The after-effect of a bad handshake? Shaking hands is the time-honoured way of greeting either a stranger or a formal acquaintance. Our rules of such etiquette are quite simple – if a hug or kiss isn’t appropriate, then shake hands. What else is there to be said? Well … it isn’t quite so simple. Just…
We’ve compiled a list of around 300 of the major UK employers for you with direct links to the careers, recruitment and job vacancies sections of their websites. If you know who you want to work for and just need the relevant careers section to search for a job vacancy, read the employment benefits, or…
The County Durham Apprenticeship Programme has been launched whereby 130 young people will receive sponsorship to work for local Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME’s). Under the scheme, anyone aged 16 to 24 living in the East Durham area will be eligible to apply to receive at least 2 years of wage subsidies while they are…
Strangeways Prison is to become the site of an official Jobcentre. The high-security location is right in the midst of some ofBritain’s most dangerous criminals however, in order to help stop recidivism, the new Jobcentre will aid prisoners with the presentation of their CV’s and the improvement of their interview techniques. It will also feature…
With a reputation as one of the few countries that still possesses a viable welfare state and operates a guaranteed minimum wage way above what can be earned in many countries, the UK is still a popular destination for immigrant workers in search of a better standard of living. In the last few years there…
We’ve been running this job vacancies blog now for some time and, to date, there are over 600 posts on the site. In this time, we’ve covered a wide range of jobs – from being an entertainer on a cruise ship and a Santa Claus to working in a bank and decommissioning North Sea oil…
Are you one of the many tens of thousands affected by the redundancies in jobs where you thought that if you kept your nose clean and did what you were told to a modest standard, you were in a job for life? At the risk of sounding smug, it wasn’t so, was it? Although I…
When you don’t have a job and you haven’t had one for a long time, it’s very easy to get depressed. You’ve sent out application form after application form and, most of the time, you haven’t even had a response. If you’ve followed our advice about getting a job and you’re still getting nowhere, it’s…
The Easter weekend will soon be upon us – the 22nd to 25th April to be precise – and that, combined with the dreaded Royal Wedding will mean that many people will be taking extended periods of absence from their jobs. If you are out of work and are keen to feel that you are…
The Easter weekend will soon be here. Good Friday is on 22nd April this year and the long weekend of 22nd to 25th will mean a busy time in DIY stores as thousands of men are simultaneously ejected from their couches to go and operate unfamiliar tools. If it is sunny, there will be a…
