otherwise known as corporate lingo, workplace jargon, business speak to name a few is often commonplace among large corporate companies and especially those originating in the USA. For some, it can be frustrating to be lost among such language so we have collated some common terms and provided you with an explanation for each. There are many references to such jargon which include using abbreviations, nouns, verbs and adjectives. Here they are………. 

Abbreviations

COB – close of business

CSW – completed staff work

EOD – end of day

FTE – full-time equivalent

FY – fiscal year

HIBBIS – heads in beds, butts in seats

KPI – key performance indicators

NDA – non-disclosure agreement

PCP – previous corresponding period

POS – point of sale

PQQ - pre qualification questionnaire

RFP - Request for Proposal

RFQ - Request for quote

RIF – reduction in force

SBU – strategic business unit

SME – subject matter expert

TCO – total cost of ownership

TTT - this time tomorrow

WC – week commencing

WE – week ending

YTD – year to date  

Nouns

Blue sky thinking: Idealistic or visionary ideas 

Cascade: Array of possible actions to take in response to a problem: protocol

Check in the box: complete the task

Flavor of the month: the current popular activity/person as directed by the company/client/management

Hub: an idea which other ideas are linked to

Joined-up thinking: Discussing the viewpoints of each organization and coming to an agreement or compromise

Kill two birds with one stone: doing one action will result in achieving two goals

Low-hanging fruit: Tasks that have the greatest positive effect for the least effort, used when promoting new projects to show the advantages

One belly button to push: Reduced number of suppliers

Raft of measures: A collection of proposals or schemes

Tent pole: the task or item most likely to delay a project or consume the most resources

Silver bullet: One solution for everything

Under-pinning: The foundations of an idea, which helps another related scheme or proposal

Womb to tomb: An idea or program that is killed before it has a chance to grow or flourish 

Verbs

Baked In: Same as "included," in principle. Something which has been "baked in" is implied to be impossible to remove

Boil the Ocean: An effort or task which is perceived by the speaker to be impossible or impractical

Build Capacity: Take actions which produce no useful output immediately, but increase the amount of useful work which can be done in the future

Cover all directions of the compass: Try to make things acceptable for all stakeholders

Create the storyboard: Outline what the solution will look like

Deep dive: Get into the detail

Eating one's own dog food: Use the same product that is sold to your customers, especially if it's a bad product

Land and expand: To sell a small solution and then grow it within the client's environment

Moving forward: Making progress on an idea or scheme

Pick the low-hanging fruit: Go for the easiest option

Power to the elbow: Get additional backup information to make your case stronger

Pushing the envelope: Going outside normal boundaries to achieve a target or goal

Sing from the same hymn sheet: Show a united front or everyone understanding and saying the same thing to customers or service users

Touch base: To meet up with a colleague to discuss progress 

Adjectives

Cross-Functional: resume jargon, music to management's ears

In the loop: knowing what's going on and being kept informed

Off the shelf: buying in a product or service already completed 

You can also read this article on our website.

You may have already noticed some tweaks to the site...

Now you can click through to our Instagram account and Blog right from the icons at the top right of the homepage. You will now find icons for Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Linkedin, Instagram and our Blog which will link directly to the accounts.

Underneath these icons, we have a new image that allows Clients to click through to pay and post for 1 job online.

And finally, on each job vacancy, there is a new button at the top of the job description that allows the jobseeker to click to apply making it easier to find the APPLY button :)

If you would like to see any tweaks, changes or additions to the site, please do get in touch with us and let us know what you think....

Here are the changes....

The Citizens Advice Bureau are currently recruiting for a Finance Manager in the Hammersmith & Fulham areas of London.

Hammersmith and Fulham CAB is an exciting and expanding bureau at the forefront of developing innovative service delivery models. HFCAB delivers multiple services (advice, call centre, library, digital and financial capability) through various channels and is located in an affluent borough but with some of the highest pockets of deprivation n the U.K coupled with a high demand for the service. They are continually looking at ways of developing new and relevant services that place us at the centre of meeting community needs. As a flagship bureaux, they continually seek out new ways of working to improve client experiences, quality of provision and our service offer. They are dynamic in their approach and embrace change and innovation.

They are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent organisational skills, who have a working knowledge of the rules governing charitable accounts. The ideal candidate will:

-have the ability to produce an accurate record of the charity’s financial activities

-have a working knowledge of accounting software, particularly the QuickBooks software.

-Ideally be a qualified accountant

-have a can do attitude with proven ability to work well within paid and volunteer staff teams

-have the ability to work independently, to tight deadlines in a pressurised environment whilst maintaining attention to detail.

Does this sound good?

Read more on the job description HERE.

APPLY TODAY!!!!

Thank you to Stuart @ VFG for supplying us with the following comments...........

