Career Advice

Employment Policy

Here we take a look at each of the party’s views on employment related issues.
The policies are revealed in law firm Langley’s summary of policies on employment related issues (source: Recruiter magazine).
The Labour Party
The Labour Party proposes…
• harder English tests to be taken by all migrants before they arrive to work in the UK
• to increase [...]

Career Planning

Have you ever wondered why some people’s careers take off compared to others? The difference, according to a director of a search firm, is in predetermining your career moves.
Whether you are in a job you love, or looking for a new employer, you can take back the wheel and steer the direction of your career.
According [...]

A survey of 1226 job seekers has revealed optimism for an improving job market in the latter stages of 2010.
In the new CVtrumpet survey, almost half believed that the employment market will have fully recovered by the end of 2010 – with only 5% believing it will take until 2013 or longer before the job market [...]

Did you set any goals or resolutions for the year?
Many people set goals or resolutions, but, according to Dr. Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire, only a small percentage of us go on to achieve them.
Richard tracked the lives of over 700 people as they attempted to achieve their New Year’s resolutions.  He found [...]