Creative Strategies for Jobseekers
Navigating a Tough Job Market: Creative Strategies for Jobseekers
A recent article in The Guardian paints a bleak picture of the UK job market, with 1.5 million Britons struggling to find work. The article highlights the extreme competition, low pay, and mismatch between employer expectations and applicant skills that many job seekers are currently facing.
Job Opportunities During Covid-19
How Covid-19 is affecting the job market Many sectors have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic leading to mass job losses and millions around the world with many still on furlough schemes. While some businesses have temporarily or permanently shut down during the pandemic, others have seen a dramatic need for more staff to […]
Are You Using LinkedIn Effectively?
What is LinkedIn? With over 500 million people using LinkedIn globally, it’s become one of the most important networking tools for professionals. Using LinkedIn, and even more importantly, using LinkedIn effectively is essential if you want to advance your career. Since its launch back in 2002, LinkedIn has grown into more than just a professional […]
8 Ways to Spot a Job Scam
Do you know how to spot a job or employment scam? As if job searching isn’t challenging enough, there are a growing number of job or employment scams you need to look out for. In this blog post we share what you need to know about how to spot job scams and how to avoid […]
How Social Media Can Affect Your Career
An online survey of over a thousand hiring managers and human resource professionals across a variety of industries and company sizes was conducted by CareerBuilder (now monster.com). It found that 70% of employers use social networking sites to research job candidates during the hiring process. It also found that 48% of employers admit to monitoring employees […]
Changing careers: A step-by-step guide
Thinking of changing career? Changing jobs is challenging enough, but changing to a whole new career can be overwhelming. One of the biggest hurdles faced by career changers is how to make a smooth and successful transition to their new career. To help, we’ve put together this step-by-step guide to make the transition to your […]
Create Personal Branding For Job Search Success
Personal branding for job search Want to know more about personal branding for job search? Confused about personal branding or just want to understand how to develop your brand more effectively? Brand ‘You’ is the most important brand of all! Personal branding has become one of the biggest buzz terms in recent years. If you […]