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  • Job search advice – Support for people with disabilities

    Finding a job can be hard enough for the average Joe with a broad set of qualifications and experience, so imagine how hard it must be to find a job if you have learning difficulties or you are disabled.

    Looking on your own can be extremely difficult and can leave people feeling disheartened and depressed about their situation.

    That’s why there are now companies set up specifically for people who are finding it a struggle to get work due to their disabilities. These companies start with an assessment process where they can look at your skills and current qualifications, they will then talk with you about what kind of job you’d like to do and discuss routes into that career. The supporting agency will then help you to write a clear and concise CV and give you assistance with looking for a job and completing application forms.

    Once you get an interview the support agency will help you with interview techniques and also continued support once you enter employment, they can also offer support to your employer about your needs and learning styles that suit you for training and career development.

  • The importance of upskilling

    Upskilling is a business terminology for self-improvement and gaining extra qualifications within your current role or company. It is being pushed as a vital part of job progression and career development to ensure that you continue to earn more money and climb up the progression ladder instead of sitting in a stagnant job that could become redundant.

    A good employer should promote upskilling to its employees and use it as part of your individual development plan. It often involves studying for additional qualifications in your own time to further your career. An employer may offer a benefit of a pay increase once you gain a certain qualification or they may offer future promotion prospects once the qualification is achieved.

    If an employer insists that you need a certain qualification to be able to continue to do your current role then ideally they should fund this and provide you study time during the working day to carry out your revision.

    However it’s important to remember that if an employer pays for any further training and you leave the company shortly after they may try to recuperate the cost of the training from you.

  • Utilising LinkedIn to boost your career prospects

    Whatever your profession it’s really worth creating a LinkedIn profile to allow you to always have a professional representation of yourself available for possible recruitment head hunters or potential employers to view and contact you.

    There are many options when you start a profile, some of which you can set up for free some that you have to pay for, but if you are looking for a new job then spending that bit extra could really help you here.

    As part of the profile you can upload a picture of yourself, this is a good idea as it makes it easier for people who know you to find you and it also can give an impression of what sort of person you are in a professional situation.
    The photo should always be a smart professional looking one and NEVER a selfie or group shot from a night out! This would not show a professional manner and could put potential employers off.

    The content that you choose for your profile should be fairly short and to the point avoiding rambling and information that’s not necessary.

    Lastly, it’s important to proof read all the content on your profile as if you were sending off an application as spelling and grammatical errors could give a negative impression.

  • Life as a Supply Teacher in Stevenage

    In case you are interested in supply teacher jobs in Stevenage then you should consider signing up with an education recruitment agency. In fact, even if you are a representative of a well-established educational institution you should also consider doing the same.

    This is very important because, the recruitment agency serves as a guarantee to link you up with a competent educational institution looking to fill up a vacant teaching position. Opting to approach a recruitment agency rules out the stress of having to scour jobs on offer only to find out later on that you have missed out on the once in a lifetime opportunity. On the other hand, it equally does not make sense for an educational institution to stress about filling a supply teacher’s position in a moment’s notice. (more…)

  • Finding part time work

    There are many cases where part time work may be the most suitable form of employment, for example if you are looking to supplement a student loan, if you have young children so can only work during school hours or if you are semi-retired and just want a little job to get you out of the house a couple of days a week. What ever the reason there is plenty of positions that suit this style of work, particularly shift work within factories, shops or in bars or restaurants.

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    The beauty of shift work is that if needs be you can usually swap shifts around if you need time off meaning you wouldn’t miss out on pay. The hours can be quite flexible so if you are only able to do evening work or work at times when you have child care available that’s usually a feasible option.

    It’s also a good way of being able to have more than one job and work the shifts around each other so that you are not doing the same tasks day in and day out.

    Part time work doesn’t always pay very well so it’s important to look around to get a fair wage for the job that you are doing.