The top companies hiring in November 2018

The top companies hiring in November 2018 by Amber Rolfe Remember remember, who’s hiring in November… OK, so we can’t stop the early onslaught of Christmas cheer. But with over 280,000 jobs live on reed.co.uk right now, we can give you a rundown of the biggest brands looking for staff this month. Let’s face it, if you’re going to be forced to listen to Mariah Carey on repeat, you might as well make it productive…To bring some warmth back to your November, here are five of the top companies hiring this month on reed.co.uk:  Costa Craving a career in coffee? Passionate about delivering excellent customer service? Just looking to get a jump start on your Gingerbread Latte obsession? You’re in luck.As the nation’s largest coffee shop chain, Costa pride themselves on serving expertly crafted coffee made with beans grown from 100% Rainforest Alliance Certifiedâ„¢ Farms.They’ve grown dramatically since they hit the streets of London in 1971, now boasting over 2,000 UK restaurants, 6,000 Costa Express vend ing facilities, and an additional 1,280 outlets all over the world.They’re recruiting for Baristas and Managers all over the UK throughout the month, but also have a number of vacancies in accountancy and FMCG on offer. And it’s not just an excellent rewards programme and an emphasis on personal growth that you’ll benefit from as a Costa employee.They also provide free drinks â€" all day, every day, along with 50% off food. Translation? All. Of. The. Muffins.So whether you want to be a Barista in Basildon or an Assistant Manager in Aberdeen, Costa’s got the role for you…as well as, you know, a lot of coffee.Location: Across the UK.View all jobs with Costa now  Just EatJust Eat can do more than just provide you with a choice of over 100 types of food in an instant…they can also give you your next career.Founded in Denmark in 2001, Just Eat is now the UK’s largest food delivery network.Not only are they a world leader in online and mobile food ordering, they’re also a top 100 FTSE listed company, employing over 3,300 people all over the globe. And with 24 million customers and 93,000 restaurant partners, finding the right people for their roles is always pretty high on their list.That’s where you come in.They’re hiring Delivery Drivers and Riders to deliver everything from fried chicken and chow mein through to burgers and onion bhajis. The best part? As a self-employed, independent courier, you’ll be able to make your hours work around you.In addition, Just Eat won’t charge you commission for access to their network, meaning you’ll be able to keep 100% of your fees â€" which are paid direct to you on a weekly basis. That’s one way to start saving for Christmas.So, ready for a career that really delivers? Apply now.Location: Scotland.View all jobs with Just Eat now  Smiggle Love pens? Toys? Novelty pencil cases? Journals, lockable notebo…OK, you get the picture.Founded in Australia in 2003, Smiggle caters to all of your stationery n eeds â€" selling fun, engaging, and affordable products aimed at 5-14 year olds. Now, it has almost 300 stores worldwide, including 100 in the UK.So whether its school work, home projects, or anything else, Smiggle’s vibrant stationery, bags, and accessories are guaranteed to make kids smile and giggle (see what they did there?)They’re currently hiring for Store and Assistant Managers across the country, in search of results-focused, creative, and above all, fun, leaders who are passionate about all things stationery. In return, you’ll benefit from excellent professional development prospects, bonus opportunities, and competitive salaries.At the very least, you’ll get to indulge in your childhood stationery obsession at half the price (because no, you can never have too many gel pens).Location: Across the UK.View all jobs with Smiggle now  Superdrug New morning routines, now available at Superdrug…As the one of the UK’s largest beauty and health and retailers, Superdrug are committed to delivering the best beauty and health products on the high street â€" at an affordable price. Not only do they sell all the biggest name brands, they also have a whole host of exclusive products, courtesy of their Superdrug Own Brand collection.All of their Own Brand products are also certified by Cruelty Free International, in a bid to fight against animal testing for cosmetic reasons. Protecting the environment is equally important to Superdrug, and they aim to recycle 85% of their waste by 2020.OK, so you know they sell great products, deliver excellent customer service, and are passionate about CSR. But what’s in it for their employees?In addition to you and a friend or family member getting 30% off Superdrug products (and 10% off everything else), they also offer a generous holiday package, a company car, a rewards scheme, and much more.And with a wide range of roles on offer, in everything from retail and health and medicine, to marketing and FMCG, there’s bound to be something to suit you.Knowing the difference between a highlighter and a primer may also help.Location: Across the UK.View all jobs with Superdrug now  Vue EntertainmentLooking for that ‘big screen’ experience?Delivering everything from blockbusters to opera, ballet, and musicals in 212 cinemas worldwide, Vue Entertainment is a leader in premium entertainment cinema. They’re also part of Vue International, one of the world’s leading cinema operators.And with 843 screens in the UK alone, they pride themselves in being able to provide viewers with the best content and the best technology, in the best environment. And you know, all of the popcorn you could ask for.They’re primarily recruiting for Cinema Managers this month, but also have vacancies in accountancy and HR. If you’re selected, this means unlimited cinema tickets for yourself and 3 friends (plus 40% off concessions), along with a number of other great perks as well. What’s not to like?Just make su re you turn your phone off at the interview. Nobody wants to be that person…Location: Across the UK.View all jobs with Vue Entertainment 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 email 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

The Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn Profile Perfection

The Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn Profile Perfection Having a complete LinkedIn profile makes you 40 times more likely to receive opportunities through the network,  so its important that you take the time to fill it out properly and make sure it stands out from competition. On average recruiters will look at your profile for around 6 seconds, giving you a tiny window of opportunity to capture their attention before they move on to the next potential candidate. If youre unsure about how to give your LinkedIn profile the wow factor that will get you noticed, Leisure Jobs have put together this informative guide, outlining everything your profile needs from an attention grabbing headline, to the perfect profile picture. Your Profile: Headline Your headline is the most important part of your profile and is what people will see when you appear in search results. Make sure it is succinct, creative and includes key words related to your role and industry. LinkedIn scans for keywords, so avoid wacky job titles and stick to things that expand on your professional job title. Name Use your proper full name. Stay professional and avoid nicknames. Profile Picture People will build their first impression of you based on your profile picture, so make sure it is professional, high quality and makes you look approachable. No photo at all is an absolute no no, as profiles with an image get 14 times more views than those without. URL Customise your URL to your name so that it is easy for people to find you. You can edit your URL by clicking on the light grey box below your name and photo. Summary Write a concise description of your professional background, including your present and future career goals and ambitions, your most valuable assets and other key information about who you are and what you do. Its also a good idea to include contact information (phone number email address), so that people know how they can get hold of you. To give your profile an extra edge, you can include media, such as videos, slideshares, articles, etc. which demonstrate your skills and abilities and add credibility to the claims made in your summary. Experience Like on your resume, you should list you work history, with details such as job title, employer and dates worked there. You should also add a brief summary of your responsibilities and achievements from each job, ideally in bullet points for skim reading. You can complement each entry with media attachments related to the particular job. Avoid using buzzwords as recruiters get bored of reading cliches; however keywords will boost your visibility in searches. Projects Add any significant projects that you have worked on and demonstrate your skills. You can add links to these projects, as well as the details about who you worked on the projects with. Education Include information about degrees acquired and schools/colleges attended. Though the education section is more important to entry-level professionals, even later in your career it gives you the opportunity to connect with other alumni for networking opportunities. Skills and Endorsements Add skills that are relevant to your professional role, background and interests. These will help you to appear in search results when people enter these specific terms and people who add skills to their profile get 13 times more views than others. Other users are then able to endorse you for the skills that they think you are particularly good at, adding credibility to them. Your Network: Connections Try to create at least 300 connections, as this will expand your network so that you have access to more profiles. Try not to exceed 3,000 connections however, so that you can keep use of the platform practical. Be strategic about who you connect with, limiting it to people in your industry, past and present colleagues/clients and business prospects. Groups Join groups to maximise LinkedIns networking potential and gain ability to contact other group members. Recommendations Recommendations are written by other LinkedIn users to recognise good work and notable achievements. These are a great way of marketing yourself as a credible and competent professional, as well as promoting your companys services. You can get more recommendations by asking previous clients or colleagues for one (see below for step-by-step guide.) Contacting other users Unless you have LinkedIn Premium, you are usually only able to send messages to people within your network; however you can get around this by joining a group and contacting them through there (more info on how below). Your Company: Showcase page A showcase page is a niche page that branches off the pain company page to  promotes a specific product or targets a specific market. You can create up to 10 free showcase pages, on which you should include all the same kind of information as on a company page, such as industry, links and images. Top Tips: The best times to post on LinkedIn are Tuesday and Thursday between 7am-9am. Your profile is 5 times more likely to get viewed if you join and are active in groups. If youre looking for a new job, you can turn off your activity broadcasts so that your boss doesnt see. Publishing on LinkedIn is a great way to demonstrate your professional knowledge and create a voice for yourself in your industry. Find out more from  the infographic below!

