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Over the next few weeks the Chinwag Jobs blog will be investigating what it’s like to interview with digital heavyweights. First up, Google. This new series of articles will unearth what perks you’ll enjoy working for these new media king pins, what you can expect from an interview and what type of things you’ll be asked.
For those of you out there still feeling a little rough round the edges after the bank holiday weekend, suffer no more - your luck could be in.
If new proposals from the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are to believed we’re to see a new bank holiday weekend in October. The new holiday, or Community Day as the TUC are calling it, will celebrate the 20 million volunteers we have in the UK today.
Here at Chinwag we’ve been running the Digital Pulse survey since March 2008 in association with Gabriele Skelton. It’s a monthly “confidence index” that gauges how confident or otherwise folk in the new media sector are feeling about the digital biz and their place in it.
The south-west is the destination of choice for web design graduates according to top creative and marketing recruiter, Gallery Resources.
According to Joanna Snell,the company founder and director,
the jobs market in that area is at the highest it’s been for two years
…with Gloucester, Worcester and Somerset thriving with graduates often walking into mid-range salaries there.
Michael Phelps - the half-man/half fish, superhuman swimming machine. His record-breaking Beijing Olympic haul justified the hype greasing the international presses.
It may be a while-off yet for Phelps but what does an ex-olympian do when they reitre? Sprint off into the sunset? A life of coaching kids? For us mere mortals retirement arrives after 40 years of a fairly prosaic working life.
New research from DirectHolidayBookings.co.uk, has found that 46% of us consider quitting our jobs following a holiday. At the same time, 56% of employees felt unsettled after a break.
It’s only natural, I suppose. The sun, sea and sand of foreign shores are so god damn attractive, in comparison, it’s difficult to drag yourself back into the office!
Imelda Marcos famously had 2,700 pairs; left behind as she fled her Manillan palace.
Ah, women and shoes - it takes a wise (wo)man to explain the connection. The UK’s rich and fashionable women may be able to give it a go: who could possibly say? Coleen and the WAG’s et all? If I hazard a guess their collections probably aren’t far off Imelda’s lead.
According survey by professional networking site LinkedIn, 47 % of us are mixing our social and professional lives online by inadvertedly accepting colleagues as friends and these “Frolleague” hybrids are causing problems. The site is set to launch guidelines for users who are confused about how to balance work and networks.
According to AEGON, the financial solutions company, 56% of 50 to 60 year olds will continue to work passed pensionable age
In a recent statement John Deham, Secretary of State for Innovation, said he wants Labour to increase the number of young people taking apprenticeships from 40% to 50% by 2010.
An ambitious project you might think but tuition fees, the credit crunch and soaring student debt are all helping to prevent young people from choosing university as the route to that dream job.
