Contrary to popular belief, Christmas is actually a great time to look for a new job. So before you ease off your efforts and reach for the mince pies and mulled wine (although you should leave time for that too), read on to find out how you can use the festive period to your advantage. [Read more…]
Are you leveraging your LinkedIn use as much as you could be? If you’ve created your profile, started gathering connections, joining groups and posting interesting content and updates, that’s all you need to expand your network or land your dream job, right? Well, wrong. There’s plenty more you could be doing to get the most [Read more…]
Daily grind getting you down? Are you struggling to balance your working hours with time for family, exercise and relaxation and holidays? According to the OECD, “the ability to successfully combine work, family commitments and personal life is important for the well-being of all members in a household.” What’s more, the organisation says “evidence suggests [Read more…]
Ashley Ball studied Production Arts at Lincoln College before progressing to Backstage Academy, where he is taking a BA (Hons) in Live Visual Design and Production. Here’s what he had to say about his time at Lincoln College, being part of a multi-million-pound project and life at university. “My time at Lincoln College definitely helped [Read more…]
Access to HE student, Olivia Wells, talks about her experience studying towards a future in veterinary science. What inspired you to study your access to HE subject? “I was fortunate enough to be able to work in London 2012 for the Belgium equestrian team and spent a lot of my time around vets; deep down [Read more…]
Things can get pretty competitive on the job market these days. Only the top 2% of job applicants even get an interview, according to the President of Job Market Experts. Gone are the days when hiring managers were looking simply for the right qualifications, a decent amount of relevant work experience, glowing references from previous [Read more…]
Us Brits have it easy. Almost 400 million people speak English as their first language, with over 1 billion speaking it as a second language. Yet we shouldn’t rest on our laurels. Being multilingual comes with huge benefits, especially in business. A language can add between 10% and 15% to your wage, according to recruitment [Read more…]
Are we finally fed up with Twitter feuds and Instagram celebrities? Or finding ourselves stuck in a social media hole at 1am? It seems like the world is getting tired of the constant onslaught of Facebook updates and inane Snapchat stories and is ready to step away from seeing the world through a screen. Or [Read more…]