If you are currently unemployed and want to find a job that is just right for you here are some tips for getting employment quickly. Firstly, look at the skills and knowledge that you already have and consider whether additional training or qualifications would open up more doors for you. It is possible now to do a course remotely from your own home meaning that issues such as transport or childcare may not prevent you from accessing further education. Secondly, try to be open about career possibilities as it may be that a career in a different sector may be better especially if there are fewer job opportunities in your...

If you have recently applied for a job, you may have been asked to give details of a someone that they could contact for a reference. This may be for a character reference or for a reference as an employer. It is important that you think carefully about who you are going to ask and why. For an employer reference, ideally you want them to speak to the person who employed you in the most similar role, but it should also be a recent employer. It may be that you have applied for a job but have not handed in your notice at your current job or that your employer...

During Covid lockdowns and restrictions, many companies put recruitment on hold, but there were some that actually found they were busier than before and needed to take on additional staff. Often face to face interviews could not take place so instead, recruiters took to carrying them out online. This allowed them to interview more people in a shorter space of time and often reduced the whole recruitment process. Recruitment can be a large overhead for many businesses and anything they can do to cut down on the time it takes to find and recruit someone is welcomed with open arms. Not only does online recruitment help to cut down the...