Career

Karren Brady Brings a New Style to the Apprentice

Times are changing on the hit BBC show The Apprentice. Not only has Lord Alan Sugar taken on a government role as the new Enterprise Tsar to the Prime Minister, but Margaret Mountford has resigned. She will be replaced by the "First Lady of Football" and former Birmingham City managing director, Karren Brady.

Who is Karren Brady and what makes her such a corporate success? Chantl du Plooy takes a look at Karren's career and the role she is expected to play on The Apprentice Series 6.

Training To Become A Plumber – Career Help

In a day and age where more and more people are pushing themselves through further and higher education, many young people can find that their degree in 'Socio who knows what', is not actually that useful to them in the real world. It's frequent for graduates to leave university with an English or History degree and find that to get into their chosen line of work, further, more specific qualifications are needed.

What You Should Know About Getting a Job From Your Company’s Competitor

Let's assume that you've been thinking about trying for a position at a wonderful company for quite a bit of time. You're ready to apply, because this company has, quite simply, everything you've ever wanted. However, there's only one problem, the company is your employer's direct competition.

This might feel problematic, but in reality it's usually okay to look for a job with a competitor to your company. But just to make sure that you approach the situation appropriately, let's take a look at a few tips to help you move in the direction of your current employer's competition for a job.

How to Choose a Graphic Design Program

Choosing the right graphic design program can be more complicated — sometimes more complicated than creating the actual designs. However, rummaging through the many design software titles is necessary for professionals.

This article is a start to help you to decide. I have provided a brief list of the top design programs, both for graphic design and website design.

1) Adobe Photoshop: This is one of the best professional photo design software programs on the market. Its main function is photo manipulation, which is the process of using technical and artistic processes to alter an image.

How to Harness the Latest Graphic Design Technology For Graphic Designers

You may have natural artistic talent. However, you may not know what types of graphic arts technology is available to you today.

If you are planning to enter the field of graphic design, you need to know what graphic design programs are available. You will also need to know how they benefit you.

You will come across several different graphics and animation programs that professional graphic designers regularly use. The top-level design programs include Adobe, Corel, and QuarkXPress.

These companies typically offer graphics software that is categorized in one of three basic ways:

Career Change Advice

Changing careers can be a very difficult, especially in this uncertain economy. Your reason for changing careers will have a lot to do with how well you transition. Are you changing industries or just positions? Are you staying with the same company or moving to another organization all together? Have you made this decision because you want a change of pace or is the change based on unemployment?

How to Succeed as a Temp

With more and more companies laying off employees and closing their doors, many individuals find themselves struggling to make ends meet. As time progresses families who once had two incomes are reduced to only one source of financial provision, and many single parent homes suffer when the only providing parent becomes unemployed. For children, students, adults and seniors alike, the worsening economy offers little hope of a stable or secure future.

5 Great Ways to Make Extra Money

There are several ways to make extra money. The means through which you accomplish this pressing necessity are completely up to you. Accomplishing this goal depends on how much money you want to make, what resources you have available to you and of course what you are willing to do. There is a Jamaican saying that comes to mind when I think of financially challenging circumstances: Hard times tek you, pickney frock fit you. Translation: when hard times over take you, children's clothes will fit you. Meaning: when things are bad enough, you will make use of resources never before considered.

How to Write a Great Cover Letter and Resume

Resumes and cover letters are both important tools when searching for a new job. Both documents are written representations of you before you are able to represent yourself in person. When well written, they can open doors of communication, land you an interview and possibly a new job. There are key components to a resume and a cover letter. There is information you must include and information best left out of each document. While you want to identify certain strengths, there are some that may be inappropriate to forward to a hiring manager or recruiter. Grammar, spelling, flow and sentence structure are all important parts of a resume. Resumes come in different forms and formats. Decide on the best one for your particular history and information.

Salary Calculations

Calculating one's salary can seem like a daunting task. However, using the following key points will boost your confidence and prepare you for salary negotiation. For the novice employee, newly unemployed or recent college graduate, salary negotiation is an important part of the interview process but also the most dreaded. Many people are unaware of a position's salary and end up selling themselves short. Others overshoot their monetary compensation requirement and lose out on a good job. There are numerous resources online to help you figure out what a salary should be but don't be afraid to ask an employer or recruiter what the salary range is for a specific position. The keys points I will discuss in this salary calculation article are; what your personal needs are; establishing a salary range and performing a search to determine the most accurate salary for a position.