Feeling stressed? According to magazine Recruitment Matters, you are not alone. More than 13 million days a year are lost to work-related stress - that's more than those taken off for the common cold!

The magazine has compiled a list of top tips for staying calm and in control. The Hatty Blue team will be taking deep breaths and scanning their eyes over the list whenever the pressure hots up over the coming months...

1) Confront problems and unpleasant issues. Every 'live' problem at the back of your mind is a drain on your energies.

2) Be realistic. Accept challenges that are exciting and constructive - not those that are impossible - and practice saying no without feeling guilty.

3) Delegate/Prioritise. Delegate work that doesn't require your direct personal involvement and shelve work that can't be done now.

4) Accept occasional failure. See it as an inevitable, positive opportunity for developing, rather than a personal reflection on you.

5) Express your feelings. Let people know how their actions and decisions affect you, and how that makes you feel. Ask for help, avoid unnecessary conflict and look for win-win situations

6) Adopt a healthy lifestyle. A good diet, regular exercise and getting adequate rest means your body is better able to cope with stress should it occur. Avoid alcohol, nicotine and caffeine.

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Fancy a new start? Cast your eyes over the jobs below and let us know if you are the perfect person for the job. Email your CV to hello@hattyblue.co.uk

Long-Term Temporary Positition – Cutting Edge PR
Temporary
An amazing opportunity exists to join this award winning & cutting edge public relations & events Co with a Celebrity client list and a passionate, dynamic culture!Based in gorgeously stylish offices in the heart of Soho they are looking to recruit an outstanding Office Coordinator to be their lynchpin. This is an extremely varied and interesting role. Your main responsibilities include overseeing office administration and upkeep,making guests welcome, dealing with post and couriers, banking cheques, dealing with IT issues, managing Health & Safety, liaising with suppliers and 101 other ongoing projects! Above all you'll be charged with creating a happy, positive, upbeat, hard working atmosphere. You will be a self motivated, highly organised individual with a fantastic customer service mentality with 12 months+ experience in a similar role in a funky media environment. You'll have excellent communication skills and masses of energy. You'll have the ability to quickly acclimatise to and add value to a fast-paced, dynamic and robust environment and have lots of fun along the way!


Graduate Account Exec - Healthcare PR!
Permanent
£19K
An exciting opportunity exists to join one of the world’s fastest growing healthcare PR agencies with a worldwide reputation for excellence and dynamic partnerships they have forged with some of the world's leading healthcare companies and organizations.
As a Graduate Account Exec your role will be to learn to Account manage from the bottom up! You will build an understanding of cleints, their products, PR Programmes and objectives. You'll provide administrative support for the account team, which will include making arrangements for meetings, providing accurate copy quickly and efficiently, setting up filing systems, and making travel arrangements. You will liase regularly with clients, participate fully in internal and external meetings and keep abreast of industry and environmental issues so that you can flag up issues and opportunities to the team. You will be degree educated in a science based discipline and have at least six months administrative experience under your belt preferably in Publishng or PR. You will be passionate about PR and ideally have an interest in healthcare and ethcial issues. Enthusiasm, great organisation skills, plus a good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint will set you apart from the crowd. Languages are also useful. There are excellent opportunities for progression towards Account Management and beyond so this really is a fantastic opportunity.