The Two Golden Rules of Job Hunting
To be successful when you are job hunting it is essential that you get two things right. You need to find the right jobs to apply to and you need to sell yourself strongly. It sounds obvious doesn’t...
View ArticleHow recruitment agents advertise
There are two ways by which recruiters advertise. The process is similar for print media and the internet. The first is known as a menu advertisement. In this case the recruitment agency lists out a...
View ArticleNetworking in the Public Sector
With the public sector shrinking, competition for jobs is getting tougher. If you are looking for a public sector job, you need to give yourself an edge. There are two parts to getting a job. The first...
View ArticleOnline Networking
The advantage of social media for your job networking is that it is quick and easy to extend your network. You don’t need to spend time meeting people, your networking is all done on line and the...
View ArticleSample Cover Letters
Here are a couple of sample cover letters you may find useful. Dear I wish to apply for the role of Accounting Supervisor advertised in The Times on 20 December 2008. I believe that I have the skills...
View ArticleMaking A Speculative Approach
Sometimes you will know that what you offer is exactly right for a particular company and, try as you might, you have been unable to effect a connection through your networks. In these cases the only...
View ArticleDealing with a Career Break on Your CV
Over the past few years the idea of a career break has become popular. It makes a lot of sense, after all we spend so much of our lives working that when a chance comes along to spend a year or two...
View ArticleNeed to Review your 2016 Job Search Strategy?
A comment on some less obvious issues relating to jobs and career change activity. Any job search ‘watcher’ over 2015 and especially the second half will have seen a big increase in the number of...
View ArticleGet more from your job-search.
It might be the first time you have ever started the job-search process, or perhaps you have done it more times than you care to remember? Whichever category you fit into you are probably a little...
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Kickstart Your Career
Leading online job board totaljobs has compiled a new free “How to Kickstart your Career” eBook! This essential guide will help you along your jobseeking journey, featuring advice from recruitment...
View ArticleDoes your University degree have to match your career path?
Don’t let a maths degree on your CV discourage you from applying for a fashion role. It might not seem like the best match in heaven, but skills can be transferred from unlikely places, with past...
View ArticleRedundancy can strike with little notice.
It is a sad fact and the records show that over the years, the greatest number of redundancy notifications appear immediately after the August holiday break and likewise after Christmas. It’s a very...
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The small business guide to employing an apprentice
As of November 2015, the number of young people in the United Kingdom not in education, employment or training stood at 848,000. Commonly referred to as ‘NEETs’, this huge section of society aged 16-24...
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The Future of Apprenticeships: A Guide
What are apprenticeships? An apprenticeship is a combination of practical training and paid work which allows students to learn a focused set of skills while gaining essential experience in a working...
View ArticleCounter Job Offers
It can be a great feeling knowing that there are employers falling over each other trying to get their hands on you, but nice and all as may seem when you get an offer from another employer it’s not...
View ArticleHas a Headhunter come knocking?
We all dream of the day the phone rings and a voice introduces themselves as search consultants and that they have been researching the market for a position that they have been retained to fill and...
View ArticleJob Search Diagnostic
Does your Job Searching keep hitting a stone wall somewhere in the process? Maybe its diagnostics time? Clients often complain that their applications in response to job adverts do not seem to get the...
View ArticleLooking For a Job
On my way home yesterday I stopped off at a local shop to get a few bits and pieces. It was one of those many newsagents or newsagent-deli type shops that you see on almost every street in every town...
View ArticleWhat’s your Salary Expectation?
You just made through the interview, made a good job of answering all the questions asked and as it is almost at a close you are asked what is probably one of the hardest questions to answer; So what...
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