Infographic: Fight the World’s Greatest Enemy in Your New Job


Well, first let’s think about who or rather, what the greatest enemy is. We think, out of the worst things in the world, cancer certainly takes the top spot. It’s believed that around one out of two people will suffer from cancer at some point in their lifetime. While many of these cases will lead to recovery, others will ultimately be fatal. If you are looking for a new career you can thinking about joining the battle against cancer. You can do this by working in the medical industry.

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Solid Tips to Obtain a Law Training Contract


Training Contracts and pupillages are like winning a lottery for those who are chasing a career in law. They are a huge step on the way to becoming a qualified solicitor.

The training acquired over the first 2 years helps put you in a working context and use the skills you have learned over the course of the program. You get to learn about various different practices and departments including contentious and non-contentious practice areas which are a key part of working life as a solicitor.

If you have a training contract in place, you can pass a PSC, otherwise known as a professional skills course. To gain this you need to have valuable experience within financial and business skills, communication skills and also client care.

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Solid Tips for Finding Jobs on LinkedIn

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LinkedIn has become a de facto place to go to for finding jobs. Whether you are a recent college grad or a veteran with several years of experience if you do not have a profile on LinkedIn and don’t know how to make the best use of all the available features for job search you are missing out on one of the best tools for finding jobs. Unfortunately, many people don’t understand how LinkedIn works and how to make best use of all the features. Below we highlight some of the key feature you can leverage.

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Robotics and the Future of Skilled Jobs in Manufacturing Industry

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No matter how one were to look at it, robotics is undeniably the future of manufacturing. Many of the world’s largest firms have already signed off on the gradual replacement of the majority of their human workforce in favour of a mechanical one that is both highly sophisticated and highly precise. Truth be told, it’s easy to understand why; automated robotics allow companies to continually produce their goods at a consistently tireless pace that simply cannot be matched – even by the most dexterous of hands. Tireless as they may be, the true value of a robotic workforce lies in its ability to deliver perfection in terms of production and assembly at a diminishing cost to the owner.

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New and Old Industries That Could Save American Jobs

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One of the primary concerns of this presidential campaign is jobs ― and rightfully so. The unemployment rate, which is now hovering just below 5 percent, has been steadily declining since the Housing Crisis of ’08, as government initiatives and a recovering economy have produced more than 14 million jobs. Yet, few Americans will admit that the economy feels any healthier than it did eight years ago.

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A Complete Guide to Career in Market Research

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Market research as a career can be somewhat of a mystery to many people. Ask anyone what a market research analyst is and what they do, and you’ll get a different answer every time. They have a vague notion of these people calling on people to take a survey or ask questions and determine what people like and are likely to buy. However, this is a very limited view of what market research profession is about. It takes more than just asking people about their likes to be a market research analyst. Below you will find answers to many questions on market research – what it really means to be an analyst and why they do it.

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The Benefits of Apprenticeship over University Degree

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The common saying is that school days are the best days of your life, but that’s before you get to university. Streamlining your education into a subject you enjoy and love with the aim of moving into employment in that field afterwards can seem a long way from the subjects that you loathed at secondary school.

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