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Personal Branding for Marketers: How to Stand Out to Recruiters Last week we were asked by a CEO why a candidate we had recommended didn’t have much on their LinkedIn profile? "Aren’t marketers meant to be good at marketing themselves?” In today's competitive job market, personal branding has become

How to improve diversity in the workplace Workplace diversity is an important asset for companies wanting to achieve a successful, fair, and thriving work culture. A diverse workplace is about accepting and valuing differences from employees of all backgrounds. But, what can you do to achieve it for

How to explain employment gaps when applying for new jobs. Wondering how to explain your employment gap to potential employers? In this guide, we'll talk you through everything you need to know and provide some tips on how you can approach an employment gap in your CV and during interviews.

Why You Should Never Just Blag It in an Interview (and What to Do Instead) Here at Stonor, we’ve seen it all when it comes to job interviews. And trust us, there’s one golden rule you should never break: Never, ever, ever blag it in an interview! We know it might be tempting to put on your best poke

Canary in the Coal Mine? If recruitment is the canary in the coalmine of business trends, then we’ve been wheezing in the dark for a while now. We feel it first. When hiring slows, budgets shrink, priorities shift, we hear it in the briefs that don’t land, in the roles that suddenly go cold, and in

SaaS Hiring Insights: What Employers Want & how Candidates can Stand out Hiring in SaaS has changed. Not because job titles have changed (they haven't - we're still hiring Growth people, Product people, Sales leaders, RevOps, Marketing, CS, the usual cast). It's changed because the margin for er