Traineeships: get a skills and experience boost

Posted on July 30, 2014 by ether

If you need to get more skills or work experience to get into the job, Apprenticeship or course you want, Traineeships could be ideal for you. They last between six weeks and six months, and combine work experience with skills training. You can consider a Traineeship if: you’re aged 16-18 inclusive and have not achieved […]

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How to Use LinkedIn to Full Advantage

Posted on July 8, 2014 by ether

LinkedIn is a social networking site like no other. Rather than ‘tweet’, ‘poke’ or simply upload ridiculous amounts of excessive photos, LinkedIn benefits the professional working individual in meaningful aspects; it could be the perfect place to find your next work position. As of June 2013, LinkedIn was reported to have 225 million members and […]

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Starting salaries rise at record rate

Posted on July 8, 2014 by ether

Companies fighting over a shrinking pool of potential employees willing to take a new job have had to bump up starting salaries at a record rate to attract workers, writes Alan Tovey. Data from the REC/KPMG report on jobs show 38.3pc of employers had to pay more in June than in the previous month to […]

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Robots will take over middle-class professions, says minister

Posted on July 7, 2014 by ether

David Willetts, the university minister, suggests high-level professions are more likely to be taken over by computers than those that involve apparently simple tasks such as making a cup of tea. Accountants, teachers and other middle-class professionals will see their jobs increasingly be taken over by robots, the universities minister has said. David Willetts said […]

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