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Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!
Health, Sports & Psychology

Success in Interviews - How to Use Psychology to Gain that Job!

...based interviews (more on these below) to reduce the influence of impression management, as it may cause bias towards that person from the interviewer, even if may not be suitable for the role. However, Bonacci et al. (2016) suggest that unforced nonverbal communication is still a positive and successful impression management strategy, with verbal tactics being seen by...
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How to write a CV
Education & Development

How to write a CV

...based experience, used mainly when applying for a job. Your CV is your first opportunity to tell an employer what you can do. A well written CV can make the difference between getting an interview and not being considered for the role...A good CV should: Be factual and accurate. Be targeted to the job you're applying for. Be short - ideally no more than 2 pages/sides of...
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Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention
Money & Business

Global challenges in practice: designing a development intervention

...based approach to doing development. It will be rich with the voices of the poor and advocate for a particular approach to development, namely adaptive management. The course will be open to all with the only prerequisite an interest in how to do development differently...This free short course addresses the key elements of designing a development intervention. Its...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Formulating research questions
Education & Development

Formulating research questions

...base; hence, the all-important review of the literature to identify research priorities in the field of interest. This is explored in greater detail in another OpenLearn article in which we discuss citational politics. Again, researchers are likely to be led in particular directions, depending on the assumptions and conventions which have informed the development of this...
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No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation
Health, Sports & Psychology

No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation

...base its decisions and negotiating position on?” In this series of articles I discuss some of the psychological aspects of Brexit that should give pause for thought. Ingroups and Outgroups Theresa May has selected three extreme pro-leave ministers and positioned them in important roles relative to the Brexit negotiations, creating a situation where there are few...
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On the inside of the rebellion against climate change
Nature & Environment

On the inside of the rebellion against climate change

...based on perceptions of in-group and out-group membership and how these can lead to hostility between different groups. Looking at XR events over the week there was little evidence of hostility between XR members and the police. While police arrested protestors, police handled the arrest sensitively without force, and protestor did not resist arrest, remaining non-violent...
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What can we expect at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can we expect at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games?

...a host of problems After the successes of Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and London in 2012, the 2021 Olympic Games land in Tokyo amid difficult circumstances. Only domestic spectators will be allowed in the stadiums due to concerns about athletes and spectators bringing in the COVID-19 virus. It looks like the New National Stadium in Tokyo will not allow any spectators...
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Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system
Science, Maths & Technology

Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system

...de Sus, M. (June, 2022) ‘The Shift Directives: From Financialized to Human-rights Based Housing’, Make the Shift Report. Available at: https://make-the-shift.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Directives-Updated-Dec-9.pdf (Accessed: 24 December 2023). Joseph Rowntree Foundation. (2024) ‘Designing out hardship and destitution’. Available at:...
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