The top companies hiring in January 2018

The top companies hiring in January 2018 by Michael Cheary Oh, hi there 2018… Ok, so it’s cold. It’s rainy. And there are still another 11 months to wait before we can listen to Christmas songs again. But hiding out at home and waiting for winter to be over isn’t the only way to beat the January blues. With more than 250,000 jobs live on reed.co.uk right now, a new start could be just what you need to turn things around.Or, at the very least, actually achieve one resolution this year. Take that, 2017 version of you.To help you start 2018 out the right way, here are some of top companies hiring this month that could help you love Mondays…Claire’s Claire’s are one of world’s biggest clothing accessory retailers, helping girls find their style in their stores right across the globe.They’re always looking for talented team members to add to their ranks, whether they’re working in-store as Retail Advisors and Managers, or in their Birmingham-based head office.Successful applicants should have excellen t customer service skills in spades, as well as the desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced but fun environment. Also, it really helps if you like glitter. That too.Fun fact: Claire’s are the number one ear piercer in the world, and pierce an average of three million ears every single year.Think of it this way: at least you’ll never run out of earrings…Locations:  Throughout the UKView all jobs with Claire’s nowMatalan There’s no other store quite like Matalan.Not content with being one of the country’s biggest clothing outlets, they’ve gone on to completely revolutionise the homeware market with their 200 UK stores providing excellent value goods for the whole family.Need a new light? They’ve got you covered. Lost your loafers? You can find them in store. Looking for a reasonably-priced Pomegranate Noir Scented Candle? Well, you get the picture.They’re searching for staff all throughout January to help take their business forward. As well as expanding their reta il teams, other areas of focus include recruiting for Merchandisers, Buyers, Media Managers and Analysts.Matalan: creating value in every moment. Also, you know, great jobs. Obviously.Locations:  Throughout the UKView all jobs with Matalan nowOcado Searching for a fresh start? They don’t come much fresher than Ocado.Since being established over 16 years ago, they’ve gone on to become the world’s largest dedicated online grocery retailer â€" with more than 230,000 customers across the UK ordering from them every single week.And what makes their business run so smoothly? The staff. Quite a lot of staff, as it turns out.Ocado are looking to fill a number of positions throughout January, with everything from Merchandising and Insight Manager jobs right through to Buyer, Engineer and Technician roles up for grabs. And it isn’t just about knowing your wholemeal cous cous from your Quinoa.Team members need to be passionate about great food, and have the communication skills and att ention to detail that has made the company such a success.You (and your 2018 diet) can thank us later…Locations:  Throughout the UKView all jobs with Ocado nowRiver Island Let’s face it, some careers never go out of fashion.Luckily fashion is something that the good people of River Island happen to know quite a lot about, with more than 60 years’ worth of experience under their incredibly stylish and inexpensive belts.But it didn’t always come easy for the high-street staple â€" who actually started out life by selling fruit, veg and wool from an East London bomb site. And yes, we are serious.They’re looking to fill a range of retail roles, as well as positions in accountancy and tech. In return, you’ll receive a competitive salary, lucrative bonuses and an instant outlet for your hard-earned wages.All work and no playsuit? Apply for a job with River Island today.Locations:  Throughout the UKView all jobs with River Island nowZSL If you can’t stand the people you work with, you’re in luck.ZSL London Zoo are recruiting for a number of positons on reed.co.uk right now, which could be the perfect way to put your love for animals to good use.OK, so we don’t have any Zookeeper positions on offer just yet, but we do have jobs for just about everything else including Seasonal Presenters on the Zoo Live Team, as well as Content Managers, PR Assistants and Sales Advisors.And if you’re not wild about any of those roles (and/or terrible animal-related puns), you could even become an Overnight Experience Host. In other words, you’ll take tours around the zoo after hours.Essentially, it’s the coolest job you’re ever likely to have.Walk with the animals. Talk with the animals. And actually get paid. What’s not to like?Locations:  LondonView all jobs with ZSL nowReady to love Mondays?  View all of our current vacancies now.Find a job What Where Search JobsSign up for more Career AdviceSign up for moreCareer Advice Please enter a valid emai l addressmessage hereBy clicking Submit you agree to the terms and conditions applicable to our service and acknowledge that your personal data will be used in accordance with our privacy policy and you will receive emails and communications about jobs and career related topics. Features Where can I work?

