Some businesses use social networking sites to check out potential employees. Jobseekers beware - employers are increasingly checking out networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to get a feel for prospective employees. Fiona Hewitt, director of Brand YOU, says while some are just “checking out drunken photos on Facebook”, savvy employers are using these sites as a recruitment tool to assess people’s public persona and reputation.
If there is one industry in Britain that’s not affected by the economic crisis - it’s the business of making people laugh. Comedy clubs are enjoying a rare boom amid Britain’s worst recession since the early 1980s. With plummeting bank balances and rising unemployment, there’s plenty for us to feel down about. But the UK’s comedy clubs are providing the tonic that’s needed.
The richest people in the world have gotten poorer, just like the rest of us. This year the world’s billionaires have an average net worth of £2 billion, down 23% in 12 months. The world now has 793 billionaires, down from 1,125 a year ago. That’s a financial loss of £1 trillion pounds. Just the thought brings tears to my eyes.
There’s a bright side to almost any unwelcome development, isn’t there? Lose a love and you may also lose some unwanted pounds. Lose an ear-ring at a party and you might make a friend in the person who helps you look for it. Lose your job and you may end up in a new one that you like more. There are even bright spots in this recession.
One of the most annoying let downs when you find a job you really want is to be told you’re over qualified. In the current economy world wide - many people are being retrenched, losing their jobs and are looking for new opportunities. You need to be able to restructure your CV to not seem intimidating or out of the salary range of your prospective employers - noone recommends dumbing down your CV but at the end of the day it’s about being right for the job - you definately need to be targeted about what appears in your CV.
Let’s go back 48 hours to Friday. It’s close to finishing time and all you are thinking of is what you’re going to do over the weekend. Shopping, going out with friends or family, going to parties - or simply staying home! Whatever you do it will be far away from your place of work and it’s an opportunity for two days to float your boat.
The internet has dramatically changed the proficiency and speed at which we successfully search for information and services. Instant data - once a dream of our forefathers - is now a reality fast implementing itself in the instinctual functionality of society. Why then should searching for a job be any different? As our ancestors carved their way through history in a blaze of exploration and blood shed, we too have to be competitive and fearless to navigate the current job market!
In January internet users worldwide were rattled by the reports of the major hacking of personal data from Monster.com recruitment website. It is not the first time unfortunately for this recruitment agency. Monster was also in the news in August 2007, when the confidential information of about 1.3 million job seekers was stolen. Diverse methods of scamming and stealing data emerge every day - the only real way to combat it is to educate users on how to identify Phishing, and what precautions to take when using website’s that require personal information.
According to comScore, more Americans are searching for jobs online than ever before. In fact, job search is the fastest growing category online, faster even than social networks. People have been using the internet to advertise jobs across various sectors for years now, with most companies choosing to supplement print ads with online job postings. These days there is a growing tendency to forsake print advertising and to focus more on online advertising.
I thought this may be of use to all employers and jobseekers alike! Basically it’s a list of, as good as, all the job boards you’ll ever need to know in the UK to either find a job or fill a job. Like EmployersJobs.com many of these job boards also cover Europe, US, Asia and Australia.