What’s the best way to list my latest employer on my CV?

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 - How to Write a CV, career transition, cv writing, redundancy, unemployment


CV Writing photo credit: ArtemFinland Chris asks: What’s the best way to list my latest employer on my CV? I was laid off February 20th while under contract. Under the buyout, I still receive a check, but no longer work there. Do I change the dates on my resume to read ” xxxx- Feb 2009″, [...]

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Sunday Thoughts: pay, contracts and the banks

Sunday, February 15th, 2009 - redundancy, sunday thoughts, tutorial, unemployment


Redundancy Pay Lessons post the 2008 banking crisis There has been much coverage of the pay packets that the directors, former directors, ex-traders and bankers of the “saved” banks have both had in the past, are now due, and will be paid in the future. We “suddenly” find that some people who were on basics [...]

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Redundancy rates rise, Pyramid schemes return

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 - redundancy


It has been reported by many media and investigative journalism programmes that the number of illegal pyramid schemes is on the rise. This fresh outcrop seems to be particularly prevalent in South Wales (our back garden, so hence why I am writing about it), and to be on the rise thanks in part to the [...]

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Thinking you might be laid off/be made redundant?

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 - Uncategorized


If you listen to the media at present, we are probably heading right now into the worst recession since the 1929 crash. Looking what goes on a round us in our daily lives, that could be true – the only construction going on right now is that associated with either long term projects (ie – [...]

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When is the best time to look for a new job?

Friday, August 15th, 2008 - Blog


Looking for a Job photo credit: di_the_huntress Richard asks: When is the best time to look for a new job? In answer: It is always a crazy market out there for jobs, but particularly at present. Even if you think your job I secure in your current post, you should always be doing the following….. [...]

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