Dont get Spooked by your future. Learn the tricks youll need to treat yourself to a future you will love. (Yes its the Halloween blog post) University of Manchester Careers Blog

Dont get Spooked by your future. Learn the tricks youll need to treat yourself to a future you will love. (Yes its the Halloween blog post) University of Manchester Careers Blog Cue spooky music What makes a good thriller or  horror movie? Fear of the unknown. Mistakes leading to jeopardy. Unexpected turns of events. Fear of the known! You know the monster is there, do you fight or flee? Your life does not have to be this way While I cant promise  a Disney style happy ending with unicorns,  it doesnt have to be a  Hammer House of Horrors ( if anyone is into horror back catalogue they were terrible!) 1 Dealing with fear of the unknown Not knowing what you are going to do next can be worrying but avoiding it wont make it go away, it will always be lurking around the corner. You dont have to do this alone! Talk to us about your options and we can help you break it down into manageable actions and offer support when you need it. 2 Learning from or avoiding mistakes Nobody wants to make mistakes but they happen. Perhaps you were mistaken about your choice of internship or career area, maybe your application wasnt targeted properly, could you have done better at interview? Whatever  the problem  dont run and hide.   Think about what happened and ask for help so that you can try again. 3 Predicting the unexpected and coping with it if it happens You have an interview at 9am in London.   Do you get the train that gets in at 8.30 or go the night before in case the train is late?   We all know that  travelling can be unpredictable so you act accordingly. What if you get called to interview with just 3 days notice how will you cope? Avoiding the issue by asking for another date may not be an option, getting some emergency help from us may be. Come to the careers desk or ring us for a drop in chat about preparing for interviews. 4 Fear of the known.. putting things into perspective and  taking action Whether its starting a new job, leaving university or sitting your exams.   You know its coming. Arm your self with the right tools and that monster becomes  a little less terrifying. Do your research, start planning early and ask us for help as and when you need it. Come on down to Careers in the Atrium Uni Place  for Halloween we will have Tricks (of the trade) and Treats for you ?? All Applications and interviews Careers advice Undergraduate-highlighted advice careers halloween

Expand your opportunities by finding a specialty

Expand your opportunities by finding a specialty I spent two hours this week writing an article about autism. My son was diagnosed with autism and I could write five hundred pages about dealing with the diagnosis. But then I reminded myself about specializing. About focus. Specialists get a lot of good things in this world, and people who dabble in everything get nothing. Dabbling is fine, to a point. I mean, you have to dabble to figure out what you want to be a specialist in. But lets be real. I write a career column. I have a book about careers coming out. I speak at universities about careers. I am not an autism writer. So I trashed the autism article. Because its not going to help my career in a focused way. Sure, it might help in a haphazard way, the way playing basketball at the park helps your career because you never know what will come of anything. But the only way to reach focused career goals is to have focused efforts. I stick to writing about careers because specialization is the ticket to freedom from boring and inflexible work. Lets say you want to have every other Wednesday off to go to a yoga class. If you are a specialist who would be hard to replace, your boss will be more likely to say yes than if five hundred entry-level people can do what you do. The more you need, the more this rule applies. Moving in and out of the workforce is easier once youve established that youre great at a specific thing. And entrepreneurship is easier as specialist, too, because one of best ways to gauge aptitude is if that person has a strong knowledge base and network in the field of the proposed business. You dont have to specialize right away, but you should see your work path as a quest for specialization. View random corporate jobs as possible apprenticeships. You dont need to know what youll specialize in, but you need to be open to it when it comes. Specialization often creeps up on you, like a friend who you never expected to turn out to be a friend. When I first started writing columns, I had no idea that I would write about careers. I was hired to write about what its like to be a female executive. I tried lots of different types of columns. I wrote about software development (my specialty at the time). I wrote about consumer products (definitely not my specialty). Those columns flopped, and so did most of my columns that were not, in some way, about careers. I learned by trial and error that I was a career writer. It is always scary to specialize because there are so many jobs that become out of your focus. But there is good research to show that you will have an easier time staying employed if you specialize. Specialization is also scary because we think we need to address all aspects of our personality with our work. But no work can do that. Autism, for example, is important to me right now, but it doesnt need to be important in my work. In fact, work is sometimes a nice break from that aspect of my life. My son was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, which is a type of autism that occurs when someone has a very high IQ but a large deficit in social skills. His teachers taught him a way to leverage his specialty memorizing to learn rules for socializing that other people know intuitively. I learned many lessons from watching him do that. One is that once you have a specialty, you can leverage it to add things that are not necessarily your specialty, but you still want to have them in your life. In that way, a specialized path is one of the most diverse and rewarding paths you can choose.

