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Kath Finney - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Kath Finney works for specialist technical, engineering, rail and IT recruitment firm, NES. Within the company, Kath is responsible for writing career management articles to help the people who read them take ownership of their career progression. Working alongside experienced recruitment professionals, Kath is ideally positioned to offer tips and suggestions about career management. The articles have proved popular among NES jobseekers and the company regularly receives positive feedback about the advice that has ... [More]
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- Coming To Work In The UK
[Business:Careers-Employment] It is no longer enough for recruitment agencies to have a fully networked database of skilled candidates in order to satisfy company requirements in the UK, so it is encouraging to see a considerable proportion of organisations expressing an interest and a willingness to employ skilled International Candidates, with the help of agencies who are registered with the OISC (Office of Immigration Services Commission) allowing them to provide advice on immigration.
- Maximising Your Earning Potential (Part 4)
[Business:Careers-Employment] Consistency in terms of job offers and earning an acceptable income with gradual promotional opportunities is good. But achieving your maximum earning potential is great! This is the difference between having a job and having a career.
- Maximising Your Earning Potential (Part 3)
[Business:Careers-Employment] Consistency in terms of job offers and earning an acceptable income with gradual promotional opportunities is good. But achieving your maximum earning potential is great! This is the difference between having a job and having a career.
- Maximising Your Earning Potential (Part 2)
[Business:Careers-Employment] Consistency in terms of job offers and earning an acceptable income with gradual promotional opportunities is good. But achieving your maximum earning potential is great! This is the difference between having a job and having a career.
- Maximising Your Earning Potential (Part 1)
[Business:Careers-Employment] Consistency in terms of job offers and earning an acceptable income with gradual promotional opportunities is good. But achieving your maximum earning potential is great! This is the difference between having a job and having a career.
- Interviews - How To Excel At Job Interviews
[Business:Careers-Employment] Following a few simple rules once you get to your interview will help considerably in convincing the interviewer that you are what they are looking for. The first part of the interview can set the mood for the meeting on a positive or a negative. Follow the conversational tone of the interviewer and show enthusiasm about your background throughout. Be aware of your body language - smiling and making eye contact reassures the interviewer that you are interested. Ask well-informed questions based on research when given the opportunity to do so.
- Identifying and Selling Your Soft Skills
[Business:Careers-Employment] Successful professionals must possess 'soft' skills in addition to their academic and technical expertise, as they are becoming increasingly sought after within most professions. This article details how you can identify and sell your own soft skills.
- Networking - Using Your Social Network for Career Progression
[Business:Careers-Employment] Done properly and well, networking can prove invaluable when it comes to business deals, effective communication with clients and your own personal career development...this article reveals the secrets of networking.
- Working Abroad - A Guide For Engineers
[Business:Careers-Employment] For UK chemical engineers, the worldwide market is predominantly focused on the oil and gas and petrochemical industries with comparative consistent demand for engineers with both on and offshore experience to work in areas such as the Middle East, Africa, Caspian Regions and Western Europe. Other active industries for Expat engineers are in the pharmaceutical and life science sectors - but indications suggest that demand is from isolated areas such as Singapore, Scandinavia and the Benelux regions. Overseas work for UK engineers is available on both a contract and permanent basis - and ...
- Performance Appraisals
[Business:Careers-Employment] Employees can benefit from constructive criticism throughout their employment, not just during the job search process. Performance appraisals are an ideal way for a manager to offer guidance as to where their employees could improve upon current performance, but the potential for this type of situation to be conducted incorrectly means that careful planning is of great importance. The purpose of any performance appraisal programme is employee development: improving the future performance of an individual to meet the aims and needs of the company going forward.
- The First Month In A New Job
[Business:Careers-Employment] The first few weeks of a new job are crucial in determining how your new employer perceives you. This article describes how to survive the first month in a new job.
- Job Vacancies - Attracting The Perfect Candidate
[Business:Careers-Employment] An enormous pile of CVs to rifle through after a huge response to your job advertisement is all well and good, but how can you be sure that the owners of these CVs will actually have the skills required to do the job? How do you optimise the response to your advertisement so that you attract the perfect candidate?
- Writing A Cover Letter
[Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] As with CV writing, there are few firm rules for producing a cover letter, only suggestions and guidelines. Despite a range of different suggestions and advice for composing one, one thing that is agreed upon universally is that without a good quality cover letter as an accompaniment to your CV, the impact of your application can be severely limited.
- Handling Counter Offers
[Business:Careers-Employment] You have successfully created interest from an employer with your CV, impressed them during interviews and negotiated a salary and benefits package that reflects your capabilities. You have received written confirmation of a job offer and have handed in your letter of resignation to your current employer.
- Negotiating Salaries And Benefits Packages
[Business:Careers-Employment] In order to place yourself in a strong position once you have identified the ideal role, you must establish interest from an employer from the outset by ensuring that your CV, covering letter and the skills you sell yourself around during interview match the job specification you are targeting. By doing this you will be better positioned for negotiation when the time comes.
- Interview Feedback - Applying Constructive Criticism
[Business:Careers-Employment] Interview feedback can be an effective learning curve for those who request it, but job seekers often underestimate its value. A constructive article that offers advice about how to use interview feedback to improve future interview performance.
- Preparing For a Job Interview
[Business:Careers-Employment] The good news about being invited for an interview is that an employer likes what you have written in your application or CV. The bad news is that you will only have a short time to convince them that it really is you they want. Therefore, the key to a good interview performance is preparation.
- Engineering Your Job Search
[Business:Job-Search-Techniques] Before you enter into the job search you need to clarify exactly what it is you are looking for and make a clear plan of action. To succeed, there are some fundamental techniques you can use to set you on the right path.
- Social Housing - On Target for a Decent Standard?
[News-and-Society] In July 2000, the government announced a significant increase in resources for social housing and a target was set to bring all social housing up to a 'decent standard' by 2010. This government initiative has generated an abundance of work for the construction industry within the North West, which has led to an increase in career opportunities for skilled professionals.
- CV Writing - Top 5 Tips for Improving your CV
[Business:Resumes-Cover-Letters] Your CV is an invaluable mechanism for creating a positive impression to organisations that you are interested in working for. Specialist technical and engineering recruitment firm, NES has issued five top tips for maximising the impact of a CV based on the results of s recent survey.
- The Bloody Service Desk
[Business:Careers-Employment] You know the scene... it is 9.15; the office staff are furtively munching toast and slurping tea (there is a no eating at the desk mandate in our office) and one of the staff is having a good old moan to his colleague... "I just called the service desk for an update on that issue I raised yesterday and they can't even tell me when someone will have a look at it! Bloody service desk, they're all useless!" This article addresses the most common problems with the service desk and presents a number of suggestions as to how they can be tackled.
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