Where oh where has the summer gone? Never mind. The weekend is upon us and we’ve got lots of networking events coming up to look forward to. But first, let’s have at our top 10 most read stories of the week.
1. How to survive your first week at a new job
You’ve written a superb CV, won over the boss at the interview and made the necessary negotiations to secure a new job. Now it’s time to make it through the dreaded yet exciting first week. Here are a few tips that can help you make a great impression.
2. App of the week: Todoist
Procrastinators and productivity fans rejoice! Todoist is a distraction-free to-do list app available on iOS, Android, Mac and PC, as well as through a web portal, that allows you to create personalised task lists.
3. 8 questions you should ask at a job interview
It’s important to remember that a job interview is a two-way conversation; you need to extract information from your potential employer as much as they need to learn about you. While you’re practising your answers to their questions, it’s important to have a few of your own in mind. Here are the eight questions you need to ask at any job interview, according to Glassdoor.
4. Dr Monica Seeley addresses the disease of 21st century life
International email expert Dr Monica Seeley has launched a guide to help office workers reclaim their lives from their inbox based on findings from the recent ‘Lean Back’ survey*, which revealed 99% of people check their email after leaving the office, questioning the state of our working life based on our use of email in and out of the workplace.
5. Top tips to save an hour a week rom Vickie Sokol Evans
Expert Microsoft Productivity Trainer to Bill Gates’ team Vickie Sokol Evans has launched a global ‘Work-Life Balance’ campaign, offering free training resources during National Work Life week – now until 7 October – to help employees leave the office on time – increasing their productivity, improving their results, and helping to cultivate a healthy work culture, while at the same time increasing profits.
6. How PAs can avoid event-planning nightmares: 5 tactics for disaster prevention from Apex
Live events are predictably unpredictable, with all kinds of challenges lurking around the corner to trip up even the most seasoned of PAs. But without a crystal ball, how do you avoid the unforeseen pitfalls that can derail your event without warning? Live event and exhibition specialist Apex presents five tactics to prevent a disaster.
7. Win a meal for 4 people at Balls Brothers of London
Balls Brothers is offering one lucky PA Life reader the opportunity to win a meal for four people at one of its newly opened venues, including Balls Brothers Austin Friars, Hay’s Galleria and Shoe Lane. Answer the below question and the winner will be picked at random.
8. Men given twice as much workplace flexibility as women – and still take more fake sick days
Men are given twice as much flexibility than women when it comes to working hours, according to new research. The study, conducted by conference call service provider Powwownow, found that on average men work six hours flexibly per week, compared to just three hours worked by women.
9. 9 out of 10 Brits live their life on autopilot
Millions of Brits are spending large chunks of their day on autopilot – because they are living a Groundhog Day existence, a study has found.
10. PA profile: Samantha Cox
I met Bristol-born Samantha Cox back in May this year when she flew into London to host a headline Keynote Q&A at office* 2016 and talk about her experience as former EA to Sir Richard Branson.
