Unemployed? There’s An App For That…
March 12th, 2010
The JobCentrePlus app allows job seekers to search and locate relevant jobs from the Government’s job centre database.
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50 Tips For Getting A Job
January 26th, 2010
MoneyMagpie have published a fantastic list of 50 ways to get a job, which is well worth a read if you’re currently unemployed or are looking for a change in your present job.
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How To Get Yourself Fired With Facebook
August 11th, 2009
This should act as a lesson to you if you’re a fan of posting every rant or drunken rambling on whatever the trendy social media site of the day is
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What’s Your Salary Really Worth?
April 17th, 2009
I’m a little late linking to this interesting post over at Monevator which discusses what your salary is really worth to you. In order to work out what it is worth to you, they suggest you look at your salary in relation to how much you’d have to earn as …
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Further 2,100 Barclays Jobs To Go
January 14th, 2009
Following on from yesterday’s announcement of 2,100 job losses worldwide, of which it now appears that 500 will be in the U.K., Barclays has announced another 2,100 job cuts, this time in its retail and commercial banking divisions, all of which will be from the U.K..
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Barclays Planning 2,100 Redundancies
January 13th, 2009
It looks like Barclays is planning at least 2,100 job cuts worldwide, equating to 7% of its workforce.
The details are a little sketchy at the moment, so it’s unclear how many of these jobs will go from the U.K., but these job losses join the 400 redundancies announced by Barclays …
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Recession Watch: JCB, Wedgwood, Land of Leather & Wincanton
January 12th, 2009
More depressing news on the job front, with JCB and Wedgwood confirming many job losses, and more redundancies likely at Wincanton and Land of Leather.
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Recession Watch: Nissan Redundancies, Zavvi Store Closures
January 8th, 2009
More bad news on the job front today, as Nissan has announced it is getting rid of 1,200 jobs from its Sunderland factory, and Zavvi shuts 22 of its stores with immediate effect.
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Recession Watch: M&S, Barclays, Car Sales and Cattles
January 7th, 2009
There are four interesting stories to do with the recession today, concerning Marks and Spencer, Barclays, UK Car Sales and sub-prime lender Cattles.
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Recession Watch: 600,000 Jobs To Go In 2009
December 29th, 2008
There have been some dismal predictions for the job market next year, with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development predicting that more than 600,000 people will be made redundant in 2009, a staggering 1,600 job losses per day.
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