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Reforms to Internships?

Posted 24 October 2011 - 12:18pm by WikiJob

The new minimum wage regulations that have been put in place over the last few weeks have seen the government attempt to make a definite stance on the unpaid internships that have become so controversial.

The government has tried to establish who is entitled to the national minimum wage by making a checklist of criteria to establish what a ‘worker’ is. However, the vague criteria that refer to the nature of work carried out by an individual are all made invalid by the fact that the new laws state that an agreement must exist between employer and employee on the nature of their payment.

Careers Services and Resources

Posted 23 September 2011 - 10:55am by WikiJob

Written by John Scholefield - an English graduate from The University of Sheffield currently working at WikiJob as an Editorial Assistant.

Careers advice is one of the most useful things that you can receive throughout your education and after you graduate. It provides the starting point for many young people’s job hunting and the advantages of a face-to-face appointment outweigh anything you may find online.

Book Review: Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies by Joshua Waldman

Posted 19 September 2011 - 11:01am by WikiJob

Job Searching with Social Media for Dummies by Joshua Waldman, MBA has been launched onto our book shelves to aid those who are seeking employment and looking to take advantage of the social networking community to put them one step ahead of competing candidates. Stating its aims in the concise manner the ‘For Dummies’ books are renowned for, the reader immediately knows this book will help with; understanding the importance of an online presence and brand, increasing online visibility, the breakdown of using specific social networking sites.

An Innovative Approach

Posted 19 September 2011 - 8:38am by WikiJob

Written by John Scholefield - an English graduate from The University of Sheffield currently working at WikiJob as an Editorial Assistant.

Be Proactive this Semester

Posted 13 September 2011 - 9:05am by WikiJob

Written by John Scholefield - an English graduate from The University of Sheffield currently working at WikiJob as an Editorial Assistant.

The next couple of weeks will see thousands of new students moving away from home to start their three or more years at university. The latter half of September will also see many students returning to university, many of them going into their final year, with the need for a career looming on the horizon.

Prepared for a Career

Posted 2 September 2011 - 3:46pm by WikiJob

Written by John Scholefield - an English graduate from The University of Sheffield currently working at WikiJob as an Editorial Assistant.

Following the news that the 20 per cent worst paid graduates are earning less than those who left school after A-levels, comes the headline in the Metro today that ‘1 in 4 graduates fails to get work.’ From a survey of over 49,000 students who left university in 2006 and 2007, 27.7 per cent were not in full time paid work at the time of the survey.

The Value of a Degree

Posted 31 August 2011 - 1:27pm by WikiJob

Written by John Scholefield - an English graduate from The University of Sheffield currently working at WikiJob as an Editorial Assistant.

With the news from the Office for National Statistics revealing last week that 20% of university graduates are earning less than those who left school after A levels, I began to consider the effect this will have on people in my situation as well as those who have received GCSE and A level results in the last two weeks and those who will in the years to come.

The fact that 15% of people with a degree also earn less than those that left schoo

Experience in Words

Posted 25 August 2011 - 3:54pm by WikiJob

Written by John Scholefield - an English graduate from The University of Sheffield currently working at WikiJob as an Editorial Assistant.

Writing CVs and covering letters can be one of the hardest things about applying for jobs. In fact I found that it was the main cause for my inertia once I had found positions to apply to. Something about having to sell myself and the reasons that I would be good to work for a company made me uncomfortable, striking the balance between not being too arrogant and not underselling yourself is the key, but it’s not easy.

Struggling to find a job? Consider a new industry.

Posted 25 August 2011 - 1:40pm by WikiJob

You may have read about the lack of jobs and how hard it is to get a job these days. Or you may have heard it from friends, university careers services or parents. You may even have experienced it yourself; it could be the reason why you’re reading this!

What’s often not mentioned is that there are several trends causing a wave of completely new career paths and job types to be created.

The Road to an Internship

Posted 24 August 2011 - 4:33pm by WikiJob

Written by John Scholefield - an English graduate from The University of Sheffield currently working at WikiJob as an Editorial Assistant.

This is my first day and my first assignment at WikiJob: to write a blog post. Having been talked through the company's history and its ambitions, introduced to everyone in the office and then shown to my desk I am feeling very positive about the coming month where I will be working for the company.

But along the way I have not always felt as positive that I would even be in this situation.