Category Archives: Job Hunting

What Supply Teachers Should Prepare For…

  By Trisha | February 16, 2015 - 6:21 pm | ,
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teacher-651318_1280Supply teaching is important for schools in Hemel Hempstead as there is always going to be a need for teachers to come in and take care of the needs that classes have in the event that a normal instructor is not available for any reason. Supply teachers can take care of regular teacher absences for days or even weeks at a time depending on the need within a particular class.

Anyone who is interested in supply teaching in Hemel Hempstead will need to be fully aware of what can be done while taking care of a class. This is to ensure that a teacher will have full control over any situation that might come about while teaching students.

Understand the Content

It is critical for all supply teachers to be certain that they are aware of the contents that they are going to work with when taking care of students. Teachers must be aware of what they will talk about and help with administering lessons, assignments and discussions with students.

For instance, if a supply teacher is to be hired for math courses then that person needs to be fully prepared to take care of students who are studying certain topics in math. These include topics that are relevant to their grade levels and what the teacher is prepared to help work with. Continue reading →

Is Typing Speed Important to Give You a Better Chance of Being Recruited?

  By Simon | November 27, 2014 - 8:28 pm |
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Typing speed is something that a lot of companies are interested in when looking to recruit staff, particularly if you are going through a recruitment agency, but how important is it for the role that you want?

There are many websites available online that offer typing speed tests, this is a good place to begin as you will then know where your starting point is and how much you’ll need to improve by for your ideal role.

hands-545394_640For secretarial work most companies would require you to type between 55 and 80 words per minute, if you work in legal administration that amount is usually higher and can be around 100 words per minute. However it is not just typing speed that’s important as for many role accuracy is just as, if not more, important. Jobs such as a medical cleric or working with data entry must be accurate so therefore a lower typing speed is usually expected.

The highest typing speed role is by far a court reporter, they have to type around 225 WPM however to do this they have a specially laid out keyboard and they are given specific training for this role to ensure they are able to catch every word accurately and quickly.

Whichever role you’re going for the real key is practise practise practise as this is the most effective way of improving speed and accuracy in a short space of time.

Teaching Agencies and Their Relationship With Schools

  By Trisha | August 31, 2014 - 8:45 pm |
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Education is one of life’s greatest treasures and is something that every parent would want for their kids to have. That is why they are willing to spend a lot of money just to send their children to reputable institutions and have them taught and trained by the best instructors possible. If you are the owner or manager of a school, you are probably always on the lookout for the best teaching agency in Lincoln, aiming to find out what each has to offer. With the onset of the digital age, it is both easy and difficult to look for a quality provider that can suit most, if not all, of your needs.

How to Look for a Teaching Agency

In this day and age, almost anything and everything can be found on the Internet. With the simple click of a mouse and a few keystrokes, tons of information can be presented to you in a matter of seconds. This being said, it is now easy to look for a teaching agency in Lincoln. However, to look for a good one would be quite difficult. With all the available options in front of you, it would be hard for you to actually weed out the mediocre from the excellent. To make matters worse, not everything you read online is true; some of the information can be misconstrued just to put their agency in a good light. Continue reading →

How Can Your Local Job Centre Help You

  By Simon | August 21, 2014 - 10:41 pm | , ,
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Many people look down on the Job Centre thinking it is only there to assist people claiming benefits. This is not the case and a trip there can be very worthwhile. Although they do deal with benefit claims, they also offer help and financial support in returning to work or additional training. If you are under 30 and looking to start your own business, again they can provide you with some very useful contacts and groups that you can attend. If you are struggling to find a job or failing when it comes to the interview process, they have specially trained members of staff that can talk to you about this and work on improving your CV and interview techniques. All Job Centres also have facilities where you can search for jobs online and for many of them even apply. They have phones that can be used to call up a company advertising a vacancy and often have questionnaires that you can complete to suggest compatible vacancies to you.

Thinking Outside the Box When Job Searching

  By Trisha | March 14, 2014 - 1:10 pm |
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A job search doesn’t have to be that template process of sending off a CV with a cover letter and waiting for a positive response. Instead there is much more you can be doing, and it just requires a different approach.

If you’re inexperienced and looking for a first start in an industry then you have to know what it is about and what it expected. This means experiencing it, otherwise you will not know what to write in your CV and cover letter.

Work experience and volunteering in that industry can give you a god idea, wand building contact over the phone, or by email can also help. A lot of the time when it comes to gaining a job its ‘who you know and the more people you know in a your ideal industry the better, and if you can remain active when you’re applying for jobs whilst learning form mentors then you’ll have a much better chance of gaining that desired job.

Being Innovative in Your Job Search

  By Trisha | January 10, 2014 - 9:13 pm |
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Innovation and persuasion aren’t merely connected because they rhyme; they are also linked because they work superbly well together, especially in a job search. The internet means that there are many different ways in which we can put ourselves forward for jobs, and actually fin jobs in general. You don’t merely have to stick to the new convention of, CV, cover letter email, and portfolio.

Many individuals have created their own website as an online CV, with pages dedicated to various aspects of their career. Brochure websites are relatively cheap and it can certainly prove to be a unique, innovative addition to a job application, possibly bringing with it a return on investment.

While it’s important to meet the job description and provide all the necessary details an employer asks for, there is always room for innovation, depending on your desired industry of course. If you’re looking to work in media, marketing, and the digital world in general, then show you’re innovative, show you’re up to date with techno logy and pip your competitors to the role you desire.