The Blog

Month: October 2017

Victoria Martin: “My time at college really helped me get into university, and has helped me during my time here too,” says Health and Social Care student

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

studied Health and Social Care BTEC Level 3 at Lincoln College. As a result, our former learner was offered a place on the BHSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy programme at York St John University. Victoria took the time out of her busy schedule to talk to our Alumni Team about how her time at Lincoln College [Read more…]

Cutting edge jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago

Thursday, October 19th, 2017

New technology means new jobs. We explore some of the job roles that have come into existence over the last decade.   App Developer “The iPhone arrived in 2007 and the Android shortly after, and now nearly half the world’s adults have a smartphone,” say the World Economic Forum. There are now over 2.2million apps available through the [Read more…]

How to get your first work experience

Thursday, October 19th, 2017

Getting your first working experience is a challenge for new jobseekers in almost every industry. How do you get a job without previous experience and how do you get experience without a job? Having work experience is even a prerequisite for getting internships these days, as competition for graduate opportunities continues to rise. It’s a frustrating Catch 22 for those [Read more…]

Tips on being a career mentor

Thursday, October 19th, 2017

“A career mentor is someone who agrees to share their skills, knowledge, expertise, and professional contacts with you,” say Idealistcareers.com. “People with mentors earn higher salaries, are promoted more frequently, and report higher job satisfaction than those without mentors.” The benefits to the mentee are therefore very clear. But how does the mentor benefit from the arrangement? Admore Recruitment suggests [Read more…]

6 things you need to know about your digital footprint

Thursday, October 19th, 2017

Did you know that everything you do online leaves a trail of data behind that employers can access? As we spend more and more of our lives online, if you’re on the hunt for a new job, you need to be considering what conclusions your digital footprint is leading potential employers to make about you. [Read more…]

4 proactive ways to climb the career ladder

Thursday, October 19th, 2017

If you want to advance your career, you can’t just sit there and wait for that promotion to be handed to you. Being proactive about your career not only gives you the tools you need to move your career in the right direction, such as skills and contacts, but it demonstrates to the people that [Read more…]

MP Karen Lee Comes Home to Lincoln College

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017

Last week former Lincoln College Student and Lincoln MP Karen Lee returned to her old stomping ground on an official visit. Ms Lee, who studied an Advanced GNVQ in Health and Social Care at Lincoln College in 1998, took a trip down memory lane, touring the College and chatting to students. Ms Lee pledged to support [Read more…]