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Free returning to work course for women Feb 5th
Tools to raise your IT confidence after a career break and how to cope with the emotional change. Topics include motivation, time management, decision-making and goal setting. Thursday, February 5, 2015 – 10:00 to 13:00 Maple Centre, 6 Oak Dr, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE29 7HN via Destination Digital Women – Returning to work | Enterprising Women.
Apprenticeship Opportunity in Histon & Impington Rec
Apprenticeship Opportunity in Histon & Impington – Earn While You Learn! | Histon & Impington Parish Council. The Parish Council is continuing a search for an Apprentice Grounds Maintenance Operative to join the team, to start in January 2015 or soon thereafter. The position is for 30 hours per week initially, based primarily at the…
FutureLearn Cv and Applications Course
How to get that dream job or course this year – FutureLearn. Here is the link to the next free on-line course about applications and CVs which starts on Feb 9th
Daily Bread – Full Time Vacancy
Daily Bread – Full Time Vacancy Daily Bread Co-operative, packer & seller of ethically-sourced wholefoods, has a vacancy for a full-time prospective working member. This is an opportunity to learn about and be involved in running a successful independent Christian Worker’s Co-operative. This position attracts a salary, more information on application Please ring 01223 423177…
Job Vacancies at Romsey Mill
Romsey Mill currently have 3 vacancies for EARLY YEARS & CHILDREN’S CENTRE PROGRAMME MANAGER (Maternity Cover) FUNDRAISING & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WORKER (SAWSTON, THE SHELFORDS AND STAPLEFORD) Full details here
Job Interviews – The 3 Questions That Really Matter
Job Interview: Why Only 3 Questions Really Matter | LinkedIn. Good article that points out that what employers are really looking to understand is: Have you got the skills, expertise and experience to perform the job? Are you enthusiastic and interested in the job and the company? Will you fit into the team, culture and…
Cambridge Job Fair- Wed 21 Jan 2015
The Cambridge News are running another job fair on Wednesday 21st January 2015 in the Cambridge Corn Exchange. The fair attracted 2,800 visitors last year, who were able to meet businesses from across the region and take part in workshops. There will be more than 30 exhibitors from a wide range of business sectors More…
How to Write a Human-Voiced Resume
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/20140626010712-52594-how-to-write-a-human-voiced-resume A different style of CV writing that concentrated on telling the story of what you did for the people you worked for and what difference you made. Has an interesting example at the end. It is built to tackle the problem of on-line recruitment portals that are very common in the US (hence the…
Free online courses
Future Learn have two on-line courses that are free to attend and would help everyone looking for a job: How to Succeed at: Writing Applications This free three week course will help you produce a perfect CV, application and online profile when applying for a job https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/writing-applications Started on 6 October 2014, but it is…
How to hire a product manager – by Ken Norton
Product management is a very specific job sometimes called a mini CEO. This article, written in 2005, delves into what Ken Norton who was a product manager at Google and is now a partner in Google ventures looked for. While this is very specific for the role, it includes a wealth of good interview questions…
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