Use this Strategy to Realize Several Success Strategies - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Use this Strategy to Realize Several Success Strategies - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career A public speaking class offers more to students than just the art of how to present on a stage. The most important lesson is how to speak with confidence. And the second is how to adjust the stories to a variety of platforms. Identical to these lessons is the strategy of developing a sound personal brand that converts into a branding program. And just as public speaking engages audiences, the improved communication strategy will attract large followings. To increase sales make it easy for others to say “Yes!” Public Speaking Encourages Sales The first strategy is to speak in a friendly and conversational manner. A smile on your face will enhance interest in you and your services. Instead of quickly dismissing you, prospective clients will stop to listen. Adding congeniality and interest in those listening will increase your percentage of prospects converting to clients. This applies directly to the principle, “Make it easy for others to say “yes”. Online Communication Your smile is detected as you write or communicate online. And your profile picture should show a smile, too. It’s your friendly style in every respect that will earn a greater number of prospective clients and online followers. Be the one who takes the initiative to get to know one another. Apps make it easy to arrange appointments. Or, become your own app. Make it very easy for the other person to agree to an appointment by providing a range of dates and times. Next  suggest they either select one, or provide  alternate times to do so. Lastly, offer to initiate the call. Authenticate During your down time, think back to past interactions. Are there areas in which you may improve your “make it easy” state of mind? Reflect on other experiences where you were impressed by the conversation and ease of doing business. What stood out most? Consider adapting that style to your way of conducting business. Face the Facts Professionals need to face the fact that the phone is essential to making most appointments. Without making the initial or follow-up calls, earning the sale will be far less likely to happen. Even some of your social media connections should turn into a live communication. These strategies and tips below will also serve to enhance your outcome. Sales Tips Maintain a running list of those who come to mind for making daily calls State upfront that you were thinking of that person and ask for updates Provide your updates Determine if there is a need for your service or a collaborative project ahead Work out details for the next steps Reconnect with old business friends who come to mind Let your friend know your top priority and ask if they have suggestions Should you feel high energy speaking with your friend, ask to connect on a monthly basis. The monthly buddy system is working well when you feel further motivated Staying on course with your vision in mind will get you to goal more quickly Implementing these strategies will lead you to the Smooth Sale!  

What Type of Resume Is Needed For Federal Jobs?

What Type of Resume Is Needed For Federal Jobs?The resume is perhaps the most important document that will help you land a job. It is written in such a way that it catches the attention of the reader, thus making you stand out from the rest of the applicants. Hence, it is very essential to understand the type of resume that you need to create. An applicant should be able to use information from various resources so that he or she can get an idea of what type of resume is needed.First and foremost, you must understand that a resume must be unique. You cannot simply copy another applicant's resume. Instead, the applicant should learn from other's experience so that he or she can create a resume that is unique. This means that the applicant should be creative in his writing and should incorporate the information that will serve as inspiration for creating his or her own resume.During the application process, the final draft of the resume should include a lot of information. Before the a pplication is submitted, the applicant needs to make sure that it contains enough information about himself or herself. By including enough information about the applicant, he or she can make it stand out among other applicants in the hiring process.An applicant must also take into consideration what type of resume is needed. For instance, if there are many applicants who are applying for the same position, it is not necessary for an applicant to use all the information. Rather, there should be some details that an applicant can put in his resume. The applicant should avoid using all the details that will make the resume generic.Second, you should also know what type of resume is needed in the field of government jobs. To be precise, there are two types of resumes. These are the broad cover resume and the narrow cover resume. Itis therefore a must for an applicant to know which one he or she should apply for.The first step that an applicant should take is to prepare a cover letter. This is a type of resume that is required in certain fields of government jobs and administration. Before writing the cover letter, the applicant must know about the cover letter format and how it is to be formatted.Finally, an applicant must also know what type of resume is needed in certain fields of education. In this case, there are two types of resumes. The first one is the curriculum vitae and the second one is the personal statement.There are many questions that an applicant should ask before he or she knows what type of resume is needed. These questions are necessary so that the applicant will be able to figure out what type of resume will be effective for him or her. An applicant must know whether he or she should use a resume template or a professional resume writer. An applicant should also know how to prepare a cover letter so that he or she can improve his or her chances of getting hired.

