Mothercare double profits with global expansion
Stick with me kid: we found the retailers with a right to be optimistic when we went to the Careers Forum and our pals at Mothercare have stuck to their word and doubled their profits on this time last year to £9.5m. Sales outside of the UK were up 9% ...
Friday, November 21st, 2008
Tags: Career in retail, graduate jobs at mothercare, Growth in retail, job opportunities at mothercare
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How the Leicester Career Fair works
November 21st, 2007
by De Montfort University
Welcome to Chalfont!
March 7th, 2008
by BucksThe Autumn Reading Career Fair
November 2nd, 2007
by Reading CareersPrepare for the fair!
August 20th, 2008
by LSE Careers ServiceWhy companies come to the Nottingham Aiesec fair
December 5th, 2007
by Aiesec UKAbout the Sheffield Careers fair
November 6th, 2007
by Sheffield and Hallam UnisEmployers at Nottingham
November 6th, 2007
by Aiesec UKHow to use Reading Career Services
November 2nd, 2007
by Reading CareersWho's hiring graduates at the Nottingham career fa...
November 8th, 2008
by HansonA day in the life...BDO Stoy Hayward
May 2nd, 2008
by BDOHow to talk to employers at our career fair
September 12th, 2008
by Surrey Uni CareersThoughts from a careers department
November 19th, 2007
by josowenAn introduction to the publishing industry
April 22nd, 2008
by Hanson
Why you must research for the Career Fair
September 12th, 2008
by Surrey Uni CareersWork for Jaguar Land Rover
October 27th, 2008
by Jaguar LandRover
Tips on a career in property and construction
October 22nd, 2008
by Oxford Brookes
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Retail sales beating targets…but for how long?
Retail’s up and down isn’t it?! One day you’ve got asos spanking the backside of everyone’s expectations; the next day someone’s trying to sell Woolworths for a pound. And today M&S are knocking 20% off everything in the store to get people back in before Christmas, and Debenhams holding a ...
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Tags: career advice for retail job seeking, Graduate retail careers, student and graduate jobs in retail
Retail’s up and down isn’t it?! One day you’ve got asos spanking the backside of everyone’s expectations; the next day someone’s trying to sell Woolworths for a pound. And today M&S are knocking 20% off everything in the store to get people back in before Christmas, and Debenhams holding a ...
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
Tags: career advice for retail job seeking, Graduate retail careers, student and graduate jobs in retail
asos just keeps getting stronger
They’re back: last time we reported online clothes monger Asos’ bumper sales it was a bit weird in the current climate. Now it’s the stuff of the X-fliles. While everyone else is firing and crying, Asos has seen sales more than double by 107%, with close to a million customers. ...
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Tags: asos jobs for students and graduates, clothing retail, fashion, graduate opportunities in fashion and retail, Growth in retail, Retail
They’re back: last time we reported online clothes monger Asos’ bumper sales it was a bit weird in the current climate. Now it’s the stuff of the X-fliles. While everyone else is firing and crying, Asos has seen sales more than double by 107%, with close to a million customers. ...
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Tags: asos jobs for students and graduates, clothing retail, fashion, graduate opportunities in fashion and retail, Growth in retail, Retail
Sainsbury’s: wot credit crunch?!
Amazingly it appears that people are trying “something new today” as
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Tags: Graduate careers at Sainsbury's, job opportunities in retail, student placements in Food and Drink
Amazingly it appears that people are trying “something new today” as
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Tags: Graduate careers at Sainsbury's, job opportunities in retail, student placements in Food and Drink
Majestic Wine - still recruiting
Today’s papers are all claiming that “the fizz” has dropped out of Majestic Wine as its profits have fallen by 25% on last year as champagne sales have fallen by a fifth. No great surprise: people don’t have that much to celebrate right now. But you’d be wrong if you ...
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Graduate Careers at Majestic, graduate placements in the wine industry, Retail
Today’s papers are all claiming that “the fizz” has dropped out of Majestic Wine as its profits have fallen by 25% on last year as champagne sales have fallen by a fifth. No great surprise: people don’t have that much to celebrate right now. But you’d be wrong if you ...
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Graduate Careers at Majestic, graduate placements in the wine industry, Retail
Property and building: Rok hard in recession
For some reason all the girls like looking at the programme where my new best friend Sam goes to the Oxford Brookes Built Environment Fair. In it, Sam mentions that he did some work experience at homebuilder Rok – and enjoyed himself. Steady Sam, not sure of your chances of you ...
