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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Monday, May 18th, 2009 - Blog

Perception of Volunteer photo credit: Nevada Tumbleweed Joanne asks: I sometimes hear that it’s detrimental to include the word “volunteer” on a profile, as it implies that the experience and training is not “real.” Many feel that the volunteer work should be listed, but without the word “volunteer.” However, does this imply that the work [...]

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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 - career change, career transition, job application rejection, job search, tutorial

Multiple Job Application Rejection photo credit: ben matthews ::: Kate asks: I am currently on redundancy consultancy due to my office relocating and I can not find a job. I have spent the past 5 years working in the construction industry as a PA/Office Manager, most recently in London,  but I can not find anything out [...]

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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 - candidate, career change, career coaching, career transition, employment, job application, professionalism

Career Change I am often asked to write a CV/resume, or see one in recruitment, where the applicant is looking to make a career change. With the credit crunch induced recession now coming into full swing, the most substantial career changes seem to be from business type people towards three areas: charities; teaching; journalism. The [...]

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 - career management, career transition, cv writing, interview, job application, job seeking, redundancy, sacked

CV Writing As stated by the excellent Paul Simon in his own lyrics, there are 50 ways to leave your lover. But here, we are only interested in the four ways to leave your job – and none are to be included on your CV/resume! The four ways to leave your job are: Better prospects [...]

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