Here at GazetMe Towers we’ve been working hard all summer to improve the service that we bring to our users. Some of these changes have been steadily taking place in the background - i.e. you may not have noticed a direct change in the way that GazetMe works, but there have been lots of little [...]
By Ben | January 13, 2010
As a follow-up to my recent post about Prof Charles Handy here, I was interested to come across this article in the Times last week that highlights the many entirely new jobs that will be created this century. As my wife reminded me recently, most of the jobs that will employ our children’s generation probably [...]
By Ben | November 14, 2009
More good writing from the Economist, this time about the notion of building a portfolio career. For anyone who hasn’t come across the idea before, having a portfolio career is about freelancing to use the best of your competencies, possibly for a range of clients, but possibly also for just one or two. It is [...]
By Ben | September 28, 2009
I’m always a little wary of self-help books, but one book that I’ve re-read recently (out of curiosity, not the need for a new job) deserves recommendation: Successful Interviews Every Time by Dr Rob Yeung should be studied by anyone engaged in job search. I first read this book about five years ago when I [...]
Following hard on the heels of my earlier post about censoring your Facebook profile comes this excellent guide to managing your online profile from recruiters Badenoch & Clark. An easy to read, concise summary not only of the dangers of letting your online reputation get out of control, but also of the positive things that [...]
Since this blog launched, we’ve been documenting job losses across the country. And a pretty depressing process that has proved to be. Our intention has always been to report on new jobs also, but understandably there have been few of those.
Imagine my excitement then, to read this article in today’s Times announcing 140 new jobs [...]
Amid all the gloomy economic news, the process of looking for a new job is undoubtedly a dispiriting one for many. So what tips can this blog offer?
First, it is important to be highly organised: to track every job for which you apply (even though most will not even deign to respond); to be rigorous [...]
It’s no joke - 1,500 battle for 130 jobs at a new Tesco department store in Preston. That’s at least 11 applicants for each post. If you are looking for a job, competition is tough; your CV has got to stand out for you even to have a hope of an interview.
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The economy may be equally bad in the US, but that doesn’t stop our American cousins taking a positive attitude to personal predicaments. Fast taking hold are ‘pink slips parties‘, which before anyone asks do not necessitate wearing pink lingerie. Rather, these are named after the pink slips that employees receive in the States to notify [...]
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