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Tags: building and construction, Graduate Careers in Building and Construction, student placements in property
For some reason all the girls like looking at the programme where my new best friend Sam goes to the Oxford Brookes Built Environment Fair. In it, Sam mentions that he did some work experience at homebuilder Rok – and enjoyed himself. Steady Sam, not sure of your chances of you ...
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
Tags: building and construction, Graduate Careers in Building and Construction, student placements in property
DTZ correction: DTZ-faced as it were…
Its not often I get my botty smacked (without paying) but I am bent over and red faced in front of property giant DTZ who I claimed yesterday (following reports in the Evening Standard) had suffered huge share price falls which led to the DTZ graduate trainees being sent home ...
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Tags: Graduate career advice, Graduates opportunities in property and construction, mentors for graduates in construction and property serv
Its not often I get my botty smacked (without paying) but I am bent over and red faced in front of property giant DTZ who I claimed yesterday (following reports in the Evening Standard) had suffered huge share price falls which led to the DTZ graduate trainees being sent home ...
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Tags: Graduate career advice, Graduates opportunities in property and construction, mentors for graduates in construction and property serv
Two credit crunch busting brands unite…
Its been a good month for Aldi: first the German retailer has enjoyed its strongest ever sales week in the UK last month - bloodying the nose of Tesco who claims to be “Britain’s biggest retailer.” The firm owns 40% of the German market and see no reason why they ...
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink careers, Graduate opportunites at Aldi, Hotels, Jobs in Sport and Leisure
Its been a good month for Aldi: first the German retailer has enjoyed its strongest ever sales week in the UK last month - bloodying the nose of Tesco who claims to be “Britain’s biggest retailer.” The firm owns 40% of the German market and see no reason why they ...
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink careers, Graduate opportunites at Aldi, Hotels, Jobs in Sport and Leisure
Co-op see Graduate applications rise over 250%
Do a search and you’ll see I’ve never had a bad word to say about the Co-operative Group where all of human life is summed up in their core businesses: food, cash and funerals. There’s plenty of reason to seek a career with the ethically minded mutual, but you really ...
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Tags: Co-op graduate jobs, graduate job applications, Graduate scheme at Co-op
Do a search and you’ll see I’ve never had a bad word to say about the Co-operative Group where all of human life is summed up in their core businesses: food, cash and funerals. There’s plenty of reason to seek a career with the ethically minded mutual, but you really ...
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Tags: Co-op graduate jobs, graduate job applications, Graduate scheme at Co-op
Wolseley marker for state of property services market
I have to admit developing a bit of a crush on the lady from the Wolseley we met at last year’s Sussex Grad Fair - she reminded me of my room mate at naval college. So I am sad to hear the buildings material giant has seen profits drop 77% ...
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Tags: Construction, engineering graduates, Jobs in property services, Property Secvices, Wolseley Careers
I have to admit developing a bit of a crush on the lady from the Wolseley we met at last year’s Sussex Grad Fair - she reminded me of my room mate at naval college. So I am sad to hear the buildings material giant has seen profits drop 77% ...
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Tags: Construction, engineering graduates, Jobs in property services, Property Secvices, Wolseley Careers
£30m worth of forgeries in your pocket
It was good to see the Bank of England at the Cass Business School careers fair yesterday despite having rather a lot at present. No sign of the Royal Mint however, who were no doubt locked in a room wondering how they got the pound coin so wrong…It’s been discovered ...
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Tags: Bank of England Graduate opportunities, Banking and Finance, Crime, Money
It was good to see the Bank of England at the Cass Business School careers fair yesterday despite having rather a lot at present. No sign of the Royal Mint however, who were no doubt locked in a room wondering how they got the pound coin so wrong…It’s been discovered ...
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Tags: Bank of England Graduate opportunities, Banking and Finance, Crime, Money
Co-op bank has good career prospects
Everyone’s wearing brown trousers over at financial giant Lehman Brothers where a drying up of work saw shares fall 76% last week - £2.2bn to you and me. All the greater the doff of the bowler hat then to our own Co-operative Bank. They have seen profits up on last ...
Friday, September 12th, 2008
Tags: Banking, banking careers at Co-op, Finance, Graduate careers with Co-operative, Retail, Sheffield uni
Everyone’s wearing brown trousers over at financial giant Lehman Brothers where a drying up of work saw shares fall 76% last week - £2.2bn to you and me. All the greater the doff of the bowler hat then to our own Co-operative Bank. They have seen profits up on last ...