How the Careers Service can help graduates University of Manchester Careers Blog

How the Careers Service can help graduates University of Manchester Careers Blog Without wanting to sound to OTT graduation marks the start of a new phase in your life. For many of you this may seem like a daunting prospect, but never fear the Careers Service is here!   As a graduate you’re eligible to use our services for 2 years after you graduate. As a graduate you’ll still have access to: Careers Guidance appointments Whether you know what you want to do or have no idea whatsoever (either is fine) you can talk to a careers consultant to explore career options. Examples of the types of things you can discuss during your guidance appointment include:                 Options with your subject               Different sectors job roles               Further study                 Interviews and assessment centres Doesn’t worry if you are no longer living in the Manchester area you can book a telephone or Skype appointment. Feedback on applications, CVs and Covering letters   Applying for an internship, job or course? Use our applications advice service to get feedback on your CV, covering letter or application before sending it off.  You can book a face to face appointment or get feedback via email CareersLink As a graduate you’ll still have access to 100s of vacancies listed on CareersLink. Having said this there are a couple of things you may need to do to ensure you can access your graduate account. Follow these simple steps. A range of resources in our Careers Library Our careers library is packed full of resources to help with your career planning. Use our reference books and starting point guides to research different career areas, use our range of journals to gain commercial awareness and prepare for psychometric tests by using our practice material. We have also developed a range of initiatives designed specifically to help new graduates.. Manchester Graduate Internship Programme (MGIP) Want to stay and work in Manchester after graduation? The Manchester graduate internship scheme is open exclusively for 2015 UoM graduates giving you to opportunity to gain paid graduate level experience  for a period of up to 12 months in local businesses across Manchester. Transitions Mentoring programme As I said stepping out into the big bad world of work can be daunting prospect. Make things easier by applying for a career mentor. They will be able to help you make the transition from university to the world of work or further study a little easier. This may be through a mixture of face-to-face meetings, emails, telephone or Skype. All Graduate

Living up to your potential

Living up to your potential I confess that I dont feel like Im working to my potential. And it makes me feel sick. I know the signs. It starts with me not being able to cope with my to-do list. It all looks too overwhelming. So I scale things back: I take out everything that has to do with starting a company. The next stage of not living up to my potential is that I cant read anything. I tried to read the New York Times magazine cover story about fixing a marriage. I cant open it, though. The woman who is the author wrote about her own experience. Fuck. I should have posted about that. I should have written the post about how our couples therapist fired us because neither of us seems to be capable of getting past our horrible childhoods long enough to connect with someone in a real way. He fired us but then I used my amazing negotiating skills to convince him to take us back and then I had a screaming fit in the therapists office and said hes incompetent and doesnt give us clear direction. It was a good moment, actually. Because now that I fired him, instead of him firing me, I am fulfilled in my need to ruin relationships with people all around me and I now I have space to let the Farmer get close to me. Elizabeth Weil, from the New York Times magazine, will get a book deal from her piece. I will get a lot of comments from my paragraph. The comments will be: You should write more about that. Its true. I should. I should have a book deal, right? Dont tell me that, okay? Because first of all I make way more from this blog than I would from a book, so why do I need a book? But I worry that maybe I should have another book because I wont feel like Im a real writer until I have a book New York Times book reviewers fawn over. Should is a dangerous word. Someone once told me there is no word for should in Spanish. Is this right? Surely, though, there is a Spanish way to say I feel like crap because Im not living up to my potential. After all, Spanish is the language of Catholic guilt. Should is the American way of putting ourselves down in the name of the need to impress other people. I should be starting another company. Heres why: I cant stop thinking of companies. I have a community that is always receptive to my ventures, and I have tons of connections into mainstream media where I could market whatever I come up with. Instead of all of that, I am homeschooling. Oh. Please. Please God of Editorial Decisions stop me right now from writing about how sick I am of my kids. Let me write something poetic about the joys of parenting. I am homeschooling because my job is to be a parent right now. It is such an incredibly boring job. As a whole, the job is enthralling and rewarding and full of joy. But day to day I could cry. Day to day I think, All my interesting friends are sending interesting emails today and having interesting meetings. My kids have such fun days. They are my dream days. Private lessons in everything they are interested in. Reading for hours each day. Wake up with mooing cows, go to bed with star-filled skies. Sometimes I think of taking skateboarding lessons while my son does. Or swimming while my kids learn racing dives. If I really hated this life, Id be changing it. But all I want to do is write. I dont feel like I should write, I feel like I have to write or I will die. So the stuff I think I should do. Im not doing it because I dont need to, I guess. I guess Im blogging because I need to. I did an experiment last month. My traffic went down 50% because I didnt do all the little things I usually do to keep traffic up (like write something to get on the homepage of CNN.com). I didnt post very much. You know what happened? I made more money from my blog last month than I have in forever. So my blog traffic is not that important. And its not that important to post regularly. Except that I have to. So this is what Im telling you: There is no should. There is no living up to your potential. There is just doing your life. You cant do someone elses life. If we know our goal, and we know our life, and we are working toward it, then we never talk about our shoulds. So maybe I can just focus on a single goal: being vulnerable enough with the Farmer to connect with him and get us back into couples therapy. Or maybe living up to my potential is giving my kids great days and giving my husband a good wife. And maybe all I need to do is write this.

