Over 2/3rds of UK employers who recruit 16-year old school leavers consider them to be well prepared for work, according to the National Employer Skills Survey for England (NESS). The 2009 NESS report asked 79,152 employers about their recruitment and skills needs during the height of the recession.
The number of job seekers competing for every job opening is at the highest since the recession began, but it’s worse than you think in many areas. The Labour Department reported 6.3 unemployed workers for every job opening. The number was 1.7 in December 2007. Below is a 3 step method to landing a great job or career change in this terrible job climate:
Finding a job in a down economy can seem overwhelming, endless and discouraging. As opposed to the last major economic downturn, job seekers can tap into peer and employment networks using social media. Not only can one expand their search throughout the country, it’s also easy, fun and effective.
It’s no new news that hackers are turning employment websites into all you can eat buffets for jobseekers’ personal data. While the economic downturn has seen an upsurge in the numbers of people putting their data online at job portals, apparently it has made such sites good places for hackers to attack.
Many professionals are currently experiencing career transitions in the current economy, many can use this opportunity to not only conduct a self-assessment of their motivation and skills, but increase their chances for success by seeking new opportunities where they exist. Employersjobs.com are offering a host of recession busting career tips for the disconcerted employee either anticipating a lay off or experiencing career transition blues.
Creating a great CV or resume is only the first step on the path to success, you also have to evaluate this for effectiveness. This is perfectly natural because you want to make sure the CV/resume you created will help you achieve your goal. You may have created this CV/resume to help you land the job of your dreams. Another reason you might have created the CV/resume template is to sell it for profit for other jobseekers out there trying to find work in a tumultous economy.
With many over 45r’s finding themselves in a global disaster along with the rest of the job market who’ve encountered redundancies and job strife - it’s time we posted some advice about handling the modern job search climate. With these helpful tips you can handle job searching with the same finesse and experience often undervalued by employers that mature workers so easily possess!
A 12 year old lands a dream job as a Swizzels Matlow sweet taster! The young Harry will spend the next year sampling sweets after landing a child’s dream job as an official taster for Swizzels Matlow. Harry, from, Essex, beat thousands of hopefuls to be taken on by the confectionery firm for the next 12 months.
Work place disputes are a necessary burden most of us will encounter at least once on our career paths. Despite many perceptions that conflict in the workplace is always messy and toxic - it is possible to resolve such conflict in a positive and character building manner, for both employers and employees. In an economy where one can simply not afford to be unemployed being diplomatic and informed is key in any dispute situation - and soon help will be but a phone call away.
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.