http://www.life-connections.co.uk The online magazine for candidates of Badenoch & Clark Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:19:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Whether you’re in the market for a new role or you want to secure your current position by impressing the boss, you’ll need to concentrate on your ‘personal brand’. How you are perceived by employers, both existing and prospective, can have a significant impact on your future. As well as producing ... http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/06/19/brand-me/ Dress codes and fashions can change with the times but sartorial etiquette remains nevertheless. The much debated upper arms of Mrs Obama on show on the global stage, proves that we still have mixed views on what is, or isn't, appropriate for specific occasions or circumstances. On our own personal 'stage' ... http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/06/19/summer-dress-codes-for-the-girls-to-bare-or-not-to-bare/ As the UK sinks deeper into recession more and more people are being affected by redundancy. According to new research* by alcohol charity Drinkaware, two fifths of people in Great Britain (39 per cent) have either been made redundant themselves, or know someone who has been made redundant in the ... http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/06/18/hitting-the-bottle-to-cope-with-redundancy/ Trust Associate Inga Lidaka who specialises in client relationship management in Bank of New York Mellon’s CDO Client Services team has been crowned The Badenoch & Clark Rising Star 2009. The Rising Stars in Financial Markets Awards recognise the up and coming stars of Operations, and brings them to the industry’s ... http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/06/18/inga%e2%80%99s-on-the-rise/ Whether you're job hunting or heading off on holiday, the joys of summer are on their way – and this year we are promised plenty of sunshine too! But while it should be a time when work takes a back seat, for most people the opposite is true. Downing tools ... http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/06/18/summer-workout/ Some 60% of professional people have told us that they would consider moving jobs for career progression. Making that  move the right one requires careful consideration, so we've produced a ten step guide of things to consider along the way. See your career as a journey Have a clear idea of where ... http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/06/18/have-you-got-a-career-plan/ With a hot summer forecast, it is going to be even more important to ensure that we are drinking enough fluids during the day to keep us on top form, mentally and physically. Read on to find out the physiological facts… What is it? Our bodies are made up of about ... http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/06/18/hydration/ A new foodie phenomenon has hit our office in the last few weeks and we are so excited about it that we wanted to share it with you. Graze: exactly what it says. No more hunger pangs mid morning or mid afternoon. No more guilty trips to the chocolate bar machine ... http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/06/18/amazing-grazing/ For many of us, the idea of having a job that is truly satisfying – the kind where work doesn't feel like work anymore – is pure fantasy. Sure, professional athletes, ski patrollers, and golf pros may have found a way of doing what they love and getting paid for ... http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/01/29/creating-job-satisfaction/ Badenoch & Clark created its CSR team back in 2003. The drivers for creating a team were twofold; firstly the commercial advantages that it brings in aligning us with the businesses that we interact with, and secondly, to satisfy the demands of our staff who required the business to be more socially aware ... http://www.life-connections.co.uk/2009/01/29/corporate-social-responsibility-at-badenoch-clark/