The top companies hiring in May 2018

The top companies hiring in May 2018 by Michael Cheary There’s a lot to look forward to in May…   Whether it’s the royal wedding, the bank holiday weekend, or the terribly clever and totally original film franchise-related puns*, there are a lot of great things going on this month â€" especially if you’re a jobseeker. In fact, with some of the UKs biggest brands advertising right now, it’s never been easier to find the right role for you. You just need to know where to start.*Shameless plug*To help you find your perfect position, here are five of the top companies hiring throughout May on reed.co.uk:ASOSNeed a more fashionable career? Try As Seen On Screen.More commonly known as ASOS (you’re welcome), the online fashion giant are looking to fill a range of roles this month, with vacancies in everything from customer service and sales through to IT, marketing and HR.And working for them doesn’t just mean discounted clothes. ASOS employees get a bunch of other benefits, including heavily subsidised l unches, gym membership, comprehensive bonus schemes, and even an extra day of holiday for their birthday.Ok, so it’s mostly about the discounted clothes.Full training is provided for most roles, so previous experience isn’t necessarily a prerequisite. Just the right attitude, and a desire to help them achieve their goal of becoming the number one online fashion destination for 20-somethings in the world.Let’s face it, you’re going to be on there all day anywayLocations:  Throughout the UKView all jobs with ASOS hereCôteWhen you think of great food, a few places instantly come to mind.Rome: Check. Paris: Check. Wimbledon? Well, maybe not instantly.But from humble beginnings, mighty bistros form. And since starting out life in southwest London in the late 2000s, that’s exactly what Côte has gone on to become.Inspired by the great brasseries of Paris, they’ve built a reputation for serving authentic French classics made from great quality, fresh ingredients. With 90 resta urants now operating nationwide and a whole host of awards to their name, it’s safe to say they’ve done a pretty good job.Their current recruitment drive is focussed on finding kitchen and waiting staff who match the quality of their food. So whether you’re a Restaurant Manager in New Romney, or a Chef de Partie in Penge, Côte have got you covered.Bon appétit.Locations:  Throughout the UKView all jobs with Côte hereHMPPSPrison Officers wanted now to fill roles right across the UK.Part of the Ministry of Justice, Her Majestys Prison and Probation Service is responsible for correctional services in England and Wales.Their staff come from all walks of life. Teachers, soldiers, retail managers, call centre workers, and more.  But they all have one clear thing in common: a commitment to protecting the public and turning prisoners’ lives around.They’re recruiting for a number of positions right now, with Prison Officers and Youth Custody Officers right at the top of the lis t.Aside from a desire to make a difference, successful applicants should have empathy, self-confidence and strong communication skills â€" and be able to work with people from a diverse range of different backgrounds.Change you career, and actually change lives in the process?Job satisfaction doesn’t get much better than that.Locations:  Throughout the UKView all jobs with HMPPS hereSainsbury’sLooking for a fresh opportunity? Start at Sainsbury’s.With over 150 years’ worth of experience in providing excellent customer service, the British supermarket giant certainly know a thing or two when it comes to success.They’ve built their business on bright ideas and bold decisions. But rather than resting on their well-stocked laurels, they’re always keen to move with the times and it’s the brilliant people that work for Sainsbury’s that make it all possible.Top of their shopping list in May? Enthusiastic people to fill their new, reimagined store management roles, who can help them reach their vision to become the UK’s most trusted retailer.And these really are retail roles unlike any other. You’ll be given the support and freedom you need to lead, as well as flexible shift patterns, and digital devices that’ll help you keep the latest information at your fingertips.There isn’t even a uniform. They just want you to be you â€" and to provide their customers with the best possible shopping experience. Think you’ve got what it takes?Apply now.Locations:  Throughout the UKView all jobs with Sainsbury’s hereYour Move If your career is a bit of a fixer-upper, you’ve come to the right place.With over 280 branches across the UK, Your Move is not only one of the most familiar names in estate agency, it’s also one of the most trusted.Since being set up in the late 80s, they’ve gone on to help millions of people across the nation find their perfect home â€" whether it’s renting their first flat, or providing mortgages to help them get starte d on the property ladder.They’re also pretty good when it comes to careers.They’re on the lookout for Lettings Negotiators, Branch Managers, Mortgage Advisors, and a variety of other roles throughout May. And they’ve even got Trainee positions on offer, for anyone just getting started in estate agency.Passion for property? Just want to be paid to look around houses all day? It’s Your Move…Locations:  Throughout the UKView all jobs with Your Move here*N.B. Feel free to disregard reference after 4/5.    Ready to love Mondays?  View all of our current vacancies now.Find a job What Where Search JobsSign up for more Career AdviceSign up for moreCareer Advice Please enter a valid email addressmessage hereBy clicking Submit you agree to the terms and conditions applicable to our service and acknowledge that your personal data will be used in accordance with our privacy policy and you will receive emails and communications about jobs and career related topics. Features Wher e can I work?

