http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/manoeuvre-into-a-military-job-1822854.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/manoeuvre-into-a-military-job-1822854.html ]]> <p>It's cold and muddy as we try to tie together two slippery planks and bridge a make-believe river. Lt-Col Mark Pomroy says that if we think this is tough, there is worse to come in the afternoon. "We've had people burst into tears, faint and even wet themselves under the pressure," he says helpfully.</p> Getting a Job Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/my-way-i-saw-tom-cruise-in-cocktail-and-thought-i-could-do-that-1822855.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/my-way-i-saw-tom-cruise-in-cocktail-and-thought-i-could-do-that-1822855.html <p> <b>What did you want to be as a child?</b> </p> <p> A professional footballer and play for Arsenal. </p> Getting a Job Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/britains-got-disabled-talent-1822872.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/britains-got-disabled-talent-1822872.html ]]> <p> "I'd rather be able to tell people about my situation, but I've always felt I wouldn't have the same chances as others if I did. In any case, I want to talk about my successes; the illness is only 10 per cent of me." </p> Getting a Job Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/liz-sayce-equality-matters-more-not-less-in-hard-economic-times-1822871.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/liz-sayce-equality-matters-more-not-less-in-hard-economic-times-1822871.html <p> After the last recession, a generation of people living with ill-health or disability ended up living on benefits long term – without work, opportunity or hope. </p> Getting a Job Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/declaration-for-independence-1822873.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/declaration-for-independence-1822873.html ]]> <p>Even though she can't move as she wants, Karen Routley does Tai Chi. She's had multiple sclerosis (MS) since 1993, so instead she visualises some of the movements. "It sounds strange but it's very powerful, calming and relaxing," she says. "Before MS, I wouldn't have even looked at classes like this." </p> Getting a Job Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/disabled-pound-adds-value-1822874.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/disabled-pound-adds-value-1822874.html ]]> <p> It is tempting, in times of recession, to cut costs where it is easiest and one of the first victims of this is often equality. </p> Getting a Job Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/buying-and-selling-houses-is-hot-again-1818630.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/buying-and-selling-houses-is-hot-again-1818630.html <p>At the beginning of the decade, a career in the property industry was a guaranteed money-spinner. Glossy TV programmes told us that all we needed to do was stick some decking in the garden and create an "inside-outside space" and we'd all be millionaires.</p> Getting a Job Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/the-careers-adviser-why-cant-my-boyfriend-improve-on-his-22-degree-result-and-i-would-like-a-job-but-i-dont-have-experience-of-work-in-britain-1814589.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/the-careers-adviser-why-cant-my-boyfriend-improve-on-his-22-degree-result-and-i-would-like-a-job-but-i-dont-have-experience-of-work-in-britain-1814589.html <p> <b>Q. My boyfriend has a 2:2 BSc in computer science, but insists on redoing his third year, although his university says it cannot allow him to do so. Is there a way he can apply to retake it elsewhere? Or is there a rule that you can't redo a third year?</b> </p> Getting a Job Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/social-work-how-to-make-a-difference-in-a-childs-life-1814594.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/social-work-how-to-make-a-difference-in-a-childs-life-1814594.html ]]> <p>In the aftermath of the revelations about Baby P's death, one group of people took the brunt of public scorn: the social workers who had, tragically, decided not to remove the baby from his violent and dysfunctional family. In the months that followed, it became clear that morale in the profession had taken a hit, with many councils finding it difficult to fill vacancies in the vital areas of child protection. Since then, however, a more measured view has acquired currency, one that recognises the unique importance of the job, and the need to do more to recruit high-quality people into the work. That need is embodied in a campaign to tempt a new wave of people into the profession. </p> Getting a Job Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/distance-learning-up-close-1544592.html http://www.independent.co.uk/student/career-planning/getting-job/distance-learning-up-close-1544592.html ]]> Getting a Job Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:39:58 +0000