Purpose and a Paycheck Finding Meaning Money Happiness [Book Review] - Career Pivot

Purpose and a Paycheck Finding Meaning Money Happiness [Book Review] - Career Pivot Purpose and a Paycheck â€"Finding Meaning, Money, and Happiness in the Second Half of Life by Chris Farrell Purpose and a Paycheck paints a positive outlook for people in the second half of life. Chris Farrell, a writer for Next Avenue and expert on workforce topics affecting people over 50, shares many examples of the ways in which older workers are thriving around the world. As an unemployed 62-year old, I read this with great interest. There are Contrasting Viewpoints I read this book just shortly after listening to several interviews with Elizabeth White, author of 55, Underemployed and Faking Normal which was also recently reviewed on Career Pivot. White spins a darker story about the working lives of people in the same age group. I’m going to review Farrell’s book with a few references to where White tells a different story. We Can Agree on a Few Things Both authors agree that the US society and many employers hold negative views about the health and working abilities of this age cohort. People over 50 are a growing segment of the population but seem to be losing jobs at a faster pace than younger people. These losses affect not only people with low levels of skills and education who had physically demanding jobs, but also folks who held prestigious, high paying jobs that required networking and great credentials to land. These workers also lose employment support resources as they age. Their networks, friends, and mentors are retiring, dying, and being forced out of the workforce by employers who do not see the ROI on the contributions of older workers. But Not on Everything One of the most interesting contrasts is the portrayal of the financial status of older Americans. Farrell notes this is fiercely debated, and no consensus exists. He contends the older Americans most in danger of living in poverty are those with disabilities, who lost a spouse, or who have jobs without retirement benefits. White, on the other hand, cites statistics showing that very few people over 50 have adequate retirement savings, and it can be difficult to find work that transitions from their great job of yesterday to an adequate job for survival today. Farrell feels confident employers will soon be forced to realize they’ve been discounting a significant source of high-quality workers. Elizabeth, on the other hand, shares many stories illustrating this is not currently the case. Her book focuses on survival strategies for older people who have lost professional jobs. Societal Perceptions Are Wrong Farrell in a Purpose and a Paycheck describes how older workers are not what society perceives them to be. He notes they are forming businesses at a high rate, that older cohorts are seeing their workforce participation rates rise faster than younger cohorts (NOTE: if there aren’t many older people working, it’s easier to calculate a high percent change.) He also feels that with the current ultra-low unemployment rate that employers will have to turn to older workers to fill their job openings. There is some evidence this is happening; workforce participation rates are creeping up for older workers. The older worker trend seems to be starting with smaller companies, which I suspect are less reliant on Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) that bypass older applicants. Older Workers Are Healthy and Wise The book debunks the perception that older people are less capable than younger people, citing examples of creative workers and athletes who continued to work later in life and developed new and different phases of their work. Research showing that mental capacity and ability to learn to stay strong in older workers is cited as well. The slight physical declines with age are offset by better decision making, hence fewer serious mistakes on the job. Some abilities improve with age, this is not widely appreciated. Older people are generally healthy; it’s not until you start looking at the 75+ age cohort that more than half of people have even one major health issue, three-quarters of people 55-64 have no significant health problems at all. Pockets of Positivity Purpose and a Paycheck shares many examples of older workers who exemplify the title of his book. He shares profiles of people who did some of their most creative work after the age of 50, people shifting careers and finding new meaning in work. There are entrepreneurs and people working together across generations to build a business that will last. Older people are starting businesses and adopting new technology to allow them to participate in the workplace from anywhere. People are judiciously retraining to follow new careers in line with their evolving interests. People decide to take jobs and start organizations that serve a social need that they have always wanted to address. Making the World a Better Place Farrell closes Purpose and a Paycheck with suggestions for policy changes which would benefit older workers and all workers by improving workplace age diversity. He feels policies that would protect people and make their health/retirement benefits portable, would be especially beneficial. He ends with a call to action for older workers to take action. He tells them to be proactive in managing their careers, fighting stereotypes, and be open to new ways of living and working that extend their productive years and allow them to live a life they enjoy. Not Quite My World â€" Is it Yours? If you’re looking for a hopeful view of the lives and possibilities open to people in the second half of life, this is a terrific book. It’s full of research that confirms that most people over 50 are healthy, capable and even better workers than they were in their youth. Farrell ends with a call for older workers to take action, be proactive in managing their careers, fight the stereotypes, and be open to new ways of living and working that extend their productive years and allow them to live a life they enjoy. However, if like me, you’re not feeling fabulous about how your age and abilities are affecting your employability, the examples may feel more aspirational than real. White’s tales of bias, bad luck, and fateful missteps may ring truer and her survival tactics may seem more relevant than Farrell’s inspirational stories. I think Purpose and a Paycheck is a worthy read, and it can lend hope that the malaise affecting some un- and under-employed people in the second half of life will not last. This was written by Cleo Parker. Cleo is a marketing insight and analytics professional with a background in advertising who currently lives with her husband in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. She is also a lifelong purebred dog enthusiast and was recently approved to become a licensed AKC judge. Cleo combines her professional and personal interests in her Dog Marketing Blog and is working on a career pivot that sells her marketing expertise to dog clubs and businesses. Like what you just read? Share it with your friends using the buttons above. Like What You Read? Get Career Pivot Insights Check out the Repurpose Your Career Podcast Do You Need Help With ...

