Category: Job Market

5 Ways to Look More Appealing to a Potential Employer

Jamie
While the American economy seems to have recovered finally from the troubles of seven or eight years ago, competition for good, higher-paying jobs is still pretty fierce. After all, just because unemployment is low doesn’t mean there aren’t dozens or even scores of highly qualified applicants trying to get the same jobs you’re vying for. With so many options available to them, how can you convince a potential employer that you’re the more appealing choice? From going back to school to boost your credentials to crafting a better resume, here are five different ways you can become more competitive in...

How to help a new employee settle quickly into their new office

Jamie
Starting a new job can be nerve-wracking – not just for the new employee, but often for the employer as well. A new member of staff can change the dynamics of an office culture; get it wrong and they can turn a harmonious team into a disgruntled one, get it right and they can become an asset to the team and company as a whole. As an employer getting through the recruitment process can be daunting enough. Nowadays there are many forms of recruitment, from in-house HR departments to recruitment software, there are even companies that specialise in providing outsourced...

Things To Do Before Taking a New Job

Jamie
The search has come to end, you’ve finally been offered a new job, after months of hunting, interviews and waiting for call-backs. Getting that job offer rightly feels like a cause for celebration, a personal success, whether you take it or not. Herein likes the key point; you may be tempted to accept right away, but it’s often more sensible to take a step back and to make sure it’s the right fit for you. The main things you should confirm are the terms of the offer. Points such as weekly hours, how often you will be paid and annual...

Is it worth getting a part time job while you study?

Jamie
The question of student finance is being raised more and more often in the media these days: many people are starting to think that it just isn’t worth the money to head off to college or university, and even those who do go are constantly aware of the considerable expense that comes with it. Many students are looking for new ways to finance themselves and pay their way through their studies, and this is completely understandable; for some people a student loan just isn’t enough, and many people don’t get enough of a grant to pay all their bills along...

Help!… Jerry is burning the bridge

Jamie
While not directly related to personal finance, it can have big implications on your job search should you burn the bridges behind you.  Let’s face it if you are looking for work and there are burnt bridges out there it can make it a little more difficult and that my friend will affect your finances…badabing!  Let me share with you a little story of something that happened at work this past week.  Jerry was a happy employee of my company (1),his boss left the company to go work elsewhere.  His boss contacts Jerry and recruits him to work there with...

Side Hustle: The Real Mobile Hot Spot

Jamie
The bulk of us that read and blog have regular full time jobs.  Many of us do this for fun or as a side hustle trying to make some passive income.  I have been an avid reader for a few years and have seen some interesting side hustles over at Budgets Are Sexy side hustle series.  This one that I am about to tell you about takes the cake.   A New York marketing firm, Bartle Bogle Hegarty’s Labs (BBH), created a stir at the South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) recently.  The festival held in Austin, Texas is...

Unemployment down ! the economy heading way, hopefully!

Jamie
Wow did you see those employment numbers on this weekly economy?  That is fantastic hopefully for the economy we can start seeing the economy on the rebound. It seems like it has been depressed way too long.  Well if any of you out there are reading this and you were one of the ones in this statistic and got a job, Congratulations.  If you do not have one these are good strong signs that you may have a job out there on the horizon.  So keep up the due diligence and your head up and good things will happen and...