by Debra Mills | Feb 24, 2015 | Job Hunting
The economy is steadily improving, but the competition for employment remains fierce. People hoping to land their dream position must put their best foot forward when submitting applications and interacting with prospective employers. If you’re currently in the market...
by Debra Mills | Jan 5, 2015 | Career Development
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...
by Debra Mills | Jan 5, 2015 | Career Development, Job Hunting
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...
by Debra Mills | Jan 5, 2015 | Career Development, Job Hunting
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...
by Debra Mills | Jan 5, 2015 | CV Formats
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...
by Debra Mills | Jan 5, 2015 | Career Development, Job Hunting
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...
by Debra Mills | Jan 5, 2015 | Career Development, Job Hunting
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...
by Debra Mills | Jan 5, 2015 | Career Development, Job Hunting, Uncategorized
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...
by Debra Mills | Jan 5, 2015 | Career Development, Job Hunting
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...
by Debra Mills | Jan 5, 2015 | CV Writing Tips, Resume Writing
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...
