Student Times Careers: Advice

Employment4students
How to get into the job market

Chris Eccles, Managing Director, from Employment4students (www.e4s.co.uk) provides the answers to the questions you need to know.

Posted: 01/05/08

Career advice: What does
an engineer do?

The word engineering usually makes us think of car mechanics or ‘engineering works’ which delay train journeys and cause traffic hold-ups on the roads.

Posted: 01/05/08

Pursuing a career in Business or Management?

As always, Student Times is committed to providing you with the best resources in order to further your academic careers, this new venture could well set you on the way to being the next Richard Branson…

If you are studying a course related to business, management or marketing at college or university, then the Northern Leadership Academy (NLA) could well be a fantastic tool for you.

Posted: 08/08/07

Podcast first

Badenoch & Clark has become the first international recruitment consultancy to launch a series of innovative podcasts which provide candidates with a range of advice from the start of a job search through to completion. The different topics are updated weekly and cover everything from ‘What do you want?’ to ‘Writing your CV’ to ‘Shine in Your New Role’. They are available on iTunes or by direct download for candidates to listen to on their MP3 players at their convenience. Neil Wilson, Managing Director of Badenoch & Clark explains, “The objective of producing these innovative podcasts is to enrich the advice that we already provide into a current cutting edge format for today’s millennial candidates.” To download podcasts go to www.badenochandclark.com.

Posted: 27/06/07

Starting Out in journalism

The career path for journalists has changed radically over the last decade. In the past, most journalists entered the profession through a form of apprenticeship usually worked in a local newspaper or, more recently, a local radio station.

Today there are many routes in to journalism. Most who enter the profession are graduates and most have completed a specialist vocational pre-entry or postgraduate training course.

The Job Market

Whether or not you've decided what kind of job you want, you need to know exactly what it involves. This can change significantly – even within a few years – so it's worth constantly updating your knowledge.

Working Abroad

The more global our economy becomes and the cheaper air fares become, the easier it is to find work abroad. What's more, you're less likely than ever to need another language.

Postgraduate Study: When & Where

The best time to undertake postgraduate study will depend on your individual circumstances and goals. You can undertake further study full time, part time and, increasingly, through distance learning

Looking for a fun, exciting and growing industry to work in? Then retail is for you.

You don't have to do the conventional thing and work for someone else. More and more people of all ages are becoming self-employed – whether they set up as a mobile beautician or open their own bar.

Lost In Cyberspace: Job Seeking
On The Net

The internet is the perfect tool for job searching. You can specify position, area and salary and get results in seconds.

Once you've decided on your career, narrow down the job seeking process by selecting a sector you want to work in.

How do you make sure that it's you that lands the job? Whether you've decided to do your own thing and set up as a DJ – or you're applying for a post in a multi-national company – you still need to make yourself stand out from the crowd.

Your covering letter will be the first thing your potential employer sees. If it's not perfect, your CV won't be read at all.

Is your CV heading straight for the bin? We get our careers expert to pull three dodgy efforts to pieces and offer advice about how it should be done