Ways to Make Your Business Card Bring You More Business The best business cards tell people four essential facts: who you are, what you do, what you can do for them and how to reach you. Every element of your card should support one those four things. Because business card printing is inexpensive and quick [...]
Myth or fact: Market researchers are number crunchers, stat stooges, and questionnaire boffins. Market researchers obsessively pore over data that any sane human being would view as tangled errata. Certainly the question lingers in the minds of many when the term ‘market research’ is heard. It is a question that has blunted the appeal of [...]
Veterans can overcome barriers to employment through diligence and a few modern tools. While the unemployment rate among veterans from 2001 through 2011 was significantly higher than that for non-veterans, the good news is that veterans' unemployment rate has been dropping since then, a sign that initiatives for helping veterans find employment are working. The [...]
Imagine the possibilities ... It doesn't matter where you are looking for creative jobs, your application can stand out from the crowd. The latest technology and tough competition means that innovative applications are on the rise. A traditional CV created with Microsoft Word works for most applications, but new infographic CVs and video applications could [...]
Not many years ago, working for the care of the environment was the domain of a few crackpots and assorted boffins. Perceptions have changed and there exist a multitude of recognised qualifications and different kinds of environment jobs – in fact so many that the field has split into a host of sub-disciplines. With global [...]
A 2011 America Wave survey found that 2.5 per cent of Americans (or 6 million people) planned to relocate to another country for more than two years, and 10 per cent of those planned to leave the country for good. This was the largest number ever reported, and it represents the shifting attitude of Americans [...]
Today’s jobs market: an overview of the current UK employment sector. Recent government figures in October 2010 put the unemployment rate of those aged 16+ at 29.3%. Couple this with the lack of vacancies reported available by job boards, recruitment agencies and employers and what quickly becomes evident is that today’s job market is saturated [...]
It is crucial for everyone to fully understand the rights you have as an employee. It is easy for employers to take advantage, to give less holiday then you are entitled to or attempt to pay you below the legal recommendations. Not only is this incredibly unfair and can make you, as an employee unhappy [...]
Graduating in the years during or just after a recession can be tough. The job market is very competitive and the recent graduate is competing against people with several years of relevant experience and glowing recommendations from bosses who did not want to lose them. Although recent graduates may not have a lot of relevant [...]
Alongside the headlines desponding of the economic slump and the diminishing number of graduate jobs, job-seeking graduates are bombarded by job-hunting clichés in the press. These include the importance of relevant work experience and transferable skills to complement academic achievements and the need to seek jobs from a wide range of sources. There is, however, [...]
There has been a lot of debate about whether a cover letter is needed when applying for a job. Sometimes, the application information will state that a cover letter is required and sometimes it is not mentioned. For on-line applications, a very similar document, such as a letter of motivation or statement of support, could [...]
We've all heard the old adage 'smile and the world smiles back at you' and it's quite true. I once knew of a man who went to a job interview and from the moment he got out of the car in the large parking lot in front of a multi-story large building, he had a [...]
Total student loan debt in the United States now exceeds $1.2 trillion, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Institute of College Access and Success estimates that one in 10 graduates has $40,000 or more in student loan debt, while the average borrower carries about $26,000. Numbers like these can cause any rational person [...]
Despite the cost of tuition, a college degree continues to pay huge dividends for professionals. The U.S. Department of Treasury notes that a degree provides an impressive 80 percent chance of improving your economic status over the course of your career. But if you count yourself among the 46 percent of American students unable to [...]
What to put in your CV when starting your career Whether you are looking for an accounting job or one in the service industry, you will notice that employers are often looking for people with relevant experience. If you are a career starter who is without experience, you will wonder how you can you get [...]