Friday, September 12th, 2008
Tags: Banking, banking careers at Co-op, Finance, Graduate careers with Co-operative, Retail, Sheffield uni
Gap year prepares you for world of work
The gap year is seen as offering a taste of adventure before going to university or settling down to the world of work, and many "gappers" are opting to learn new skills, increasing their future employment prospects in the process. Just as well, the average gap year now costs more ...
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Tags: Gap year financial advice, good ideas for preparing for a gap year, managing money overseas
The gap year is seen as offering a taste of adventure before going to university or settling down to the world of work, and many "gappers" are opting to learn new skills, increasing their future employment prospects in the process. Just as well, the average gap year now costs more ...
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Tags: Gap year financial advice, good ideas for preparing for a gap year, managing money overseas
Round up of those with good profits in face of recession
Three credit crunch jousting knights now: Insurer Amlin’s profits beat expectations at with £137m to play with. They’re slightly incoherent in our new advice video. Burger King made $51 in the last three months – that’s a jump of over 5% - as more of us look for cheap, quick ...
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Tags: Finance, Food and Drink, Growth, Insurance, job opportunities, leisure, Retail
Three credit crunch jousting knights now: Insurer Amlin’s profits beat expectations at with £137m to play with. They’re slightly incoherent in our new advice video. Burger King made $51 in the last three months – that’s a jump of over 5% - as more of us look for cheap, quick ...
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Tags: Finance, Food and Drink, Growth, Insurance, job opportunities, leisure, Retail
Tea is the new coffee
While sales in 'black' tea, the sort you find in your standard supermarket-brand bag, are down 8%, sales of herbal, fruit and, most notably, green teas - the latter packed with antioxidants and good for the immune system - are booming – up 61%! The companies leading the tea revolution ...
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Tags: Coffee, Food and Drink, growing trends, job opportunities, New ideas, Retail, Tea
While sales in 'black' tea, the sort you find in your standard supermarket-brand bag, are down 8%, sales of herbal, fruit and, most notably, green teas - the latter packed with antioxidants and good for the immune system - are booming – up 61%! The companies leading the tea revolution ...
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Tags: Coffee, Food and Drink, growing trends, job opportunities, New ideas, Retail, Tea
Construction Industry - amazingly still growing
Built environment, construction, property, blokes with their arse hanging out…whatever you want to call it, this industry is an interesting place right now: a dire need for home grown talent like engineers, but a market where the roof seems to have caved in. Why my old friends at commercial real ...
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Tags: Construction, engineering, Growth, Olympics, Profit, Seeing the World, work overseas
Built environment, construction, property, blokes with their arse hanging out…whatever you want to call it, this industry is an interesting place right now: a dire need for home grown talent like engineers, but a market where the roof seems to have caved in. Why my old friends at commercial real ...
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Tags: Construction, engineering, Growth, Olympics, Profit, Seeing the World, work overseas
Restaurants forced to pay minimum wage. Hooray!
Thanks to both of you who’ve followed the stories around restaurant chains paying staff below the minimum wage (£5.52 apparently) and then hoping that tips will prop up the pay to a legal level. The press has made such a fuss over this summer’s “big story” that the law is ...
Friday, August 1st, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Government, minimum wage, Money money money, Retail, Tips, Waiting staff
Thanks to both of you who’ve followed the stories around restaurant chains paying staff below the minimum wage (£5.52 apparently) and then hoping that tips will prop up the pay to a legal level. The press has made such a fuss over this summer’s “big story” that the law is ...
Friday, August 1st, 2008
Tags: Food and Drink, Government, minimum wage, Money money money, Retail, Tips, Waiting staff
Mars ads in trouble again
Mars has been told to pull one of its fairly amusing Snickers adverts in which Mister T shouts at people from a tank and then talks about testicles. In the ad, T berates a speed walker in tight shorts for being a “disgrace to the man race.” Apparently this has ...
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Tags: advertising, ASA, chocolate, Marketing, Mars, Retail
Mars has been told to pull one of its fairly amusing Snickers adverts in which Mister T shouts at people from a tank and then talks about testicles. In the ad, T berates a speed walker in tight shorts for being a “disgrace to the man race.” Apparently this has ...
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Tags: advertising, ASA, chocolate, Marketing, Mars, Retail
BT Gremlin ad - too scary for some
With BT announcing a £1.5bn investement to get the UK into the braodband superleague, here's something to talk about in your job interview: It seems Dragon, Peter Jones’ acting isn’t the only scary thing in the new BT ads. The Gremlins stopping him doing his no doubt fascinating work are ...
