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Career Guide: Travel & Tourism

Friday, May 11th, 2018

  Working in the Travel & Tourism industry can bring a whole host of exciting opportunities. You could find yourself travelling abroad on a daily basis, working internationally or meeting people from all over the world when they visit your home country.   “According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the industry already is responsible [Read more…]

A to Z of Tech Lingo (A – G)

Tuesday, May 8th, 2018

The world of tech can be a confusing place full of complicated terms and theories. Are you new to the world of tech? Or do you just want to be informed about what’s going on? After all, advances in technology affect all of us.   This is the first article in a series where we [Read more…]

6 ways to make your workplace greener

Thursday, May 3rd, 2018

Want to make your office a more eco-friendly environment? More and more businesses are adopting greener policies. Find out what you could be doing – it’s easier than you might think. 1. Unplug – save electricity by unplugging everything at the end of the day. During the day, only turn on things like photocopiers, scanners, [Read more…]

International Recognition for Derby College Lecturer

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018

An Animal Care lecturer at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall has won international recognition for her pioneering research into the benefits of human-animal interactions with cheetahs. Stacey Higgs (27) from Nottingham applied to the recent World Academy Science, Engineering and Technology conference held in Singapore for permission to present her MA Anthrozoology dissertation on the controversial [Read more…]

Workplace problems: lack of employee training

Monday, April 30th, 2018

Richard Branson famously said once: “Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.”   A lack of employee training can lead to significantly negative side effects for the workplace and the overall business. Here are just some of them:   Low morale Most employees like to [Read more…]

Tricks to stop spending all of your time on email

Monday, April 30th, 2018

If you’re an office worker, you may find it unsurprising that we spend an average of 4.1 hours a day checking work emails – that’s more than 20 hours a week and more that 1000 hours a year.   All that time spent reading, replying, scrolling, forwarding, CCing and crafting those perfectly worded emails is [Read more…]

Should you go back to college? Things to consider

Monday, April 30th, 2018

Studying as an adult can bring you enormous benefits, whether you want to change your career, gain skills to get that promotion or learn something that interests you just for the fun of it. Going back to college could lead to:   Improvements in physical and mental well-being Increased confidence and positive attitude Career progression General life satisfaction [Read more…]

Career Guide: Exciting jobs in IT and Computing

Monday, April 30th, 2018

The technology industry is growing at a faster rate than almost any other. In the UK, technology businesses are growing 2x faster than non-digital businesses and in London, a new technology business is born on average every single hour. The demand for jobseekers with IT and Computing skills is growing – but what kinds of [Read more…]

A guide to modern interviews: video calls and prescreenings

Monday, April 30th, 2018

Recruiters are increasingly using video interviews and video prescreenings, but do you know the difference? And do you know how to conduct yourself professionally on camera to maximise your chances of making it to the next round of interviews?   Having a round of video interviews before recruiters meet candidates face-to-face has become commonplace in [Read more…]

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