Category: career

Students Must Look For Warning Signs When Travelling
02/01/2019 No Responses

Students Must Look For Warning Signs When Travelling

With so many young folk being able and desperately wanting to travel around the world as a final step between the end of university and when they need to settle down to work, there must be a thought comes in...
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Knowing One’s Schooling Route From Kindergarten
21/12/2018 No Responses

Knowing One’s Schooling Route From Kindergarten

There are so many career options open to young folk these days.  It’s astonishing how things have changed in 40 or so years.  When I was taking my O levels, I wasn’t expected to go on to take A levels...
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How Not To Run Boutique Business Plan
22/11/2018 No Responses

How Not To Run Boutique Business Plan

There’s a young lass who’s been helping out at the gym down the road.  She doesn’t look very old and it turns out she’s the daughter of a client and the gym was using her to cover when the 2...
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Encouraging Youngsters To Big Up Their Achievements
25/10/2018 No Responses

Encouraging Youngsters To Big Up Their Achievements

There have been some grumblings going on at my local gym.  I’m no surprised because the owners do seem a bit lax in their treatment of the premises, their livlihood and more worrying, how they treat their younger staff members. ...
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Missed Apprenticeship So Back To School
21/09/2018 No Responses

Missed Apprenticeship So Back To School

I have been a member of a small gym ear my home for some weeks now.  Nothing flash and certainly not smart enough to attract the really serious body building type.  Most of the time one of the two owners...
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Career Guidance Essential For Making Student Choices
05/08/2018 No Responses

Career Guidance Essential For Making Student Choices

When I was at school there were not many options for the youngster who was just paddling along.  The brightest pupils were encouraged towards passing the 11+, the rest of us did our best!  It didn’t worry me at the...
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Showing Confidence In Personal Skills Pays Off
25/07/2018 No Responses

Showing Confidence In Personal Skills Pays Off

I have been friends with a chum for quit a few years now and although we don’t catch up with each other very often, maybe three or four times a year, we cover much ground when we do.  Lots of...
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From High Chair To High School – Make Career Choices Early
18/06/2018 No Responses

From High Chair To High School – Make Career Choices Early

When you have  youngsters in the house, especially a close mix of ages, the mid teens can bring a whole new range of challenges and problems.  They have their emotional side to deal with, all that anxiety over school exams...
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Volunteer Leader Employed From Well Placed Advert
22/05/2018 No Responses

Volunteer Leader Employed From Well Placed Advert

Whilst I was looking up the website of a local country house, my eye lit upon Vacancies.  After a small number of catering and seasonal posts listed for this year’s summer openings, there were a couple of more serious, meaty...
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Careers Available For Every Child Despite Background
17/04/2018 No Responses

Careers Available For Every Child Despite Background

When I was meeting a relative in London recently, having not seen each other for years, we decided to meet under the clock at Waterloo station.  I was amazed to find any trains were running – bearing in mind it...
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