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The recession was hard for a lot of people, many took pay cuts and had to economise, but those which were hardest hit were the ones that got made redundant. Being made redundant is always going to be hard and it can seem like the end of the world, but it doesn’t have to be. [...]

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A lot of teenagers will have received their GCSE or A Level results over the past couple of weeks. Whether the grades have been good or bad, it can be difficult to decide what to do next. But it’s good to know that there are plenty of options available. Many students will go onto college [...]

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Apprentices are individuals who learn the experience, knowledge and rules of a more experienced individual in that field (for example, a teenager may wish to become a plumber, so a current plumber of middle ages would instruct and teach the apprentice how to become a plumber). Many people who have normal jobs sometimes switch to [...]

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Parental career advice is notably different to that of advice offered by an adviser. This is due to the fact that advice from parents can be more opinionated. From our parents or family, we have a set of values that we learn and maintain (as that is the way that we believe life should be [...]

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For many people in education the thoughts of getting a job after can be very scary and even put some people. I myself went to college and then straight on to university this may not be the case for everyone and don’t worry about it if it’s not straight away. Once at university and nearing [...]

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Since leaving university I have only had two jobs – I have friends who have lots of experience of leaving jobs where as myself I had no idea of the process.  Once I made up my mind to leave my previous job, I (luckily) had a great recruitment consultant who offered the following advice on [...]

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For any new graduate or someone looking to change career, one of the most important things for their CV is relevant work experience. Getting the right type of work experience is vital, as many companies will simply ask their interns to make tea/coffee, hand out the post etc. However, it is essential that people on [...]

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Having attended university myself I very aware of the pressures placed upon young people when they are approaching the end of their university degree. I can imagine it has never been more difficult to find work, and the competition has possibly never been stronger. As a result I would certainly encourage graduates to make the [...]

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Recent plans unveiled by the government suggest that they are considering extending the right to flexible working to all staff from day one of their employment.  The Work and Pensions secretary has advised that the government was considering extending the right for employees to request flexible working hours from the start of a new job. [...]

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In recent months employment has been in the news consistently particularly due to the impact the recession has had on the work force. Apparently a new wave of employment legislation and taxes looks to cost businesses approximately twenty five billion pounds over the next four years and as a result could hold back the recovery [...]

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