Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 - career planning, degree, education, employment, job application, qualifications

Which Cooking School? Steve asks: I want to be a successful chef, so looking to see if this certificate or course will help me on my way? Ashburton Cookery School offer a 20 day cookery diploma for £2700 its a 20 day course? Is this the sort of thing you could put on your CV [...]

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Saturday, May 30th, 2009 - IT Jobs, career change, career management, career planning, career transition, construction jobs, cv help, economics, education, employment, project management, qualifications, recruitment, redundancy, unemployment

PrinceII Training photo credit: 24seven Communications With all the bad press around at present with regards the economy, and resultant unemployment, it did surprise but didn’t shock me when I read this week that 1 in 10 employers facing a skills shortage. Why is this? One of the reasons is that school leavers are no [...]

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Thursday, May 21st, 2009 - Professional CV, career coaching, career management, career planning, professionalism, project management, qualifications

IT Project Management photo credit: Flyinace2000 Elie, a systems programmer for an insurer, asks: I’m looking to expand my skills at Project Management and Team Leading. There is a certification, PMP (Project Management Professional) that I can get, but I’m not sure if I want to get the designation. Can you recommend a book or [...]

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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 - Blog, employment, government jobs, minimum wage, politics, qualifications, recruitment, redundancy, sunday thoughts, unemployment

Skills in the Recession photo credit: Alex France As a bit of a politico – I love the cut and thrust of the debate, and the fact it affects every part of our lives – I was quickly captivated by the Opposition debate in the House of Commons yesterday, entitled Skills in the Recession. To [...]

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Monday, April 20th, 2009 - British Forces, Professional CV, candidate, career transition, employment, job application, job seeking, professionalism, qualifications, recruitment

Leadership Skills Jan asks: I am applying for a job and finding it really easy to provide examples of how I meet the spec in terms of task based type requirements e.g budget management, marketing skills. However when it comes to leadership skills, am struggling to provide evidence without it sounding like a trite affirmation or [...]

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