My Little Wrapper – franchising as an employment alternative
It ‘s hard these days. Earning money and being a good parent can often seem to be mutually incompatible. You can’t do them both. The demands of your boss and of work conflict directly with your desires as a mum or dad. But what if there was a way to break free from the shackles of employment and set up your own business that you could run on your terms?
Company sold workers’ data
An interesting article on the BBC today that tells the story of a UK based firm that has been selling employee details to construction firms looking to recruit.
CVspecial – professional CV writing by one of the world’s foremost CV expert
What can you say about Steve Holmes, the CV expert behind CVspecial? A little bit grumpy a times (I’m sure he wouldn’t mind me saying!), but with over 20 years CV writing experience, he’s the best in the business!
Lloyds / HBOS see loss of £10.8 billion and could cost many jobs
The BBC have reported this week that Lloyds TSB who acquired HBOS during the recent financial crisis, have seen a loss of £10.8 billion in 2008.
The UK Recruitment Agency – where to find them?
It can be a royal pain in the backside firing out your CVs to recruitment agencies – even in the UK there are thousands of different agencies across the country, with each agency serving different markets or different geographical areas. To help you with your search, I’ve compiled a list of recruitment agencies in the UK and other resources that might be useful.
Your local job centre – make use of it!
One of the key resources that jobseekers frequently neglect is their local job centre. There seems to be a stigma attached to visiting the job centre – that somehow “signing on” reflects badly on you as individual.
This is crap. This article will look at some of the common misconceptions that people have about their local job centre.
Interviewing tips for jobseekers
The dreaded interview is undoubtedly the hardest part of the job hunting process. We’ve already covered how to prepare for an interview, questions to ask in an interview, reason to give for leaving your last job and the horrible, “what is your expected salary?” question – now let’s look at some more general interviewing tips for jobseekers.