How to… Job search in January
HOW TO… JOB SEARCH IN JANUARY CHRISTMAS and the New Year bring about a period of reflection and resolution and you may start thinking about changing jobs or renewing your hunt for work . The top 5 reasons for looking for a new job in the New Year are as follows: 1. More money 2....
How to… Use Social Network Sites For Business
HOW TO… USE SOCIAL NETWORK SITES FOR BUSINESS USED correctly social networking sites can be the perfect platform to market your skills and talents. Many employers screen candidates online before offering them a job – so how can you make social network sites work for you? LINKEDIN A social networking site for people in professional...
How To Map Out The Ideal Career For You
Whether you are just starting out with your career plans or thinking about changing jobs, making decisions is not always easy. Anne Richardson from the Department’s Careers Service offers some advice KNOWING what you enjoy (your hobbies and interests), what’s important to you (your values), what you are good at (your skills and abilities), and...
How to… Analyse Your Skills And Job Options
Identify Your Strengths And Your Weaknesses WHETHER you are a student contemplating your future career and education choices or employed and looking to make a career change there is practical advice to help you decide what sort of job would suit your personality and make best use of your skills. ASSESS YOUR SKILLS: Make a...
How to… Get A Second Job
MORE and more people are subsidising their income by taking on a part-time, second job. A second job can provide the income to make ends meet, jump start an emergency savings account or help reduce or eliminate debt. This could be evening or weekend work or even work you do from your own home. There...
How To Be A… Business Analyst
MANY careers have no set route into them and it is a matter of taking opportunities that present themselves and progressing organically through hard work and promotion. Iain Joannides explains how a Christmas temp job started him on his career path to becoming a Business Navigation & Operations Manager for IKEA. “I studied Hospitality Management...
How To Be A… Hairdresser
HAIRDRESSING has always been a popular career choice both with school leavers and as a second career. Sharon Malcolm of Sharon Malcolm Hairdressing, Newtownards talks through her route into the profession and offers advice for anyone considering hairdressing as a career. She says: “First and foremost, hairdressers in the making need to have a passion for...
How to be a… Speech and Language Therapist
There are many roads into speech and language therapy. Some choose to study an under-graduate course, straight after their A Levels, others study post-graduate and some return as mature students. South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust Speech and Language Therapist, Leigh McGowan initially attained a degree in psychology and began working in the...
How to… Complete Psychometric Tests
Employers often use psychometric testing to vet potential employees and help them understand a little more about your personality and ability to fit into the role they are offering – and this type of testing is becoming increasing popular. Tips – Be yourself, as you don’t know exactly what qualities the interviewers are looking for....
How To Be A… Public Relations Officer
A wide range of educational and employment backgrounds are suitable for entry into public relations. Often there is no direct route into PR and personal attributes are just as important as academic qualifications. You need to be determined, thick skinned and outgoing. Johnny Stewart, a senior account executive at Weber Shandwick, graduated from the University...