Job Advice Blog - Good People
The part-time workforce
The recession officially ended in the last quarter of 2009. But since then employers have been reluctant to hire full-time workers as part timers are cheaper and mean less red tape. There is often no national insurance to pay on behalf of the employee as their wages are often lower than...
Making The Interview Work For You
Ok, you've done it. You've made it to the interview and in doing so you have improved your chances of getting that job from one in one hundred to one in ten. Now it's the make or brake, do well here and that job is yours. So let's look at how you can ace that interview. Interview...
14 days of love
Show your love to small business all across the UK. 14 days of love is a campaign set up by the good people at The Best Of. The aim of the campaign is to give small business the recognition they deserve by having local people share their love of great local business. They've set up a...
The persuasive covering letter
When you are applying for a job, you are only an applicant. If you manage to convince the employer that you are a serious choice you will become a candidate. Therefore it's important that your covering letter makes you as strong a candidate as possible. The basics A covering letter should...
Recruiters rethinking their strategies from Job Boards to Social Media
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn...There are increasing signs that recruiters are rethinking. Instead of putting their vacancies on job boards, employers are more and more choosing to search for candidates themselves. Many recruiters are reducing their use of online job boards (which...