Best week ever!!!!! - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Best week ever!!!!! - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Speakers at Arbejdsgl?de Live! 2009, our annual conference about happiness at work. Last week has been the best week ever in the history of our company. Its fun to be able to look back at and go whoah Im glad we dont rock that much every week :o) Here are a few highlights from the week: We had our conference about happiness at work on Tuesday. 12 speakers from Denmark and USA and a great audience made this the happiest conference on Danish soil this year. You can read more about the conference here (In Danish). Heres Steve Shapiro, our morning keynote speaker, giving his take on the day: My new book (Hurra, der er krise / Hooray, theres a crisis) debuted on the Danish non-fiction top-10 bestseller list. I was mostly edged out of the top spot by sudoku books and cook books: The book was also reviewed in JyllandsPosten (a major Danish newspaper) and receieved 5 out of 6 stars for usability and 6 out of 6 for entertainment value. Some choice quotes: Every time you finish a page, you just want to read another one. One of the most relevant books on the shelves right now. Read it and get happy. You can see the review here (In Danish). To cap off the week, I went to London to speak at London Business School. I was a guest speaker at Dr. Srikumar S. Raos class on Creativity and Personal Mastery and I had a blast with them. I also really enjoyed the previous days guest speaker Ben Zander, the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic. So heres to a great week and heres hoping that not every week has to be this intense :o) Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

The Best Online Resume Writing Services

The Best Online Resume Writing ServicesFinding the best online resume writing services is a great way to create your own resume in no time. This means you will not have to invest so much money in hiring a professional writer to write the perfect resume for you. This way, you can save a lot of money by using free resume writing services.One of the first things that you need to do before starting your online resume writing project is to research and find out which services are available in your area. This can be done easily by doing a search online to see which companies offer the best services. There are also different online resources that you can find out about the best online resume writing services online.If you want to get the best services from a company, it is important that you find out whether the company is a member of various website offering online resume writing. This is a great way to find out about the service offered and if it is really the best. Some of the websites t hat offer resume writing services include Topcoder.com, ResumeCoder.com, and MyResumeWriter.com.While searching for the best online resume writing services, you can look for blogs and forums that cover the topic. This will give you an idea on what questions the readers often ask.You can also take some of the services offered by the companies that offer resume writing services as tips when you are writing your own resume. These tips can be very helpful in making sure that you only write the best resume for your career.Although there are many ways to write an online resume, one of the best ways is by using templates that can be found online. This will ensure that you will have a uniform style to write your resume.A lot of people like to use online resume writing services, but it is also important that you know how to write an online resume by using the tips and techniques that you can find out by doing research. By using these tips, you will be able to come up with the best online res ume writing services and help to make your resume to stand out among others.