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Top Five Job Hunting Apps
Three out of every five job seekers use their mobile phone to search for job*. Do you? As candidates are becoming more mobile savvy recruitment companies are offering you more and more mobile services to enable you to search for jobs while ‘on the go.’ CV-Library has explored what job hunting mobile apps are Continue reading..
Give your business a recruitment boost with Working Links
Working Links is a leading provider of services that support people who need help to play their part in society. We’re in the business of changing people’s lives for the better. Since 2000, we’ve supported over 250,000 people into sustainable employment. We all know that people with the most to prove are often the ones Continue reading..
Jobseekers are investing in the interview process more than ever before
Research from totaljobs.com shows that the average jobseeker is willing to travel up to 72 miles to attend a job interview. The research also shows that jobseekers are willing to spend more time preparing for interviews than they have in previous years, with 44% of jobseekers spending more than two hours preparing for each interview, Continue reading..
Equality, diversity and job hunting
TARGETjobs has partnered with AGCAS, the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services, to publish exclusive online content on equality and diversity recruitment. AGCAS is the professional organisation that represents all university careers advisers. This means that TARGETjobs is now able to offer even more excellent advice; advice written by careers experts that can only be Continue reading..
Graduates: 4 easy ways to improve your job prospects
The search for a graduate job, internship or placement is no walk in the park. If you’re working while you look for an elusive graduate role life can be a tad tedious. The routine of work followed by searching for a job is monotonous, unrewarding and tiring. Meanwhile if you haven’t got a job you Continue reading..
How to dress for success
According to new research undertaken by recruitment specialist, OfficeTeam, more than three quarters (76%) of HR directors believe that an employees’ style of dress at work influences their chance of promotion. The importance of workplace attire is viewed differently on a regional basis: Nearly nine in 10 (89%) HR directors in the South West and Continue reading..
Working mum guilt
Do you plead guilty to being a working mum? The issue of working mum guilt is the subject of many a survey or article in the media. Not a week passes when some celebrity or other does not ‘confess’ to feeling guilty that she works. Just recently it was Victoria Beckham’s turn… again. You wonder Continue reading..
Jobs: Strength in Numbers
As we’re halfway through 2013 it’s the perfect time to review the job market and take a look at what sectors are offering the most opportunities. CV-Library has over 70,000 live jobs on their site and the team work with recruiters from 70 different sectors. They’ve taken a closer look at which sectors are booming Continue reading..
Is this the end of 9-5?
Are we becoming a nation of second income earners? A recent UK study by Herbalife has revealed some interesting statistics about our approach to working. It illustrates that the numbers of people working a second job are currently soaring in the UK – allowing us to boost our incomes, seek out additional opportunities we might not Continue reading..
You snooze, you lose this summer
It’s always been a bone of contention here at Rathbone – why do school leavers give themselves a six-week break before deciding on their future? Sure, they don’t have a crystal ball; but many can anticipate how that GCSE results envelope is going to look in late August. And then of course, there is that Continue reading..
