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, [...]
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 [...]
Any of us can become victims of identity theft, but job seekers may be especially vulnerable because, as The Ladders.com career website points out, many candidates for employment are willing to provide any information requested by a prospective employer that might help them land a job. Identity theft is not a small problem. Transunion.com says [...]
What are your job choices? With the cost of living on the rise, many of us spend more hours at work than we do at home trying to make a decent wage. This is why it’s essential to choose a career that is not only interesting but provides you with enough money to live a [...]
Unemployment has been a hot topic for debate for as long as most can remember; it is an issue that has long overshadowed this country with periods of unemployment causing great concern. With state of the current economic climate, unemployment is at an all time high. More people are being made redundant, struggling to find [...]
4 Suggestions To Get Your CV or Resume Discovered Online Though government statistics and media will continue telling us that unemployment in the USA is around 8 percent*, the real number is actually closer to 22 percent. As a result, the job market is more competitive than ever. Recruiters are getting hundreds of resumes and [...]
Job titles have remained relatively consistent, but due to advancements in technology, the internet, and other evolutions of society, new job titles have popped up in the last decade. Some are due to societal changes and others because of worldly shifts in business or increased social responsibility. Regardless of the variable that may cause a new [...]
There are a number of ways that you can address a long gap in your work history and the reasons for the gap. Your strategy will depend on your previous experience and your target job. If you are applying to a company that uses computer scanning, such as an applicant tracking system, your dates of [...]
There is both a lack of job opportunities and a greater number of job seekers in today’s market, so the interest in applying to advertising agency jobs vacancies on sites such as mediaweekjobs.co.uk has never been higher. Whether you want to be a hard-drinking, chain-smoking employee like Mad Men’s Don Draper or you want to [...]
Apply a version of the new adage “don’t post it online if you wouldn’t say it to their face” before and during your job hunt. If you live your life online – from chatting with friends to writing long detailed emails/blogs about your travels and travails – your opinions on various topics could easily be [...]
Getting a job is one of the hardest tasks you will need to complete. You go through all the hard work of gaining qualifications and sitting down and searching the web or newspapers looking for "jobs" only to suffer knock backs and become increasingly downhearted. A lot of the time, the reason job applications are [...]
Your job in the charity sector If making a difference in the world is important to you, consider a new, exciting, challenging and rewarding position within the charitable sector, also called the third sector. It may not be ‘all about the money, money, money’ for you, but a career in the third sector can be [...]
Many people spend some time temping at one time or another in their lives. From graduates looking for a full-time job to parents looking to get back into the workplace, temping can be hugely useful and has many benefits. Read on to find out more. Get experience One of the primary benefits of temping is [...]