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Happiness At Work – A Philosophical View

February 21st, 2011 By julian Filed Under: Uncategorized

Work is love...

More recent research finds that most people approach their work in one of three ways: as a job, a career, or a calling. If you see your work as a job, you do it only for the money, you look at the clock frequently while dreaming about the weekend ahead, and you probably pursue hobbies, which satisfies your effectance needs more thoroughly than does your work. If you see you work as a career, you have larger goals of advancement, promotion and prestige. The pursuit of these goals often energizes you, and you sometimes take work home with you because you want to get the job done properly. Yet, at times, you wonder why you work so hard.

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From the Mash Field to Office Glory – Part 1

February 8th, 2011 By phil Filed Under: Interesting, Weird and Wonderful

Over the next few weeks, we are going to feature some real Mash Success Stories.

The spotlight turns to 5 Top Mashers who – after representing us brilliantly in the field on multiple campaigns – are now displaying their talents and skills here at Dylan Towers – either with us at Dylan London or with our Sister Company – Mash.

Each of our featured Mashers are fantastic evidence of where you can get with hard work, professionalism and no little fun…

Today’s featured Masher is the one and only Seb.

“Whilst at Uni I worked for Mash in the field. I started as a BA working on L’Oreal in-store delighting the females of the North with the fragrance of Ralph Lauren.. Throughout my time I worked on Armani, BlueSquare, Eat Natural, Cadburys, Lindt Chocolate, Ray Ban with the pinnacle of my Mash career running the Tic Tac campaign across the North East of England. The Orange van and Hawaiian shorts were a big hit!

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How Social Media Can Make Us More Productive

November 22nd, 2010 By seb Filed Under: Everyone

T.A. McCann serves as founder and CEO of Gist. His past experience includes Vulcan Capital, Polaris Venture Partners, where he was an entrepreneur-in-residence. Prior to Polaris, he held senior positions at Microsoft.

To quote Eric Clapton: ‘It’s in the way that you use it!’

In the constant back-and-forth arguments about Millennials joining the workforce, we’ve heard countless times that managers think social media is a distraction and ultimately a productivity killer in the workplace.

In response, the social media community has fought back by saying that these tools actually help them get things done faster, or bring other value to the business. But there have been few substantive conversations about precisely how social media might help you get things done.

Beyond Millennials, the ‘new workforce’ is being defined by a work style that blurs personal and professional time. That development has spawned professionals that craftily use social media to get things done. Yes, the initial draw was networking, but as those relationships become more essential to your professional responsibilities, social media becomes an area where you can get a lot of work done too.

The trick is to realize that it’s not about the tool itself, but your ability to (more…)

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Earn up to £750 by referring a successful candidate to Dylan*

October 14th, 2010 By julian Filed Under: Everyone

At Dylan* we’re always looking out for new talent. Not only are we proud of the relationships and contacts we have, we value and rely on our network for their insight and recommendations.

If you recommend a candidate that is successfully placed* through Dylan, you could be eligible for a referral fee up to £750.

Please see tiered scheme as below:

Salary up to: Referral fee:

Up to £25K £250

Up to 50K £500

Up to £100K £750

We look forward to hearing from you!

* A candidate must pass the 3 month probation period to be successfully placed.

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The age of interims rises

October 13th, 2010 By Ant Filed Under: Candidates, Employers

The average age of interims is rising, according to new data from Impact Executives, part of the Harvey Nash group.

The data shows that the proportion of interims over the age of 55 has risen in the past year, while 3% of respondents were over 65.

The data also shows that while last year the number of interims on assignment was fewer than those not on assignment, this year the balance has shifted again, with 55% working and 45% not.

Christine de Largy, managing director of Impact Executives, says: “These results do not set out to shock or buck the trend but reiterate our continued message that things are heading in a positive direction, just at a slow, steady pace. We have also noted that in interim appointments, maturity and expertise will be important differentiators in cost reduction or profit improvement.”

This shows that during this time of recession, wisdom and experience of past tough times are invaluable to businesses.

Source: Recruiter.co.uk

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CIPD calls for ‘training wage’

June 28th, 2010 By phil Filed Under: Candidates, Employers

An introduction of a £2.50 an hour ‘training wage’ is being called for by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development on the day that internship schemes for recently graduated students begin across the country.

With CIPD research showing that over a third (37%) of internships are currently unpaid, a policy paper entitled Internships: To Pay or not To Pay? proposes that all interns are paid a guaranteed minimum wage.

It argues that a new ‘training wage’ would help reflect the contribution that an intern is likely to make to an organisation, as well as promote social mobility through encouraging people from poorer backgrounds to apply.

The proposed training wage of £2.50 an hour – which is the current minimum rate of pay for apprentices – would be introduced under the plans, to cover all interns and apprentices regardless of their occupation or industry sector.

Any position that is advertised as an internship would automatically trigger a legal obligation on the part of the employer to pay at least the training wage throughout the entire duration of the internship.

Tom Richmond, skills adviser at the CIPD, says: “The continued existence of a major loophole in the national minimum wage legislation has created a lot of confusion and concern around the issue of whether interns should be paid or not. We believe that the introduction of this training wage would reflect the contribution that interns make to their organisations.”

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Glimmer of Hope

September 14th, 2009 By julian Filed Under: Everyone

Britain’s employers are reporting improved recruitment plans for the first time in three years, offering a “glimmer of hope” to jobseekers in the run-up to Christmas, according to a survey out today. But employers are hiring older, experienced workers rather than young unemployed people, adding to fears for a “lost generation”.

In a survey of 2,100 UK employers, the recruitment specialist Manpower found that 80% of employers anticipated no change in headcount over the next three months, while 9% intended to actively increase numbers. This pushed the UK’s net employment outlook up to -2 for the fourth quarter of 2009, from -6 for the third quarter. The figures measure the balance of employers’ hiring intentions over their plans to fire people.

Mark Cahill, managing director at Manpower UK, said: “There are a number of early positive hiring indicators emerging, from employers in sectors including finance and business services, public and social, and construction, which suggest we may have reached a turning point.”

Manpower said that the UK had similar hiring intentions to France and Germany, despite both countries recently declaring an official end to their recessions. It added that Japan, on the other hand, had a much worse employment outlook than the UK even though its recession has been declared over.

“France, Germany and Japan have already declared themselves officially out of recession. If the UK is to mirror this recovery and retain its position within the global business arena, it is essential that temporary labour, which will provide both job creation and business growth, be embraced by employers,” added Cahill.

Ireland and Spain had the worst employment outlooks with a balance of -8. The most positive was India with a net outlook of 25 and Brazil with 21. The US’s outlook for the final three months of the year was -3, down from -2 for the third quarter.

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