Free Resume Writing Lessons For Newbies

Free Resume Writing Lessons For NewbiesThere are so many ways to learn how to be a better writer, so it's a good idea to learn as much as you can before jumping in and trying to be a freelance writer, so that you can gain knowledge of these free resume writing lessons. While they will help you in the long run, most of them are not particularly practical until you have written your first real resume.First off, if you have no formal education in writing, then make sure that you do take advantage of school programs on how to write your own resume. You will also find a lot of online resources that can give you a quick introduction to the topic and may even be able to point you in the direction of some books and articles that can help you with the process.Free lesson resources are also available on the internet, and you can take advantage of them to get some valuable information. The writers themselves may have written their own lesson guides and even include links to other resources wher e you can go to learn more. This can be a very good resource to get some valuable tips, which you can use on your resume.Free lesson materials that are easily available include books that you can buy, DVDs, and maybe even mp3s if you would like to listen while you work. While these materials aren't really useful in a formal way, they can still help you get an overview on what is involved in creating a good resume.If you don't have any one to talk to about your resume, you can also find many free job application lessons online. While this may not necessarily be the easiest way to learn how to be a professional, it is very well worth a shot if you want to learn more about how to create a quality resume.After you get your resume completed, you will need to know how to use it to submit it to every single job application you know about. For this reason, you will also want to take advantage of any online writing resources that you can find.These free resources can really help you develop the techniques you need to write your resume and may even help you figure out the best way to format the cover letter for the job application. This can be very useful when you finally do start sending out applications.While there are a lot of free resume writing lessons on the internet, they are definitely not all of them. It can be hard to focus on a specific task, but try to get the most you can out of your free resources by giving them some serious time and attention.