"All is going well. We have made 4 placements so far, with 6 more potential placements in the pipeline. Our clients tend to have a fast turnover rate of staff, though, so it's largely an ongoing process."

Another happy customer. Smiles all around!

Our latest findings on a survey asking what people dream about the most found that 34% dream of finding a new job that is better paid over a new role in a better company, a higher role, relocating to another Town or Country and even working for themselves.

26% dream about moving to a better company whether it is a better brand, larger/smaller number of staff or something similar. The third most popular response was moving to another Country with 17% selecting this option.

The fewest number of responses (1.4%) fell on moving to another Town showing that this option was the least attractive reason for changing a job.

14% dreamt about working for themselves and 7% moving to higher role.

What is your dream?
If you dream of moving to another Country, where is it?
Do you want to live on a beach, for example, in Thailand or a more bustling, lively City in a hot Country like Sydney, Australia? Or would you be happy with a better commission package, a 5% pay rise or a car allowance?

Let us know what your dream is……….

#dreams #careers #jobs #jobsearch #jobfairy #moremoney #recruitment #employment #opportunities

We get a lot of calls and emails from jobseekers asking us to call them back, wanting to follow up on applications, needing more information about a job etc etc so we wanted to clear up a few key factors that make "us", the job board, different to a recruitment agency....

- First off, a job board is online. It collates jobs in a list which are registered by the recruitment agencies and direct clients. The job board allows a jobseeker to apply to these jobs ONLINE only. 

- Job boards do not discuss the details of the job with the jobseeker and do not hold any further information regarding the jobs, other than what is seen on the site. They do not match a jobseeker to a job like a recruitment agency would.

- Job boards allow a jobseeker to register an account online for free and hold multiple CV's and Cover Letter's in their jobseeker accounts so these can be attached to roles when applying to them.

- You tend to see thousands of jobs being advertised on job boards rather than a smaller number held by a recruitment agency.

- Job boards will normally receive a fee from the recruitment agency or direct client for posting their vacancies on the sites.

Hopefully these points help to clear up the main difference between the two. So, if you are looking for a job, remember, you can apply for any job via a job board online. To follow up your application, you can contact the recruitment agency or direct client who are advertising the job, not the job board. Once the application has been made, it is with the advertiser of the job and has nothing more to do with the job board.

If you have any further questions about this, please do not hesitate to ask or comment below or get in touch on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or Linkedin.

Working from home has become a big thing for many people with more sophisticated technology available and to accommodate those striving to have a better work/life balance. It does however usually depend on what kind of role you do as to whether it is even an option.

We asked our users recently how often some of them did work from home. We were surprised at the responses as we did expect a larger number of responses to the one-off times and once per week options. Only 9% work from home at one-off times, 6% once per week, 5% twice per week and 12% 2 to 4 times per week.

27% actually work from home everyday BUT a much larger proportion.....40%, said they NEVER work from home.

What job do you do if you work from home? Help us understand what types of roles actually consist of more working from home :)

We have made some amendments to our packages that can be bought online.

You will still be able to choose from one of three packages but the packages will be as follows:

BASIC - this now consists of 10 jobs @ £150/month or you can pay upfront for the year for £1,620.

STANDARD - this remains at 50 jobs @ £250/month or you can pay upfront for the year for £2,700.

PREMIUM - again this remains at 250 jobs @ £500/month or you can pay upfront for the year for £5,400.

Each of the packages consist of a number of other benefits which you can see clearly on the Recruiter Homepage. 

The purchasing of 1 job @£50/month remains the same.

If you have any queries about the cost or services, please do not hesitate to send us an email.

With cyber-crime bigger than ever and scammers using more and more sophisticated methods to make money, you need to be careful even when you are searching for a new job. Here are a few things to bear in mind when using a job board….

- Do your own research around a company who has registered a vacancy and only apply to the job if you are happy that they are legitimate.

- Never transfer money to a company or get involved in currency exchange.

- Be careful about work from home schemes as these are generally an easy way to scam people as they will ask for money upfront. 

- Do not provide your credit card number, bank account number, sort code, National ID number, passport number or any other personal information until you are 100% that the prospective employer is real.

- Be especially vigilant of re-shipping scams where you will be asked to receive packages and re-send them on.

- Be especially vigilant of money laundering scams and job descriptions that demonstrate them. Job descriptions may ask for people to process payments and transfer money. They can quite often stand out due to the use of broken language.

We hope that you have managed to avoid any dealings with fraudsters but if you have unfortunately been a victim of online fraud, you need to report this to your local police. We do our utmost to remove any obvious scammers from our websites to protect our jobseekers. If you are in doubt about a job that you have seen online, please feel free to get in touch with us and we will do our best to help.