career advice

What’s the Best Way to Engage with Recruiters? CareerCam – Live Tomorrow Night

Posted under career advice on Monday, September 3, 2012 No Comments

Aimee Bateman of Careercake.TV is back tomorrow night with CareerCamLive to answer your questions on how to successfully manage your relationship with recruiters. Kicking off at 6.30pm Tuesday 4th September, Aimee will provide expert advice on the good, the better and the best ways to continue reading

Graduate Employment: the Fear about Finding the Right Job

Posted under career advice, general on Friday, August 31, 2012 No Comments

In 2013, thousands of bright, enthusiastic students will graduate from UK universities looking to make their way in the world. However, the Guardian’s  latest data has revealed 1 in 5 of these graduates will face long-term unemployment. Coupled with this is their fear of finding continue reading

CareerCamLive: How to get Real Value from a Recruiter Relationship

Posted under career advice on Thursday, August 30, 2012 No Comments

CareerCamLive is back Are you frustrated by the lack of feedback when applying for opportunities? Perhaps you have too many recruiters’ wanting to represent you and you’re unsure of who to use? At some point in our lives, we’re all faced with the frustrations of continue reading

The lesser known benefits of working for a small business

Posted under career advice on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 2 Comments

Large organisations typically have the ‘pulling power’ when it comes to attracting new recruits. Bigger budgets and better resources tend to equate to higher salaries and more of an attractive EVP (employee value proposition). However, before being blindly seduced by the buzz around big brands, continue reading

Volunteering: your passport to new employment?

Posted under career advice on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 No Comments

70,000 people have offered up their services to volunteer in the London 2012 Olympics. Are you one of those willing to give up your time to help out where’s needed? If not, then it might be worth a re-think. Not only does volunteering benefit others; continue reading

Tune in tomorrow for CareerCamLive!

Posted under career advice on Monday, August 6, 2012 1 Comment

webrecruit’s teamed up with Aimee Bateman, of Careercake.TV, to bring you CareerCamLive – a new, interactive feature aimed to provide you with top career advice. The first show is nearly upon us and we are very much looking forward to seeing Aimee in action. The continue reading

Job hunt with an Olympian’s mindset

Posted under career advice on Friday, August 3, 2012 1 Comment

In light of the London 2012 Olympics, I saw fit to write a blog using the Olympic mindset for inspiration. You can draw many parallels between what motivates an athlete and what should motivate people in their job search. ‘Career-driven’ is a term commonly used continue reading

Social Media Careers: Get Ahead Today

Posted under career advice, social networking on Monday, July 23, 2012 1 Comment

Are you a heavily engaged social networker? Do you live for LinkedIn, understand how to engage with different audiences, and know your tweets from your @mentions? If so, then maybe you should pursue a career in social media. With the rise of digital technology, the continue reading

Graduates – Enhance Your LinkedIn Usage and Get the Job You Want

Posted under career advice, social networking on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 No Comments

 Did you know that a recent survey has shown that less than 40% of graduates would utilise online recruiting resources to find employment? This means that over 60% of graduates are not using sites such as LinkedIn to find work after they have graduated. However, continue reading

6 ways to recession proof your admin role

Posted under career advice on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 1 Comment

An article has recently stated that HSBC has announced that they will be making 1,400 of their UK back office and support personnel redundant. It would seem that administrative staff are feeling the brunt of the double-dip economy crisis through having large numbers cut across continue reading