Archive for April, 2009

Looking for work: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Don’t expect the Jobcentre Plus to have access to the half million jobs waiting to be filled constantly referred to by the government; at last count only half that number had made it to them (apparently that’s because some companies will not register vacancies with Jobcentre Plus as they’ve found applicants from that source are [...]

Redundant with no money?

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

For those of you entering your first recession, who have probably been employed since you finished education, redundancy is likely to be a big unwelcome shock to your system.
It’s not just the money, important though that is (look how often the term ‘breadwinner’ is used to describe those who provide financial income). You no longer [...]

Redundancy money

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

If you have some savings, received a ‘golden handshake’ or a good enough redundancy package then you may feel you have some breathing space.
That’s fine yet we’ve probably all heard of, or know of, people who’ve had windfalls of various descriptions – lottery wins, cash prizes, unexpected inheritance – and within a year or so [...]