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Whilst the “rules” of office dress are fairly well established, one question that comes up regularly is the role of the tie in today’s work place. Should you or shouldn’t you? Unfortunately, the answer isn’t clear-cut.

There comes a time when each of us feels like we’re eligible for a pay increase, but broaching this is often a difficult situation which, if handled badly, could sour future relationships. Here are four things to bear in mind which will help you secure that elusive pay rise and maintain good relations with everyone involved.

Continuing our mini-series on Acing Assessment Centres, today we look at the role-play exercise to understand what your assessors will be looking for and some quick tips to help you shine above the other candidates.

This is the last article in our series on developing your career abroad.

This article continues our series on developing your career abroad. Be sure to signup to our Career Thought weekly updates and follow us one Twitter to get the next articles in the series, along with other career advice and insights.