Across the US, UK and Europe we are experiencing unprecedented plumes of heat bringing joy to thousands of kids on holiday and misery to those not on vacation sweating it out in offices in the city where air conditioning units struggle to cope with the extra demands put on them. But its not just air conditioning systems that are feeling the strain. Workers of all descriptions find it a struggle to cope with the sweltering temperatures, humidity, high pollen and a general feel

Whether you are the leader of a large corporate sales team or an individual contributor and indeed everything inbetween, we face decisions as to which direction we need to head on a daily basis. Often utterly insignificant. Coffee or tea? Chips or salad? But more often than not we face tough choices that will be the difference between success and failure. These are the critical decisions we have to make. Do I hire the high energy sales beast or the steady Eddie? Do I offer a

Summer has seemed endless this year. Across Europe and North America its been hotter than the hinges on Hell's gates! But no matter, beacuse you have enjoyed the best holiday of your life. Full of sun, sea and endless fun. You feel more relaxed than ever before and all is great with the world. Then reality dawns.....because for most of us, today is the end of the holidays and its back to work tomorrow. If you are lucky you may have 4 more days left of holiday time. Either way

Changing job is right up there with moving home and divorce in the top most stressful things in life. As a consequence, too many of us end up staying in a job that we despise for months if not years because the daily drudgery is more bearable than the stress of looking for a new job and the copious rounds of interviews that we would have to endure to change. I am sure that just the mere thought of putting your resume/cv together and the intense scrutiny you will have to subje

Recruiting new people to your business can be challenging at the best of times but the whole process can be demoralising when you have selected your favoured candidate after numerous rounds of selection, interviews and negotiating, only to lose out to your nearest competitor just before that candidate signs on the dotted line. Weeks of hard work can be wasted. Your whole business plan could be put back by months, not only affecting your immediate business but could well have

Look around you before work in the morning, lunchtime or even after work and you will inevitably see a plethora of people fully clad in the latest fitness gear running around town. A lot of these people are colleagues and even clients, looking to get fit for a myriad of reasons from general fitness to competing in the ultimate ultra marathon. But anyone who has done this to any level will know the great balancing act that we have to perform when trying to get fit, excelling a

Here at Aluminium Cloud we want to help you excel and perform your best during the interview process. Therefore we have compiled a list of the 10 best interview tips from our top recruiter which should help you succeed in any up coming job interviews. For more information you can catch up with this week's latest blog: Top 10 things NOT to do in an interview. #interviews #jobapplication #career #business

Interviews can be daunting experiences at the best of times and I am sure that we can all share horror stories of when we have had a nightmare at interview. One of the early interviews I had was for a sales role at a large technology company. I had really wanted to get a job there and when the call came that I had got an interview I was over the moon. I researched the role, the hiring managers, the company, the market. I had everything prepared. The day of the interview came

Well, first and foremost, if you are applying for a job, you are going to have to put your CV or resume together. Hang on, I hear you cry, what's the difference? Well in the UK and Europe, basically nothing. Both terms mean essentially the same thing. But in the US there is a big difference. CV's are used primarily for academic, teaching or medical jobs. They tend to be much more detailed, literally documenting the course of your life! Resumes on the other hand are what they

Is the commute ever really just a commute? As we detailed in our last post, daily travels to work really can take their toll...but were you aware of these facts and stats? Hopefully our infographic will push you to make a few changes to your daily routine in order to cut down travel time but increase work, family, exercise and leisure time. We're not saying that you have to move to Swanley (unless you want to of course!), but it might be an idea to re-evaluate your current co