Work and Employment, Jobs and Recruitment
Many people would love to return to studies as an adult as often when you get older you have more of an idea of what careers you may want to do. Often the man reason people are not able to return to studies is commitments and often these are linked to financial issues. It may …
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If you are currently working in an IT support role then you may want to look at progressing to IT manager in the near future. You will probably already have the technical background so you will mostly likely need to learn about the management side. This may include how to manage a team, meeting with …
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As an am employer you may find it hard to get the balance between being a boss and being friendly. Just because you are an employer does not mean you always have to be firm, but it does mean you need to consider the way in which you communicate with your employees and maintain a …
Many people feel that they are in jobs and not getting paid the correct wage for the work they do. All too often, people leave a job vacancy over money without finding out if they could have got a pay rise in their current position. Some people find asking for a pay rise hard, they …
If you are self employed then you will probably understand how hard it can be to work from home. Many people will probably say to you how they are envious that you can work from your home and do not have to content with traffic, cost of travelling and having to leave the house on …
When someone has been working in a particular industry for a number of years, they often pick up many skills and techniques that if shared, could help many other people. One way to share this experience and skills is to become a trainer and offer training courses for other people wishing to get in to …
With the government recently introducing the law which requires students to either stay on in education, have a job lined up to go to or go in to an apprenticeship, apprenticeships have grown in popularity. It is the perfect way to get in to working and start earning your own money, whilst still training to …
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When writing your CV it is vital that include past experiences and qualifications. People often list their qualifications from GCSE’s to NVQ’s or degrees and then go on to talk about previous jobs they have had and the experience it have given to them. Obviously everyone wants to give themselves the best chance of landing …
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Whilst being employed, you may be given the opportunity to do some extra on the job training. This can help you learn how to improve in your current role, teach you new skills to take on additional responsibilities or help you manage other members of staff. Often employees will be given the opportunity to go …
When looking for work, many people wonder if they should apply for a job that they are under qualified for. Sometimes a job advert may state that you need a certain qualification or that you required x amount of years’ experience, but if you don’t have those things, is there any point in trying to …
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