National Careers Service

National Careers Service   With over 10 years experience delivering careers advice to people from all walks of life from teenagers to graduates to career professionals. We have supported people to make the correct career choice during redundancies, before picking your university course and when your just looking for a career change. Based in Manchester we offer face to face careers advice session and we also offer a national career service to people through out the UK via telephone. If you... 

NEXT STEP

Next Step When looking for a new career but you don’t know what to do you will often ask yourself “what is my Next Step?” I have meet thousands of job hunters and career professionals who want to do something different – get a new job or progress in your current career, but don’t know what their next step is. Taking Your First Step First you need direction; you need to know what you truly want from a career, promotion or job. Some people want career recognition, others want a big pay packet,... 

I Want a New Career But I Don’t Know What To Do!

I Want a New Career But I Don’t Know What To Do!   Are you like so many other people, who are in the wrong job? Or are you ready for a career change? Do you want a new career but you don’t know what you can do? Then you will want to read this article which will in 9 easy steps help you great a carer idea you will love, then all you need to do is learn the secrets of employment and secure more job offers then ever before. First read each of the nine steps before returning to step one to start... 

What is a SMART Goal?

We have all heard of SMART goals but what does SMART mean? To achieve your goals you can just say I want X and then get it or you would have achieved all your goals many years ago. to achieve goals you need to break the goal down which is where SMART comes in. By setting SMART goals and writing them down to make a real commitment you will work towards and achieve your goals.   SMART stands for: S – Specific – the target must say exactly what needs to be learnt or done “ I will apply... 

Turn your Job into a Career

Turn your Job into a Career   For many young people today, the biggest Career challenge seems to be getting onto the employment ladder in the first place.   We are often brought up with the limiting belief that the longer you stay in education the better employment prospects you will have. This is not always true, as many graduates who leave education and find it hard to secure employment, sometimes this is due to their grades or attitude and in many other cases because they picked the... 

How to get your talent noticed?

How to get your talent noticed?                                                 I met thousands of people who say they have a great talent but can’t get noticed, singers who want to be pop stars, artist who want recognition and even job hunters who desperately want a job in a career they are an expert in.   How good are you…really?   The question is how good you are, will your voice sell records? Will thousands of people want to view your... 

Building on your Career

Building on your Career                                                Generally people fall into two categories when it comes to building on their career; the first group will often find a job that they enjoy, work hard at it and only apply for new vacancies when they need to – often in cases of redundancies and I would add a re-active person, will wait till the last minute (final day before being made redundant) before they starting applying... 

Internet Marketing – How to Get Customers to Your website

Do you have a website you need to promote; are you looking for more hits and more customers? To have a successful business you need to know how to market your website and to gain returning customers with a monetised website. The more hits you get to your website, the more customers you will receive and the more money you will make.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ... 

Enterprising Skills

In the recent government budget, we were told that small business will help get the UK out of the recession. The chancellor announced that there will a £45 billion increase in lending to small and medium size businesses, which could lead to 57,000 new jobs. This is a great time for entrepreneurs with creative ideas and enterprising skills to enter their sector as self employed business person.   What are Enterprising Skills? To be able to create and operate your own enterprise you will need the... 

Improving Your Communication Skills at work

Good communication is the essential to: Increasing your chances of gaining a promotion. Helping you effectively get your point across at meetings Influencing your mangers decision makings Getting on with colleagues and managers   Good communication is essential in all areas of your life, especially at work. If you fail to communicate well, you can often be left behind while others move up the career ladder. Use Good Communication Skills to Pass Interviews Effective communicators have the power... 

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