Creating Your Own Brand Image

Creating Your Own Brand Image I believe in both miracles and destiny, but in the end, we make our own reality.   Creating a memorable brand image doesn’t happen just by deciding it’s a good idea. There’s a lot of work to do…it’s a process that will take time. So why should you bother? Here’s why: To know who you are and be valued for it, to attract what you want, to become more attractive to others, to inspire confidence, to walk your path with integrity, and to distinguish yourself in whatever field you have chosen. Here are the 8 steps that every woman needs to create her own personal brand image. STEP 1: Define Your Core Values   The very first step is to model your brand on your authentic self. There’s only one like it in the world, which makes it (1) distinct from any other, and (2) something you and only you can pull off. What words speak of your core values- that metronome for personal behavior (what you stand for, what you want to live up to, what you consider most important to your inner life and well-being)? When you discover what resonates with your soul, trust it. Your challenge is to capture the essence of what you have to offer, create interest and enthusiasm for it, and enhance your image in the business world. STEP 2: Forge Your True Purpose When you have a purpose-driven career, you can move forward confidently.  My mission statement is to “Inspire executives to fearlessly embrace change.” That gives me a reason to get out of bed each morning.   It’s why I’m writing this blog. Your mission should connect with your heart and enact your core values. It should be out of reach, but in your grasp.   When you write your mission, you suddenly have a North Star for your careerâ€"a definition for your true purpose â€" why you do what you do. You can use it as a filter for evaluating opportunities.   If the offer or project is not on mission: you can say “no.”   I think that the most inspiring mission statements are written in 7 words or less so that they are easy to remember.   Once you have your mission defined, you can begin to harness all your energy to it â€" shedding everything that doesn’t fit. STEP 3: Go After Your Target Audience No matter what your brand’s mission or your financial goals or your personal dreams, identifying and earning the devotion of your target audience are the interlocking and necessary means to reaching those objectives. Your bosses, colleagues, employees, anyone in your sphere of influence is who you need to consider before you tell your story or present an idea. To appeal to your audience, do a 180-degree turn and stand in their shoes. Listen closely when they talk about their challenges and desiresâ€"so you can answer the question on their mind which is, “If I pay attention to you, what’s in it for me?” STEP 4: Figure Out What’s Stopping You   At home, being comfortable with family and friends is one of life’s great joys.   On the other hand, being comfortable in business is like a blinking yellow light we just drive through.   We stay in our comfort zone because we can’t imagine a new way to do things, and we are afraid to fail if we try something new. The fear of rejection and the need to be perfect can stop us in our tracks and keep us from evolving.   By staying in this stuck place and resisting the natural need to evolve, we risk suffering career extinction. It’s critical to identify and overcome your inner fears while developing your brand image.   Fear of the unknown, poverty, competition, failing, and not being liked act like barriersâ€"standing in the way of our success. Doing things, the same old way is damaging to your career and your health.   It’s time to shake it up. Courageously make changes, even if it seems that so much is standing in your wayâ€"push throughâ€" if you NEED what’s on the other sid e. STEP 5: Recruit a Squad of Brand Cheerleaders   To help you overcome your fears, add people to your life that have faith in you. Now is the time to connect with others who believe in your dream and can cheerlead you on.   Attend luncheons, workshops, seminars and other types of networking events. Look for guides, coaches, mentors and promoters at these events, and among your friends, your family and your colleagues.   You want to surround yourself with people who believe in your mission, sing your praises, open doors, and provide sage advice on how to build your business, and then reward them for their generosity. Networking should be a two-way street. The most successful and courageous women I know in business understand their limitations and draw in a posse of coaches, consultants, talented creative partners, and loyal employees to support their mission, gain fresh insights and get big projects done right. Those who go it alone and play the overworked martyr or the tough cookie, rarely move up. STEP 6: Dress the Part You Want to Play In any business situation, appearances count, big-time. Your challenge is two-fold. To make your exterior appealing to your target audience. And to make sure your exterior is as much a genuine reflection of your interior as possible. What does your audience want to see? What kind of package does it respond to, feel safe with, understand, respect, admire?   And what kind of look can you put together to motivate, or even excite, your audience? STEP 7: Move Forward Confidently   A lot of people think charisma is something you are born with-and they’re right. But what not everyone knows is that we’re all born with it. Whether or not we all use it is another question.   To be seen as a powerful brand, you have to move like Jagger and enter the room like a rock star. It happens when you quiet your inner judge and show up confidentlyâ€"comfortable in your own skin. Do you sparkle? Do you demonstrate your creativity or your competence in action and word? Are you curious, earnest, self-deprecating, sure of yourself, steady, clever, or adventurous-and how do you show it?   It starts with not comparing yourself with others or asking people what they think (when what you are really doing is seeking approval). It’s time to use your intuition and find your own answers. STEP 8: Devise a Plan and Get on with It   I started my company Big Fish 26 years ago.   Through every iteration, I’ve had to think about my own brand image in this very intense, obsessive way: writing it down, talking it up, and putting it out in the universe to fulfill its destiny.   Although I serve the biggest media brands in the world, the brand I spend the most time with is my own. To fulfill my potential and have a career with purpose takes planning and focus. I’ve found that when you put the time into it, everything gets easier. It’s about being open, willing and saying “YES” to building a personal brand image, and the opportunities it attracts. Stop putting your destiny on hold. Now is the time to live big and go deep with a personal brand identify that propels your career forward. This guest post was authored by Robin Fisher Roffer. Fearless Career Builder and CEO of Big Fish Marketing, Robin Fisher Roffer is a sought-after brand strategist, storyteller and author. She is also the Fearless Coach at TONE Networks. She helps countless women fearlessly design their dream careers. During the live event, Ms. Roffer will address the embracing change, letting go and being fearless in your career. As a media brand specialist who works multiple Fortune 500 companies she knows firsthand the importance of creating a personal mission, determining core values and pursuing goals fearlessly. Learn more about Robin here.   A personal brand is a personal promise  

