Posted on 7th May 2008 in Job Hunting Tips by Career Slave

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 [...]

Posted on 4th March 2008 in Job Hunting Tips by Career Slave

How to Avoid Scams at Job Hunting Websites

If you have been looking for a job on websites which are known to provide good references between employers and employees then you have definitively seen some job positions which sound more like advertisements, they often promise compensation which is hard to believe and have no direct phone contact, instead they redirect you to a [...]

Posted on 4th March 2008 in Job Hunting Tips, Workplace Issues by Career Slave

How to Find Good Companies to Work For

When you are between jobs your primary concern is whether or not you will be able to find a job which will give you comparable compensation to your last job or higher financial rewards in order to pay the bills, the last thing in our minds is paying attention to the details of the positions [...]

Posted on 15th January 2008 in Job Hunting Tips by Career Slave

Taking your job search to the local level

Right, so you’ve gone through the motions with your job hunting efforts – you’ve posted your CV on all the major job boards, you’ve been down the job centre, you’ve checked the local newspapers and sent your CV out to a few recruitment agencies…so what now?
Finding the right job is an arduous process – most [...]

Posted on 4th January 2008 in Job Hunting Tips by Career Slave

Sample letter of enquiry

Actually finding out about new jobs can be the hardest part of the job hunting process and that’s why sending in an email or letter or enquiry can be a good idea.  This article will look at some of the areas you should note when writing your letter.