Finding your dream job isn’t always as simple as working hard and following a concrete set of rules. It can be difficult to even know what it is that you want to do, let alone finding out about all of the qualifications which you might need and then working out how to gain them. Careers advisers can help you to…
A contact list, when it pertains to business and your career, is a list of resources that can benefit you and your career. These could be people that you’ve previously used the services of, previous employers and colleagues, or even people you’ve only heard of through the grapevine. The advantage of keeping an up-to-date list of business contacts should be…
Internships get a lot of negative press. Even somebody who favours their use will have to admit that internships can work very badly, and quite frankly abuse those who sign up to the scheme. Even so, it is unfair to colour all internship schemes with the same brush; when they work badly, then they work really badly, but when they…
Other than the specialist qualifications required for specific careers, which of course businesses consider essential, there is a large number of courses and qualifications that you can take to make yourself more appealing to potential employers. The qualifications that businesses value aren’t necessarily always the most hard to get; many of them are in fact quite easy to acquire. Instead…
A big factor in how positive you’ll find your work experience is how well you get on with your colleagues. From how easily you’re able to work with them, to how easily polite conversation comes, your relationship with your colleagues can have a big impact. A big part of developing a good relationship with your colleagues is making a good…