Getting a Job

The Career Adviser: Do you know of any flexible jobs to fit around my sideline businesses? I would like to become an assessor in quality management

Q. I have a couple of sideline businesses that are mildly successful but nowhere near profitable enough for me to pack in the day job. I would like to find something more flexible so I can manage my time better. Which jobs offer completely flexible hours?

Inside Getting a Job

I Want Your Job: Aid worker

Thursday, 13 August 2009

'Emergencies bring out the best in people'

How to map out a new role for yourself as a cartographer

Thursday, 30 July 2009

If you like geography, are good on detail and have ace computer skills, you should consider a career as a cartographer

My Way: Chief executive Raoul Shah gives advice on how to succeed at work

Thursday, 30 July 2009

Raoul Shah is the founder and chief executive officer of Exposure, a multi-disciplinary communications agency with offices in London, New York and Los Angeles.

The Career Adviser: How can I move on from hands-on acute nursing? I would like a job in surveying plantlife or conservation

Thursday, 23 July 2009

A. Good news – you have a wealth of opportunity. Management, audit, research, and training or teaching are all possibilities, as well as nurse specialist posts and jobs in the community, such as health promotion. The key is to work out which path suits you. You will have had to keep your Post-Registration Education and Practice (Prep) portfolio and your personal development plan up to date, so you already have a record of skills gained over this long period of time.

I Want Your Job: Market trader

Thursday, 23 July 2009

'If you get it right you're quids in'

Martin Baxter: 'Career opportunities will open up for those with environmental knowledge and skills'

Thursday, 16 July 2009

The House of Commons' Environmental Audit Committee is holding an inquiry into green jobs and skills. The inquiry is looking at how the UK can maximise the environmentally positive opportunities arising from changes in public spending intended to help tackle the recession. It is also examining whether the long-term national policy framework will encourage low-carbon investment and increase employment in environmental industries.

Fresh start: How going green can help you beat the recession

Thursday, 16 July 2009

For those hit by redundancy, adding environmental credentials to a CV could enhance employability

Change of address: Direct marketing has the chance to slash its contribution to the UK’s waste mountain

Thursday, 16 July 2009

At first glance, it may look as though the direct mail industry and the environmental lobby are at opposite ends of the green spectrum. After all, of the estimated 4.3 billion pieces of direct mail that are sent or hand-delivered to mainland UK addresses each year, well over half end up in landfill sites. But change is afoot.

A chance for "the lost generation" to find itself

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

For the graduation class of 2009, leaving university is even more bitter-sweet than previous years. We will experience the usual tearful goodbyes mixed with hope and excitement for the future as well as the relief that the emotional roller-coaster of exam term is finally over.