Driving Change from the Bottom

Driving Change from the Bottom Can change really happen from the bottom and move up the ladder? Do grass-roots efforts succeed? I attended the local meetup of Linchpins are Everywhere Raise the Flag last night. For those who dont know what I am talking about, Seth Godin, author of Linchpin and many other books and one of the most popular blogs on the block organized a worldwide meetup of linchpins. The mission: A completely non-commercial chance to find and connect with other members of Seths tribe, an opportunity to talk, challenge, and inspire your fellow travelers. What happened? A small group of people with one common connection, Seth, met to talk about his ideas and our own as well. We were from different occupations and different generations. The common thread was enough to unite us. No one was sure where this was headed or what the outcome would be, but there was enough interest to draw a small crowd. What happened, really? We sat around and talked about stuff. We discussed linchpin-ness and how to carry it out. We talked about how we might like to meet again and what that might look like. No, what really happened? It brought together people. Isnt that enough? Thanks to our local organizer, Juli Klie for making this happen. I met some new terrific people and re-connected with others.

3 reasons youre missing the mark on a perfect job match

3 reasons you’re missing the mark on a perfect job match Unemployment has seen a decline in recent months, creating more competition and making it harder for recruiters to hire. And despite the advent of new human resources technology, the hiring process remains arduous for recruiters and job candidates alike. Beyond, an online career network that connects job seekers and employers, conducted a national survey of HR professionals and found that, in general, organizations are struggling to hire the right candidates. According to the findings, more than half of HR professionals said it’s more difficult to find qualified job candidates these days. More than a million jobs were added in 2015 so far, but it will take time to fill them all. Does the hiring bottleneck start with the job seeker or hiring manager? Here are three factors that might be causing the problem: 1. Job candidates appear unreliable The survey indicated that 71 percent of respondents aren’t willing to hire job hoppers, or someone who has served several positions in a short period of time. A common mistake for candidates is handing in resumes that are exhaustive rather than strategic. According to Joe Weinlick, senior vice president of marketing for Beyond, it’s important for those on the job hunt to structure a resume strategically and only highlight experience relevant to the position. “Having a lot of experience is a great thing, but you don’t want to be considered a job hopper,” said Weinlick. “Pay close attention to how you present your experience. If you don’t, an employer will pass you over for someone who does.” 2. There is a technological disconnect It’s clear that mobile job search is changing the recruiting industry. The desktop job search has become much less significant since smartphone and tablet technology became every bit as capable as traditional online job hunting. Surprisingly, more than half of HR professionals admitted they don’t have a mobile-friendly job application process despite an upward trend in mobile job seeking. Employers should be taking advantage of technology by focusing on those who are “always on” and on-the-go. Those who are not embracing today’s technology are missing out on groups of qualified talent. 3. You rule out slobs About 60 percent of HR professionals aren’t willing to hire a skilled candidate if he or she isn’t a polished dresser. While dressing for the job you want is important, so is not judging a book by its cover. Many workplaces are becoming more casual, and ruling out a job candidate simply based on attire only further reduces the amount of qualified job candidates that companies have to consider. “Recruiters shouldn’t discard skilled job candidates because they don’t approve of their attire, especially if it’s during the first interview, continued Weinlick. Finding the right job candidate can take months of searching, so anyone with the right qualifications should be given a fair chance. Getting the right candidate to dress the way you want is a lot easier than getting the wrong candidate to have the qualifications you need.” As businesses continue to grow and the economy continues to improve, building out a reliable and talented workforce will become even more important. However, there are many nuances to consider during the hiring process. Keep this advice in mind when looking to fill positions at your company, and you may more effectively and efficiently recruit the next crop of quality talent. And find your perfect match!