11 Ways a Podcast Can Help Build Your Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

11 Ways a Podcast Can Help Build Your Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career What is one way a podcast can help entrepreneurs build their personal brand? The following answers are provided by members of  Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched  StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses. 1. Building Brand Partnerships By showing the world that you are collaborative, it looks like you always have other  great  minds in the room with you. If you are just one person talking about everything, you will end up falling short. Having multiple brands together makes your podcast appear like your companies are trying to push things to the next level. Almost a sense of personal evolution, if you will. â€"  Jon Cline,  Rokit SEO 2. Personalizing Your Product A podcast allows your customers to be guided behind the curtain on what your process is but it puts a person and a voice (and possibly a face) to your product. Customers respond much more strongly when they feel like this is a product coming from Rob than coming from Matikis. They want their customer experience to be between friends, and a podcast does just that. â€"  Rob Fulton,  Automation Heroes 3. Finding Your Voice Creating a personal brand is all about finding your voice. Similar to contributing articles as expert insights in your field of expertise, entrepreneurs can extend their reach and even frequency by creating a captivating podcast. Just be yourself and talk about what you know best and people will inevitably tune in to listen and brand you as the expert that you want to be. â€"  Charles Moscoe,  Scumbag.com Online Reputation Management 4. Gaining Access to High  Profile  People Having a well followed podcast in an area where youve established yourself as an expert can open up the possibility to get interviews with high  profile  individuals. Just like you, they are looking for publicity for their new products, companies and other agendas. As an interview opportunity for them, you can get to know them on a closer level and effectively expand your personal network. â€"  Mark Cenicola,  BannerView.com 5. Building a Distribution Channel Podcasts are a  great  way to build a distribution channel for content that is consumed in a personal environment. People arent nearly as selective about what links they click or what websites they subscribe to as they are about what they listen to in their car or on their headphones. â€"  Nick Reese,  Microbrand Media 6. Explaining Your Story Executing on your message and personal story on a regular basis is a powerful way to build authority. Multiple listens constitutes loyalty. Loyalty means they are relating to either you or the message you are representing. Leverage your story as often as possible and always consider the ways it can be catered to all types of listeners that may be tuning in for advice and/or info. â€"  Logan Lenz,  Endagon 7. Polishing Your Speaking Skills The benefits of launching a podcast are incredible; improving your speaking skills is an often overlooked opportunity. Especially if youre interviewing guests live, youll quickly learn how to come up with questions and responses on the fly. Youll also gain a better understanding of how you sound on recordings and how to up your game. â€"  Thursday  Bram,  Hyper Modern Consulting 8. Creating Name Recognition A podcast has an extremely low barrier to entry but a very high perceived value. I started my podcast with a Blue Yeti Microphone, Audacity,  fiverr.com  and a friend who was awesome at mixing sound. The best part is that there is no need for visuals, expensive cameras or fancy editing like on a YouTube channel. You can record in your undies and build your brand! â€"Arel Moodie,  College Success Program 9. Becoming a Thought Leader By positioning yourself as a thought leader, you spread your industry knowledge and expertise while establishing yourself as a credible resource and go-to person in the field. â€"  Zach Cutler,  Cutler PR 10. Improving Your Reach Putting a quality podcast together will allow you to reach a larger audience, as well as get your personal brand message to many more individuals through sharing formats. If the show is entertaining and youre able to get good, well-respected guests to appear,  no matter what the vertical is, it will help you build your name recognition and brand. â€"  Jason Grill,  JGrill Media | Sock 101 11. Figuring Out New Ideas When you are being interviewed, you are exposed to questions and ideas that cause your mind to think differently about your brand. Some of my best ideas and ways of explaining who we are have come from podcasts as they stimulate our thoughts. If you are having a hard time articulating what you do, a podcast can help pull out new ideas and ways of discussing your brand. â€"  John Ruhlin,  The Ruhlin Group Featured Image

Can You Change Careers, While Still Working?

