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Government solar policies may be on track to create more jobs by April 2012

Brian — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:49:06 +0000

Engensa to create new jobs

New analysis by Engensa, one of the UK’s fastest-growing solar energy companies, believes that the UK’s Feed-in Tariff (FiT) will create 10,000 green jobs by April 2012. First introduced in April 2010 to support domestic alternative energy production, the policy is expected to create nearly 50,000 additional jobs by 2015 if kept at current levels, according to Engensa’s research. In addition, in the short term, the solar industry is generating more tax revenue for UK plc than is being paid out on the FiT: Engensa estimates up to £65m positive value in the period ending April 2012.

London boroughs pledge to create more jobs and training opportunities

Brian — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:13:32 +0000

A pledge has been made by the leaders of London councils to make jobs and training opportunities part of the deal when negotiating contracts with suppliers.

All of London’s 33 local authorities endorsed The Procurement Pledge on Employment and Skills at a meeting of London Councils’ Leaders’ Committee on Tuesday (13 December).

Stop the Government’s Exclusion Plan For Open University Students

Brian — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:54:33 +0000

[relevant-to-adsense]It’s not often I rant and rave about things but I’m afraid I can’t let a rather disturbing issue go by without telling you. Firstly, we all know how difficult it is to find the ideal job. Many of us are quite content with our current job and that’s fine. However, those who are out of work and going that extra mile to make themselves more employable by attending evening classes, college courses, online courses (including Vision2Learn or Open University) should be encouraged and not disadvantaged.

Are qualifications holding you back from a career change?

Brian — Mon, 02 May 2011 13:55:44 +0000

Jobseekers are finding it hard to stand out in a competitive market, with 32% believing a lack of qualifications is holding them back, according to research by Home Learning College and reed.co.uk.

10 Most Common Lies Told In A Job Interview

Brian — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:56:46 +0000

A poll of 1,218 people across the UK was conducted to discover what the top 10 most common lies told in job interviews are.

According to the poll, by www.HireScores.com, the most common lie told in a job interview is the amount of money paid in a previous job, with many telling potential employers that they earned much more in a previous role than they really did.

Topping the poll is lying about the amount of money earned in the previous job (67%), followed by lies about grades or qualifications (61%) and bending the truth about relevant experience (58%).

When asked the multi-answer question, ‘which of the below things have you lied about in a job interview previously?' the top ten most popular answers were:

Vision2Lean has vacancies for distance learning courses

Brian — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:38:22 +0000

If you are serious enough about job hunting you will be assessing your portfolio and seeing if you can add extra skills or qualifications to it. One way to do this is to enrol on a course at your local college. You will be surprised to find that some of the courses are discounted if you are unemployed. You may even find some free courses too.

Some job hunting tips to get you started

Brian — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:25:44 +0000

Finding a job can take months of time and effort. But you can speed the process by using many methods to find job openings. People who use many job hunting methods find work much faster than those who use only one or two. Here are some tips to get you started:

Job seekers can now search and apply for positions from any location

Brian — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:18:20 +0000

CareerBuilder UK has recently launched a new free "Jobs" iPhone application that enables job seekers to search and apply for jobs from virtually anywhere. Using the iPhone's built-in geolocation technology, the CareerBuilder application "Jobs by CB" automatically determines the location of the job seeker and then allows them to find a job using a simple keyword search. iPhone users can even apply for positions directly through the CareerBuilder application.

The Truth Behind the Hidden Job Market Myth

Brian — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:34:45 +0000

Is the “hidden job market” a myth? Career experts have for years touted the notion that the vast majority of jobs – published statistics have suggested figures ranging from 75 to 95 percent of the total job market – are never advertised. This portion of the job market that is hidden from public view is behind the rationale career practitioners use to promote the effectiveness of networking in the job search. But, based on a prominent consultant’s assertion that the hidden job market is a myth, Quintessential Careers (www.quintcareers.com/), one of the Web's leading career tools sites, investigated the hidden job market concept and has published its findings in a package of three articles.

The consultant was Gerry Crispin, who in 2009 stated in a career-management discussion group that the hidden job market is one of the biggest myths of job-hunting; that, in fact, it doesn’t exist: “Maybe a few thousand out of 20 million jobs are unpublished, and they are primarily at or near the C-level,” said Gerry Crispin, who with partner Mark Mehler, operates CareerXroads®, which consults with corporations in career planning and placement, contract recruiting, executive search, recruitment advertising, and human-resource management.

With his permission, Quintessential Careers shared Crispin’s opinion with more than 70 experts in the career-management, employment, recruiting, and hiring sectors. The majority refuted Crispin’s opinion that the hidden job market is a myth, though few offered concrete evidence in favor of the hidden market. Some agreed with him. The experts, however, identified two problems with the hidden job market concept:

1. Definitions and interpretations of the “hidden job market” may not reflect reality. “Hidden” may not be the best term for this sector of available jobs since employers don’t deliberately hide vacancies.

2. Those who are skeptical about the hidden job market generally admit it exists but dispute commonly bandied-about figures – that the hidden job market comprises 75-95 percent of the job market — contending that the portion of the job market that is unadvertised is much smaller. The size of the hidden job market may also fluctuate based on the economy, some say.

In Quintessential Careers’ lead article on the hidden job market (www.quintcareers.com/hidden_job_market_myth.htm), Is the Hidden Job Market a Myth? A Quintessential Careers Investigative Report, experts agreed with Crispin’s assertion that employers generally don’t purposefully hide job vacancies from the public, but suggested that situations such as the following may result in unpublicized openings:

Chinese car maker to create 200 new jobs in Nottingham

Brian — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:45:07 +0000

East Midlands Development Agency (emda) has announced that Changan Automobile Co Limited, one of China’s leading car manufacturers, is establishing Changan UK Research and Development Centre in Nottingham, creating up to 200 new jobs over the next three years.