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Homecare company, Home Instead, wants to recruit 10,000 extra workers across Britain

Founded 12 years ago by husband-and-wife team Trevor and Sam Brocklebank, Home Instead's UK arm now provides 5million hours of homecare each year through 190 UK offices

COMPASSION is the key for Home Instead staff.

Over the next two years, the homecare company wants to recruit 10,000 extra workers across Britain.

 Helping hand . . . carer Suraya with client Helen
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Helping hand . . . carer Suraya with client Helen

Its UK arm was founded 12 years ago by husband-and-wife team Trevor and Sam Brocklebank.

At the time, they were trying to find help for Trevor’s grandfather and   were disappointed by the care services on offer.

The company  now provides 5million hours of homecare each year through 190 UK offices.

When mum-of-one Suraya Alvi was diagnosed with a brain tumour, she pledged to return to work if she survived.

 When mum-of-one Suraya Alvi was diagnosed with a brain tumour, she pledged to return to work if she survived - and now she helps care for others with Home Instead
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When mum-of-one Suraya Alvi was diagnosed with a brain tumour, she pledged to return to work if she survived - and now she helps care for others with Home Instead

After making a full recovery, Suraya joined Home Instead Senior Care  in July 2016 and now helps to provide the  care.

Suraya, 40, from Stockport, says: “My own experience gave me a deeper under-standing of the frustration  people feel about losing their independence. It made me better at my job.”

For more details about the  latest positions available, see .

You do not need existing qualifications in care to apply, as Home Instead says it looks for people with the right qualities then provides all necessary training.


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Full of purpose

 Author Richard Jacobs's book is full of questions and exercises that make you think about your values, talents and what inspires you
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Author Richard Jacobs's book is full of questions and exercises that make you think about your values, talents and what inspires you

MISERABLE at work? Simply swapping jobs may not help.

Author Richard Jacobs believes it is more important to find what really excites you while in your existing role.

His new book, The Seven Questions To Find Your Purpose, has a step-by-step guide and says the whole process can take only 90 minutes.

It is full of questions and exercises that make you think about your values, talents and what inspires you.

Once you have sussed all that out, you will be able to work out your purpose. According to the book,   and that is the key to enjoying your job and knowing when you are in the right one.

The Seven Questions To Find Your Purpose,  £8.99, Amazon. See . 

How to get on at work

 Avoid run-ins with annoying colleagues by following these tips
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Avoid run-ins with annoying colleagues by following these tipsCredit: Getty - Contributor

IF you have ever wanted to  throttle a colleague, you are not alone.

The “big talker” is the workmate  we find hardest to work alongside, according to a survey by  Premier Inn.  The “micromanager”, meanwhile, leaves staff feeling most in need of support.

To help keep things civil with your fellow workers, business psychologist Dr Lynda Shaw has the following advice.

❶Be calm and stay in control. People will then respect you as a voice of reason.

❷Get to know people. Building a rapport will help you handle all  personalities.

❸Explain your intentions clearly. Your colleagues can’t read minds, so don’t assume you are understood. And be calm and assertive.

❹Make the effort to understand other people’s intentions. Ask them their thought processes in doing things. You may learn something and  will definitely be showing  respect.

Establish the terrain when you start a new job. Find out who the different personalities are so you can adapt your  style to work best alongside them.


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The interview room

 Graduate interview in London, Manchester or Birmingham? Get ahead of the pack by staying in relaxing accommodation ahead of your interview
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Graduate interview in London, Manchester or Birmingham? Get ahead of the pack by staying in relaxing accommodation ahead of your interviewCredit: Alamy

AS well as being nerve-racking, interviews can be expensive.

On average, graduates spend £506.55 attending job interviews before they land a full-time role.

And half say they do not apply for a job they wanted because of the cost of attending the interview. To give uni leavers a helping hand, Barclays is offering those attending interviews in three of the  UK’s largest  cities the chance to apply for up to two nights’ free accommodation.

City centre apartments will be available  until  the end of this month for graduates being interviewed in London, Birmingham and Manchester.

The three apartments  are   available on a  first-come, first-served basis.

To make a booking or find out more about the scheme, search Barclays Graduate Rooms on .

Watching your step

 Whats your staff pass telling bosses about your work performance? James Bidwells new book, Disrupt! 100 Lessons In Business Innovation, will tell all
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Whats your staff pass telling bosses about your work performance? James Bidwells new book, Disrupt! 100 Lessons In Business Innovation, will tell all

ONCE, your staff pass or badge was just for getting into the building and back out again.

You might also load money on to it for  the canteen.

Not any more,  according to a new book by James Bidwell.

In  Disrupt! 100 Lessons In Business Innovation, he reveals thousands of US workers wear “smart” badges that track their every move.

Supporters claim the employee badge helps to improve staff efficiency and downplay the “Big Brother” aspects.

But it is effectively a tracking tool that combines a microphone, an accelerometer and other sensors.

The pass collects large amounts of behavioural data from employees, which businesses can use to analyse and improve the productivity of their workforce.

Each badge is worn by an individual employee and collects more than 40 pieces of data daily. This  includes how much they move around, the tone of their voice and even if they leaned in when speaking to  fellow workers.

Eeek! Best step away from the water cooler and get on with some work.

Disrupt! 100 Lessons in Business Innovation by James Bidwell (Nicholas Brealey, £20) is out now.

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