Can You Change Careers, While Still Working?If you have been applying for jobs and not getting any interviews because you do not have the right work experience, you may be wondering if it is even possible to change career while still working. The answer is no. But you can change your resume and use this to your advantage.Many people want to change careers but they don't know how to go about it. Some are even afraid of the thought of looking for new work or trying to find a job. There are other reasons too.Some people simply feel that they are not good enough or don't fit the job description enough for the dream job they are applying for. The only thing that they could do is move on to another career path. When this happens, all they can do is look for a new job that matches their skills.Those who have never worked at all seem to have a hard time making the transition from entry level positions to mid or upper level positions. The last thing they want to do is try to change career. Th ey don't want to be training someone else as well.On the other hand, many people are not sure that they want to change careers at all. They don't want to put their future at risk for something that may not work out. They are willing to try anything to find out if this is true.In order to see if it is truly worth it, you will need to take the time to evaluate whether or not it is a career that you really want to go into. One way to find out if a career path is something you want to do is to spend some time online and study the work ethics of the different career choices. Find out what the requirements are for each position you are considering. After you know what you want, you can then look at resumes for these jobs and see if there are any jobs that are available where you can apply and get the information you want. If you are confident in your abilities, you may decide to take this route. But if you have not put much thought into changing careers, you may want to make sure that you can start working on a resume now.If you can change careers without having to worry about not knowing how to, you will be able to focus more on finding the best job for you. This will also help you find the best job in the industry.

Best of the Year Executive Resume Writing Tips and Strategies - Executive Career Brandâ„¢

Best of the Year Executive Resume Writing Tips and Strategies

Dont Judge a Position by its Salary

Dont Judge a Position by its Salary A client of mine just negotiated a compensation package with a new employer that is 45% above his previous compensation. He did this despite the fact that the salary range he was seeking was well over the designated salary range for the position. How was he able to pull this off? He was able to accomplish this by negotiating the position rather than the salary. Throughout his interview he sold his skills and accomplishments to the employer as those of a higher level candidate. By the time compensation became a discussion topic, the hiring manager was sold and had to have my client on her team. Once she realized the value my client could bring to her company, she put together a proposal for senior management recommending a title change and corresponding salary range change. The moral of the story is this. Dont judge a position by its salary. A lot can happen in between the time a position becomes available and the time it is filled. If you believe there is a match and the position pre sents an excellent opportunity, go for it. Get the hiring manager to fall in love with you first and often the compensation will follow.

How to write your resume -

How to write your resume - Almost every resume I see reads like a laundry list of stuff the person has done at work. The problem is that everyone applying for the job you seek probably has a similar list of stuff. What makes you stand out? Why are you special why do YOU deserve to win an interview and the job? It certainly isnt because you were responsible for something or that you were recruited to do something. No one really wants to see a list of what your duties included. A prospective employer wants to know what youve accomplished. What impact have you had on past employers? What obstacles did you overcome to achieve a positive result in the past? Dont forget your job is to market yourself. The resume needs to make a reader visualize you doing the job. Quintessential Careers compiled a comprehensive list of accomplishments employers seek. Describe how you: Make money Save money Save time Make work easier Solve a specific problem Help the company become more competitive Build relationships Expand the business Attract new customers Retain existing customers I suggest you answer the following questions: What problems did you solve? How did you improve your organization? What innovative ideas did you introduce (and what were the positive results)? How did you make a difference? When you re-focus your resume spotlight to shine on what you have to offer instead of just listing what youve done, you will be much more marketable. photo by Horia Varlan