Love them or loathe them, recruitment agencies still play an important role in the employment sector and if you are a jobseeker, they certainly shouldn’t be dismissed. Whilst the recruitment sector itself often comes in for a lot of criticism, there are still many professional recruiters out there who may be able to give you [...]
We all know that Youth Unemployment is a major issue and so any initiative or project that is doing its bit to help bring about a solution has to be given praise. The latest such initiative is a pioneering programme which is being launched by Youth Employment UK CIC (YEUK) next week. In order to meet [...]
Nearly five years after the UK economy started to show a few signs of wear and tear, and times are still tough for many businesses, not to mention the millions of jobseekers still looking for any kind of paid employment. While sectors such as manufacturing and construction are still in the doldrums, there may be [...]
If you’re just about to leave school or college and enter the big bad world of work, it can be a pretty daunting prospect. Add to that the current challenging economic situation and it may seem that finding a job is going to be an even scarier task. Here at The Employable we know it’s [...]
Pensions minister Steve Webb has announced that large firms will play guinea pig to auto enrolment schemes. Automatic enrolment is a new law implemented by the government intended to make saving for retirement much easier for employees. All employers will enrol their employees into a workplace scheme – as qualified by the government – in order to [...]
In the days of yore, job interviews were always conducted in person. After sending your CV/résumé and application form to your prospective employer and found out you were given the chance to shine in front of them, you prepared everything from the clothes you planned to wear to travel. Fortunately for many of us, technology [...]
If there’s one thing that most job-seekers have in common it’s the fact that they apply for lots of jobs and never hear back from the recruiter or employer. With the sheer numbers of applicants for every job vacancy it’s an unfortunate fact of life at the moment – recruiters and employers alike claim that [...]
Thanks to the mechanical engineering sector being such a rewarding, challenging and enjoyable area to work in, it is a very competitive field to get a job in; but due to continuous demand, there are always openings available. The above also ensures that any job attained in the sector is a stable one with a [...]
If you’re looking for a job, you’ve got to look in as many places and in as many ways as possible. It might have been acceptable at one time to simply look at the ads in your local paper or jobcentre, however these days it’s essential to do so much more. With fewer jobs around [...]
Health and safety in the workplace is perhaps better now than it has ever been. Even in environments of high risk, legislation like the 1974 Health and Safety in the Workplace Act has been protecting employees while at work. However, no matter how stringent the legislation, mistakes can still be made and accidents can still [...]
Whilst it’s not paid work, or a job, being an Executive or holding Grant of Probate over a will is a big responsibility. It involves a lot of work and legal duties. Whilst it can be complicated, it can nonetheless be very rewarding; something you could arguably put on your CV if you needed to [...]
They may be organised by your local jobcentre, Chamber of Commerce or even university, but regardless of the organiser, the thinking behind them is the same – to connect job-seekers with employers. What are we referring to? The job fair of course. If you are being truly proactive with your job search and there is [...]