Getting a Job

Energy rush: Jobs in oil are losing their stigma

A competitive field: The improved perception of the oil, gas and mining industry is luring graduates

Times are changing. In the past, students have smeared themselves in oil and lain down before oil company stands at careers fairs in protest at corporate ethics. Now, many are coming to the big multinationals, more interested in a job. The numbers of graduates attending recruitment fairs for the science and engineering sector are higher than ever this year, according to the University of Oxford. "This is partly the economic situation, partly because the perception of the [oil, gas and mining] industry has changed for the better," says Jonathan Black, director of the careers service at the University of Oxford.

Inside Getting a Job

Grape stuff: Knowing Spanish helped account executive Lucie Phipps when taking wine merchants to Rioja

'It opens up so many more opportunities': How languages can lead to a dream job

Thursday, 30 September 2010

From tennis tournaments to the wine industry...

How to get ahead in the global marketplace

Thursday, 30 September 2010

The way to succeed in business is to increase your communication skills, says Kate Hilpern

Language lessons: Online or in person, choose what suits you

Thursday, 30 September 2010

You don't have to sign up for formal classes to boost your language skills, says Virginia Matthews

Make a difference: An aid worker assisting displaced people at a food distribution point in Darfur, Sudan. Workers in the charity sector report huge job satisfaction

Working for a charity is better paid than you'd think but the benefits aren't just financial

Thursday, 16 September 2010

Ask anyone to describe their "best moment" at work, and you'll soon tell apart those who work in the charity sector. Kate Thomas will certainly never forget the day she arrived at work to see a woman waiting apprehensively with her son. Without warning, the woman started crying, then raced to the door and hugged a man so hard that they both fell to the ground. "Most of us didn't know what was going on until she said to the boy: 'This is your father'.

Out of the blie: Uncover a hidden talent for scuba-diving

Why an extended break can be a good career move

Saturday, 31 July 2010

If you are feeling frustrated at work, taking a period of unpaid leave to travel and consider your options may be a smart move.

This year's graduates still have plenty to celebrate

The future's still bright: Graduate career prospects may not be as bleak as jobseekers think

Thursday, 8 July 2010

Don't despair if you are a new graduate fresh out of university. This week's depressing news that 69 people are chasing every graduate job needs to be seen in context. It may be a scary job market out there, but it's no more scary than the job market of 2009. And the job prospects may not be nearly as frightening as you think.

Commanding presence: leadership skills are needed to be able to work well with people

I Want Your Job: Engineer

Thursday, 24 June 2010

Heather McPherson, 31, works for Network Rail as a project manager at Farringdon Station in London

Want to be a West End star? You have to get used to being out of work...

Thursday, 24 June 2010

As this year's BBC talent show Over The Rainbow reaches the end of its yellow brick road, one talented hopeful will be thrust into West End stardom. Whoever is chosen will have it made. A role in a West End show sets you up for life, right?

Viki says: 'When the nets come on to the boats, it's really exciting. For me, it's like Christmas.'

I Want Your Job: Marine biologist

Thursday, 10 June 2010

Dr Viki Wearmouth, 31, is a post-doctoral researcher working with the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth

Smiles all round: Steve Bryan loves the variety involved in managing his own pub

Why pulling pints is for business whizz-kids

Thursday, 10 June 2010

Greene King is seeking graduates to run their pubs in the third year of training

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