The document provides a roundup of eight work hacks aimed at enhancing professional skills heading into 2015, including advice on body language, productivity, power dressing, verbal and written communication, motivation, and effective presentations. Key tips include using relaxation techniques during stress, the benefits of chewing gum for productivity, and the importance of dressing confidently. It concludes with an overview of the Interquest Group's recruitment services across various market sectors.

1. Highlights
from 2014

2. Over the past three months we have presented
you with eight different Work Hacks:

10. Body Language
Fight or Flight
Productivity
Power Dressing
Verbal Communication
Written Communication
Motivation
Presentations

11. Here is a roundup of our favourite tips to keep
your skills fresh as we head into 2015!

13. Body Language

14. Smiling reveals a lot about a person.

15. If you want to look friendly and
genuine it is important to make sure
that when you smile you “smile with
your eyes”.

16. This means that your eyes will crinkle
slightly when you smile...

18. Fight or Flight

19. If you’re having a stressful day at work, try a
relaxation technique.

20. Take a few deep breaths and relax all of the
muscles in your body.

21. Tighten each muscle group in turn, start with
your toes and move your way up to your face,
relaxing each muscle group after a few
seconds.

23. Productivity

24. If you are really struggling to be
productive, have a piece of
chweing gum.

25. Research shows that the physical
movement of ‘chewing’ can help to
boost your mental performance.

27. Power dressing

28. Power Dressing refers to dressing in a way
which shows confidence in your own ability,

29. it will make people believe this and draw them
toward you.

30. This is useful in any professional environment.

32. Verbal Communication

33. Sentences can be perceived in many ways
through the use of emphasising.

34. It is important to make sure if you want to put
emphasis on something, that you do it in the
correct way.

36. For example, the sentence,
“I never said he stole my
dog”.
This can mean several
different things...

45. Written Communication

46. First and foremost, whatever you are writing,
make sure that it is all spelt right & is
grammatically correct.

48. Motivation

49. Treat yourself

50. Plan ahead and tell yourself that you will do
something nice once you’ve finished a project.

51. Whether that is going out for lunch or buying
yourself something new.

53. Knowing that you can treat yourself once
you’ve completed a project can be all the
motivation that you need.

55. Presentations

56. Slow Down

57. When people are
nervous during
presentations they tend
to speed up in order to
get them over with as
soon as possible.

58. This will show the
audience that you are
nervous and they may
not take you as serious
as someone who oozes
confidence.

59. All you need to do is take a deep breath, think
about what you’re going to say and add pauses in
between sentences.

60. Now that you are equipped with a wealth of
knowledge to kick start your career or refresh
your skills...

61. ...you can progress into 2015 to have the best
year of your career yet!

62. Make sure you stay in touch with InterQuest
Group and look out for our next series of slide
shares!

63. For more tips on professional development and to see all of our
latest opportunities, CONNECT WITH THE INTERQUEST GROUP.
InterQuest Group plc is an award-winning, specialist recruitment
organisation providing contract and permanent services within
niche disciplines globally. The Group is divided into specialist
businesses, with each one aligned to one of the following market
sectors, Finance, Retail, Public Sector, Not for Profit or in an area
of technology such as testing, analytics, ERP or digital. These are
augmented by other businesses specialising in services which
span the various vertical niches - such as recruitment outsourcing
or executive search and selection. As specialists in contract,
permanent IT and analytics recruitment, the InterQuest Group
trades as distinctly branded, individual, specialist recruitment
businesses.