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It is natural, when thinking about a career change, to consider your skills and experience and ask yourself what other jobs are open to you. But in fact it is neither skills nor experience which will determine whether your new career will be one that you enjoy. The most important factor to take into account in a career change is your values. (more…)
There is nobody with a job in one sixth of all homes. That figure is likely to increase over the next few months. If you are one the many unemployed, what can you do short of waiting for things to improve? (more…)
The global economy and increased mobility has made it much easier for all of us to work in other countries- and for other people to come and work here. But it is not easy to apply for a job in a country with which you are not familiar. There are cultural differences, sometimes glaring ones, sometimes much more subtle. And without appreciating those differences it can be much harder to find a job. (more…)
The CBI have called on the government to spend £125m on providing 50,000 new youth apprenticeships. Under the plans each participating employer would receive £2,500 for every apprentice it took on. The government has allocated £500m to a recruitment subsidy fund, the CBI sees the cost of the apprenticeship scheme as coming from this fund. (more…)
BT’s announcement that it is to discontinue its graduate training scheme is the latest blow to what is becoming known as the ‘lost generation’. The number of young people (18-24 year olds) not in work or education is now 835,000, one hundred thousand more than even a year ago.
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Job hunting today is far more complex than it used to be. The spread of online recruitment and social networking has expanded the range of tools available to job seekers. We now talk of job search strategies and campaigns rather than just plain old job hunting. The right job search strategy will help you find jobs faster, and will improve your chances of getting them. (more…)
A new report says that sickness rates in the NHS are 50% higher than in the private sector. More than 45,000 staff call in sick each day. This would be worrying in any organisation; all the more so in one which is dedicated to improving our health.
How long should you follow your dream, before you decide that it isn’t going to work out and you need to get a ‘proper job’? For many people, particularly those in their twenties, that is a question to be avoided at all costs. For many others, particularly the parents of those who don’t want to hear the question, it is the only question worth asking. (more…)
I wanted to contact a fellow Chief Executive yesterday, someone I had never met but to whom I wanted to suggest an idea. I had to decide whether to ring, e-mail, write or try to find him on a social networking site. As I thought about the best way of making contact I realised that I was going through exactly the same process that job hunters go through when deciding how to initiate a speculative approach to a company they want to work for.
The apprenticeship scheme, created by government and fronted by Alan Sugar is coming under fire for being ineffectual. The scheme, which has cost nearly £3 million and aims to create 400,000 apprenticeships over the next ten years has so far managed to find jobs for just 1,000 people. So is it just an expensive gimmick, or is it a scheme of value? (more…)