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Graphic Design Careers

  Young graphic design graduates have a wide variety of careers waiting to be explored. The first step to choosing a career in graphic design is to understand where your talents lie and what interests you. Below are some of the options you can choose from. Brand Identity Developers One of the most popular careers [...]

By |2017-01-28T15:04:49+00:00October 3rd, 2014|Career Development|Comments Off on Graphic Design Careers

Follow Your Passion: Careers for Gearheads

  Are you very interested in and passionate about machines, especially motorcycles? Congratulations! You’re a gearhead! You can join the ranks of Malcolm Forbes, publisher of Forbes Magazine and member of American Motorcyclist Association’s Hall of Fame; Robert M. Pirsig, author of “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance;” and Pacific Beachcomber CEO Richard Bailey. [...]

By |2015-12-05T18:22:58+00:00September 13th, 2014|Career Development|Comments Off on Follow Your Passion: Careers for Gearheads

Identity Preservation During a Job Search

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 [...]

By |2017-01-28T15:04:50+00:00March 26th, 2014|Job Hunting|Comments Off on Identity Preservation During a Job Search

Job Choices

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 [...]

By |2017-01-28T15:04:52+00:00May 5th, 2013|Career Development, Job Hunting|Comments Off on Job Choices

Jobs that Never Existed 15 Years Ago

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 [...]

By |2017-01-28T15:05:07+00:00August 30th, 2012|Job Hunting|4 Comments

How to Land an Advertising Agency Internship

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 [...]

By |2017-01-28T15:05:07+00:00August 5th, 2012|Job Hunting|Comments Off on How to Land an Advertising Agency Internship

Job hunting? Think twice before posting on social media!

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 [...]

By |2017-01-28T15:05:07+00:00July 24th, 2012|Job Hunting|Comments Off on Job hunting? Think twice before posting on social media!

5 Tips for a Standout Job Application

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 [...]

By |2017-01-28T15:05:08+00:00May 22nd, 2012|Job Hunting|4 Comments

What are references?

Reference Sheets According to a 2010 Society for Human Resource Management survey, 76% of the organisations they asked conduct reference checks on job candidates. Are you one of the many job seekers who don’t know who should be listed as a reference? Do you know how to prepare your references to help you secure the [...]

By |2017-01-28T15:05:08+00:00May 20th, 2012|CV Writing Tips|2 Comments

Job Hunting in the Third Sector

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 [...]

By |2017-01-28T15:05:09+00:00April 16th, 2012|Job Hunting|4 Comments

Benefits of a Temporary Job

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 [...]

By |2015-05-06T15:14:32+00:00March 12th, 2012|Job Hunting|Comments Off on Benefits of a Temporary Job
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