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About Scott Boyd

Founder, www.jobseekersadvice.com. Follow me on Twitter - JobseekersAdvice & Scott Boyd. You can find my here.

Friday Roundup – 3rd February 2012

Well, that’s January gone.  How did the first month of the year go by for everyone?  How many of your resolutions did you keep?  Did the detox last as long as you hoped?  This is weekly edition of our careers roundup of what’s been happening here and across the web.

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Friday Roundup – 27th January 2012

Am I the only one that can’t believe the first month of 2012 is almost over?  How quickly is the year going by?  I hope everyone has had a great start to the new year and all those resolutions are being kept! Here’s my roundup of the last week in the career advice world;

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Making the Transition from Employment to Self Employment

It’s very common for people to dream about being their own boss and for a lot of people, it is just that – a dream – temporary escapism to take their mind of the minor gripes they have with their current job.  But for some, self employment is a life-long dream, but despite that, people put it off and avoid making the move because they see it as too high a risk.  So how do you get over that?  This article looks at some key ways to help you make the transition from working for some other guy to working for yourself.

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Preparing for an interview – what to do before you go

The day before any interview can be a nerve-wracking experience, so it can be difficult to do anything constructive. You may think that just because your interview is tomorrow that there is nothing you can do today. Wrong!

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Friday Roundup – 20th January 2012

It has been a busy week for the site – here’s a roundup of what we’ve been doing this week and some interesting articles from elsewhere on the Internet.

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UK unemployment increases to 2.685m

The BBC are reporting today that unemployment levels in the UK have increase by 118,000 in 3 months to 2.685 million people.

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Reasons for leaving a job – the dreaded interview question!

So why did you leave your last job?

OK, so you are an honest person and your gut is telling you to say, “my manager was a complete asshole – he spent too much time with his head surgically attached to the owners butt that he made life hell for me”. While that is a completely valid motive, you still need come up with something slight more diplomatic for your interview.

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41 Questions to Ask at a Job Interview

It could perhaps be the most horrid part of the job interview – “So, do you have any questions you would like to ask us?” – Aaarrrgh! You know fine well that a sheepish smile while shaking your head and saying “Nah I’m good thanks” isn’t exactly what they want to hear!

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Attending An Interview – Some Basic Job Interview Tips

For most people, the job interview can be one of the most nerve wracking points in their career, especially early on. You get told about the interview for a job you really want – then you spend the next few days (or even weeks) worrying about how it will go! After all, this could be your big break – what if you screw it up?

This doesn’t need to be the case. It is natural to get nervous before important events in your life – you can turn this fear into your ally that will help you succeed at your interview…

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