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How Transparency Can Improve Your Crew Retention Rates

In this blog post we're going to examine another way you can create better and more honest engagement with the seamen and women who apply for your maritime job vacancies, and therefore increase the chances of them remaining loyal to your shipping company. It's time to talk about transparency.

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8 Things You Should Never Do When Working in a Job at Sea

Working in seafarer jobs can be challenging, both physically and mentally, even just on a regular basis. So it makes sense to try and keep the obstacles you need to deal with to a minimum while you're working in jobs at sea. And that means avoiding certain things which could get you into trouble.

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How to Deal with Lost Luggage & Documents When Working at Sea

Losing your documents on the way to jobs at sea is a nightmare with a knock on effect on you, the vessel and crew. Meanwhile losing your luggage (or the airline losing your luggage) is a pain to deal with when you've got so many things to think about and do. Here's what to do if it happens to you.

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Contracts to Careers: Find Jobs at Sea with Martide

Whether you're thinking of embarking (pun intended!) upon careers at sea and are looking for entry level cargo ship jobs or you're a seasoned professional looking for a change of job or company, Martide has the jobs at sea you're looking for.

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Why You Need to Start Hiring Seafarers with Tech Skills

If you think about it from a traditional point of view, it might seem a little strange needing a seafarer who lists coding, programming or other techie skills on his or her maritime resume. But times are changing and like many sectors, the maritime industry is now starting to embrace digitization.

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What You Should & Shouldn't Include on Your Seafarer Resume

Writing a seafarer resume that stands out is vital if you want employers to call. Find out what to include - and what not to include - in yours.

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10 Ways to Chill During Your Downtime When Working on a Ship

We know when you're working in seafarer jobs you're busy around the clock but for those moments when you do get some personal time in between watches or shifts, even though you're miles away from land, there are still plenty of things you can do to chill out and keep yourself entertained.

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How to Identify Red Flag Candidates in Maritime Recruitment

You're hiring for your open seafarer jobs and your crewing system and maritime recruitment process are working well. Now you're at the interview stage. Some of your interviewees are great all the way through the interview...but others, well others, might set alarm bells ringing halfway through.

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Why Lying on Your Seafarer Resume Will Always Backfire

Lying on a resume is never a good idea, but lying on a seafarer resume is a real no-no for anyone who takes their maritime career seriously. The trouble with lying - or just exaggerating - when job seeking is that if (and when) you get found out, it can have terrible consequences on your future.