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Tags: advertising, commericals, Communications, Marketing, Talking point
With BT announcing a £1.5bn investement to get the UK into the braodband superleague, here's something to talk about in your job interview: It seems Dragon, Peter Jones’ acting isn’t the only scary thing in the new BT ads. The Gremlins stopping him doing his no doubt fascinating work are ...
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Tags: advertising, commericals, Communications, Marketing, Talking point
Argos workers vote to strike
Workers at retail chain Argos have voted in favour of strike action over pay in the wake of rising food and fuel costs. Staff at four distribution centres have rejected a 4% pay offer from Argos' owner Home Retail Group - a below inflation pay rise. 1,200 of them distribution ...
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Tags: High Street, Logistics, Money money money, Retail, Talking point, Transport
Workers at retail chain Argos have voted in favour of strike action over pay in the wake of rising food and fuel costs. Staff at four distribution centres have rejected a 4% pay offer from Argos' owner Home Retail Group - a below inflation pay rise. 1,200 of them distribution ...
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Tags: High Street, Logistics, Money money money, Retail, Talking point, Transport
Landmark case makes Ebay rethink business model
A French court has ordered eBay to pay over £30m to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing online auctions of fake copies of its bags and perfumes. The brands affected include Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Givenchy. An eBay statement said LVMH was trying to "protect uncompetitive commercial practices at ...
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Tags: Forgery, law, Legal, Luxury brands, Online, Perfume, Retail
A French court has ordered eBay to pay over £30m to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing online auctions of fake copies of its bags and perfumes. The brands affected include Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Givenchy. An eBay statement said LVMH was trying to "protect uncompetitive commercial practices at ...
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Tags: Forgery, law, Legal, Luxury brands, Online, Perfume, Retail
Eco travel agent gives tips on going green…!
If you fancy a taste of the highlife how about a career with fair trade travel agent Bespoke Experience? Their boss Amy Carter-James had her conscience given a grilling in this month’s BA magazine when asked about juggling travel with eco-credentials. Asked how she minimises her impact when travelling she bafflingly ...
Friday, June 6th, 2008
Tags: conversation point, Environment, Interview, leisure, Seeing the World, tourism
If you fancy a taste of the highlife how about a career with fair trade travel agent Bespoke Experience? Their boss Amy Carter-James had her conscience given a grilling in this month’s BA magazine when asked about juggling travel with eco-credentials. Asked how she minimises her impact when travelling she bafflingly ...
Friday, June 6th, 2008
Tags: conversation point, Environment, Interview, leisure, Seeing the World, tourism
UK Defence firm wows States and the City
Have you heard of QinetiQ? They are often seen with their funky brand at Jobs Fairs, getting more of a crowd than they perhaps would have done under their previous guise, The Ministry of Defence (Technology Arm). The company has over 2000 robots (that’s right, robots!!) in combat situations around ...
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Tags: Arms, Army, career opportunities, Defence, IT, job vacancies, Spy, Technology
Have you heard of QinetiQ? They are often seen with their funky brand at Jobs Fairs, getting more of a crowd than they perhaps would have done under their previous guise, The Ministry of Defence (Technology Arm). The company has over 2000 robots (that’s right, robots!!) in combat situations around ...
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Tags: Arms, Army, career opportunities, Defence, IT, job vacancies, Spy, Technology
London loves “a sickie”
Market Researchers TNS have carried out a national survey of British workers to find that Londoners are the most dishonest, with 33% prepared to phone in and “throw a sickie,” compared with the national average of 19%. One London worker in 12 said they take a day off when they ...
Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Tags: life advice, Rewards and Perks, working life, World of work
Market Researchers TNS have carried out a national survey of British workers to find that Londoners are the most dishonest, with 33% prepared to phone in and “throw a sickie,” compared with the national average of 19%. One London worker in 12 said they take a day off when they ...
Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Tags: life advice, Rewards and Perks, working life, World of work
Dutch could initiate Fat Cat crack down - so some threaten to close operations
Here comes the Bos – Wouter Bos that is, finance minister in the Dutch government. He’s provoked uproar from the flat land’s business leaders by proposing tax laws to curb large bonuses and golden handshakes for company bosses, including local giants like Phillips, Akzo Nobel and Unilever. They claim their ...
