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Results of the 2013 AfterCollege Job-Seeker Survey [Infographic] - AfterCollege. Twitter. Startuply. Find a job with Universal Jobmatch. About GetWorkExperience.com. GetWorkExperience.com is a website designed to bring together able and diligent students with those firms offering work experience placements.

About GetWorkExperience.com

This website presents students with advice, news, a C.V. template and a host of transparent job postings to which they may apply by uploading their C.V. once and clicking on the postings offered. We provide firms with a clear, easy-to-use service with no hidden costs. If the firm chooses to employ the student on a full-time basis, we do not charge any additional fees. In fact, we would be absolutely delighted for both parties! The website offers employers with a range of services to suit the current economic climate, including; E4S. Jobs in Essex Chronicle Chelmsford - Jobs & Vacancies in Essex Chronicle Chelmsford. Introduction to how to choose a career. You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.

Introduction to how to choose a career

So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. Steve Jobs Many students don't have much time to spend in career planning during their degree course. You may be too busy working to earn money to pay your way through university, or perhaps you are a mature student with a young family that you need to support. First let's look at what factors go into choosing a career: What career best suits you? What is your ideal career? Careers Explorer is an easy to use program to generate career ideas developed by the University of Kent Careers and Employability Service. By answering job-related questions you can compare your skills, interests and values with common graduate jobs. It will allow you to see which jobs might be worth further investigation as a future career.

Watch Career Videos & Stories – icould. IT Jobs. Games Developer - BigAmbition - Your Digital Career Starts Here. The video games sector is one of the fastest-growing entertainment industries in the world and a career in games development offers great opportunities.

Games Developer - BigAmbition - Your Digital Career Starts Here

In the UK 28,000 people work in the games business, including in studios, publishing and retail. A career in games development is rewarding. Staff turnover in the industry is relatively low. Average salaries exceed £30,300 per year, which is significantly above the national average of £25,000. Developing games is intrinsically innovative, creative and satisfying. Programmers and designers will usually be expected to have good degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Software Engineering or Games Programming. Bubble Digital Career Portal - Digital Career ResourcesBubble Digital Career Portal. YouTube. Work at CareerBuilder Play At CareerBuilder, "business as usual" is, well, anything but usual.

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We believe in trusting our employees to own their role, dream up opportunities that excite them, and take on challenges that intrigue them. Most importantly, we strive to make sure the people who work so hard for us actually enjoy coming into work every day. Fast-paced and high-energy, CareerBuilder is a place where ideas quickly become reality and futures are created. What CareerBuilder.com looks for in IT workers Hear about what qualities CareerBuilder looks for when filling jobs in the IT roles and what individuals can expect from the company's culture.

Career Test Center - Discover your ideal career. The jobs that will make you happy. According to a new survey, getting a job that makes you happy is the most important thing for jobseekers, and those who do childcare, gardening and scientific research are the happiest employees.

The jobs that will make you happy

How adorable. Take a look to see where your dream job ranks in the happiness stakes (or if ranks at all..) Of course a lot of jobs are a means to an end (I used to waitress and, while I learned some great transferable skills, it wasn’t for me), but you might as well at least aim for a full-time job that makes you feel warm and fuzzy sometimes. If not all the time.

Because all careers have ups and downs, right? City & Guild’s survey found that people spending their days in labs, with kids and in the garden were the happiest (i.e. Other jobs that ranked in the top ten included Engineering (Check out our feature, helpfully titled “WTF is Engineering?”) Why not check out our opportunities to get your foot in the door and start boosting your employability? UK job search: Find jobs, build a career. It’s not luck, it’s totaljobs.com. Where To Look For Jobs in the UK. Thankfully, there are many online resources for finding jobs in the UK but do check newspapers and magazines too.

Where To Look For Jobs in the UK

Newspapers National newspapers and local newspapers all have job adverts. The Guardian and The Times are popular national newspapers with different industries grouped on different days. For example, Education jobs are in The Guardian on Tuesdays. Both newspapers also have job websites: The GuardianThe Times Specialist Industry Publications and Websites Keep up with industry news and find the specialist jobs this way, such as AdWeek for advertising vacancies or TES for teaching jobs. Job Centre Plus Job Centre Plus is part of the government's Department for Work and Pensions. Employment Agencies. Find a job with Universal Jobmatch. Find 1000s of UK Jobs. Start your job search with Jobsite UK.