How To… Work Abroad
AVOID SIMPLE PITFALLS OF FOREIGN JOBS First things first: you must determine where you want to go. There are endless possibilities, but consider the country that offers the best career opportunities and can cater for your employment needs. Fo example, if you’re considering working in media, it would help if the country you are...
How To… Create An Alluring Covering Letter
ENTICE THEM TO ASK FOR MORE THE main aim of a covering letter is to encourage recruiters to read your CV. While a CV sets out the skills and experience you have, the covering letter more explicitly demonstrates your understanding of the employing organisation and nature of the job being advertised. A covering letter gives...
How To… Provide A Reference
Ensuring Your References Will Help You RODGER Gilpin, a partner at Gilpin Executive Search gives his advice on choosing references. When filling out application forms, people tend to focus more on previous experience, skills and qualifications, but spend little time deciding who their references should be. Many employers consider reference checks an important part of...
How To … Sell Yourself
TOP TIPS FOR JOB SUCCESS If you’re a naturally shy person it can be a daunting task to try and sell yourself in a job application form or interview but there are a few ways to make it easier. 1) REALISE YOUR OWN STRENGTHSThe first step to selling yourself is to recognise that you have...
How To… Job Search When You Are Employed
BE DISCREET WHEN YOU’RE JOB HUNTING WHILE it is normal to keep your options open and an eye on the job market, searching and interviewing for a job when you are already in employment can be difficult. Whatever the motivation you shouldn’t let your employer know you are considering quitting. It is important to be...
How To… Study
ORGANISE,AND STUDY TIMES WILL BE EASIER GETTING back into the rhythm of studying may seem daunting but when you’re equipped with the right tools, it doesn’t have to be too hard. TAKE GOOD LECTURE NOTES It may sound a bit obvious but if you take down good notes it will save you a lot of...
How To Build Working Relationships
Networking Is A Valuable Tool To Have Networking is getting to know people who can help you further your career. It can be daunting at first but with practice and experience it will become routine. TOP TIPS FOR NETWORKING EFFECTIVELY Be friendly, confident and don’t be nervous about approaching someone to engage them in conversation....
How To… Write An Employment Letter
WHAT SORT OF LETTER SHOULD YOU WRITE? There are basically three types of letter relating to a search for employment as Anne Richardson from the Department for Employment and Learning’s careers service explains… If an advertisement asks that you apply in writing then you send A COVER LETTER with your Curriculum Vitae (CV). Use the...
What’s It Like To Study … Criminology
WHAT’S IT LIKE TO STUDY … CRIMINOLOGY FANCY A FUTURE DELVING INTO CRIMINAL MINDS? What courses? Criminology; criminological studies; criminology and criminal justice; applied criminology. It’s often offered as part of a joint honours. Popular combinations include sociology and criminology, social sciences and criminology, and psychology and criminology. What do you come out with? A...
How To Be A … Recruitment Consultant
HOW TO BE A … RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT IT’S VITAL TO SELL YOURSELF FOR THIS ROLERecruitment is a growing industry which offers job satisfaction and development for career-driven professionals, according to Francis Gilmore, head of accountancy and finance at Lucas Love Recruitment. “There are no qualifications which are essential to becoming a recruitment consultant; many degree...