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Tags: Akzo Nobel, Brussels, EU, Firms, Phillips, Shell, Unilever, war on talent
Here comes the Bos – Wouter Bos that is, finance minister in the Dutch government. He’s provoked uproar from the flat land’s business leaders by proposing tax laws to curb large bonuses and golden handshakes for company bosses, including local giants like Phillips, Akzo Nobel and Unilever. They claim their ...
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Tags: Akzo Nobel, Brussels, EU, Firms, Phillips, Shell, Unilever, war on talent
Facebook warned about “unfair” loan ads aimed at young
At a time when it is becoming hard to borrow from traditional sources, Debt charity Credit Action has made a complaint to the Office of Fair Trading claiming adverts promising cheap loans for people with poor credit ratings are appearing on FaceAche - breaking advertising regulations (the ads often do not feature the ...
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Tags: Debt, Facebook, IT, Money, Online
At a time when it is becoming hard to borrow from traditional sources, Debt charity Credit Action has made a complaint to the Office of Fair Trading claiming adverts promising cheap loans for people with poor credit ratings are appearing on FaceAche - breaking advertising regulations (the ads often do not feature the ...
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Tags: Debt, Facebook, IT, Money, Online
Oxfam launches new designer stores
Oxfam is going to make it easier for the fashion victim on a budget to seek out the best labels: It is opening a chain of boutiques which will sell some of the best picks from donated items, alongside Fairtrade clothes, jewellery and unique items that have been reworked by ...
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Tags: charity, desginer, new brand, now hiring, Retail
Oxfam is going to make it easier for the fashion victim on a budget to seek out the best labels: It is opening a chain of boutiques which will sell some of the best picks from donated items, alongside Fairtrade clothes, jewellery and unique items that have been reworked by ...
Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Tags: charity, desginer, new brand, now hiring, Retail
“Its McChafing my McNipples!”
Here's a talking point: Designer and Bernardo's Boy, Bruce Oldfield has finally unveiled the new uniforms for UK McDonald's 67,000 staff - after intial executions were found to chafe the wearer's nipples. The palatte for the new clothes are Mocha and Biscuit (White shows up the grease. Fact!) and have been ...
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Tags: fashion, Food and Drink, Marketing, Retail
Here's a talking point: Designer and Bernardo's Boy, Bruce Oldfield has finally unveiled the new uniforms for UK McDonald's 67,000 staff - after intial executions were found to chafe the wearer's nipples. The palatte for the new clothes are Mocha and Biscuit (White shows up the grease. Fact!) and have been ...
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Tags: fashion, Food and Drink, Marketing, Retail
Publisher claims to have killed a man
We've got a fleet of programmes coming up about a career in publishing to tie-in with the London Book Fair. Let's hope we run into millionaire publisher Felix Dennis (publisher of Maxim among other titles). In a boozey press interview Dennis said he killed a man by pushing him off ...
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
We've got a fleet of programmes coming up about a career in publishing to tie-in with the London Book Fair. Let's hope we run into millionaire publisher Felix Dennis (publisher of Maxim among other titles). In a boozey press interview Dennis said he killed a man by pushing him off ...
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Wolseley immediate cull of 1,700 jobs
The Reading-based building and plumbing firm Wolseley (see Sussex Career fair video) are to cut around 3,000 jobs in North America after being hit by the slowing US housing market. The cuts would save them £60m in a market that has lost 30% of its profit. Right now this is ...
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Tags: building, Career Path, Construction, engineering
The Reading-based building and plumbing firm Wolseley (see Sussex Career fair video) are to cut around 3,000 jobs in North America after being hit by the slowing US housing market. The cuts would save them £60m in a market that has lost 30% of its profit. Right now this is ...
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Tags: building, Career Path, Construction, engineering
Emirates give Airbus and Rolls Royce a good start to the week
Emirates has ordered 81 jets from European plane-maker Airbus - worth $20bn. It also has the option to buy a further 50 planes at a later date. Good news for Rolls Royce too as Emirates has chosen its engines to power the new planes. We'll watch and see whether the ...
Monday, November 12th, 2007
Tags: Airlines, Aviation, engineering, job opportunities, placement
Emirates has ordered 81 jets from European plane-maker Airbus - worth $20bn. It also has the option to buy a further 50 planes at a later date. Good news for Rolls Royce too as Emirates has chosen its engines to power the new planes. We'll watch and see whether the ...
Monday, November 12th, 2007
Tags: Airlines, Aviation, engineering, job opportunities, placement
