APPLYING FOR JOBS ONLINE
Most advertised jobs will be found online, and you will need to customise your application. So many people get it wrong. They upload their generic CV with a brief cover note and then wonder why they aren’t getting shortlisted. They aren’t doing the necessary preparation, so here’s guidance to follow. The best way to respond […]
What have you done to learn and develop yourself this week?
Good morning, I’m spending a lot of this week at Cheltenham Science Festival, it’s not just ‘pure’ science and I’ve been to interesting sessions on technology and health. What have you done to learn and develop yourself this week? I can take learning from many things from attending a conference to going through an online […]
Happy Christmas – What? You still haven't got a job?
Christmas, a time of good cheer and we meet up with family and friends. This is meant to be a time of fun, but it can also be stressful, particularly when the conversations turns to our search for employment. You know that questions will be asked, people will want to know how your job search […]
Stop doing the same thing if you want a different result
Some inspiration “I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost… I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t […]
The Most Popular Job Search Sites
The Most Popular Job Sites There are so many job sites, and using the most popular is not necessarily going to be best for you. I recommend sites like http://www.indeed.co.ukwhich aggregate jobs from different sites. According to research from Experian Hitwise, published in Recruiter (www.recruiter.co.uk) here are the most popular sites LinkedIn www.linkedin.com 20.03% Indeed […]
The Portfolio Career
What is a portfolio career? A portfolio career is a way of working where you have more than one job. This could include working 2 days developing your own catering business and 3 days working in your main career as an accountant. Or it could be to use your area of specialism and to perhaps […]
Work Experience Candidates 80% More Employable
In a job market where 1800 people recently chased 25 jobs there’s a need to make your application stand out from the rest. It’s not just younger people leaving school and university but also people with a good employment record whose jobs no longer exist and who need to look for something more. Denise Taylor, […]
How to get basic online skills
Yesterday I spoke with 27 local radio stations on the need for online skills as part of BBC Learning and Get Connected Project. Some were live others were recorded. I blogged about this yesterday. Today’s post builds on the discussions I had with the radio presenters. If you don’t have computer skills If you have never […]
The need for basic online skills
It’s estimated that by 2015 90% of all jobs in the UK will require ICT skills. However, today a staggering 16 million people in the UK aged 15 and over don’t even have basic online skills. You may think the majority of people falling within this category are older people but there are also a […]
Setting Career Goals, part 2
In my last post I wrote about setting career goals. I said that a lot about achieving career goals is about what goes on in our head. I asked you to think about your career goal, or anything else that you want to achieve and to visualize your current situation and your desired goal and […]
