Recent analysis of online job adverts shows that the average salary advertised online has fallen by almost £9,500 in one month. The salary survey by AllTheTopBananas.com found that the average salary had fallen from £41,397 in October compared to to £31,969 in September.
In London the fall is not quite as dramatic. The average advertised salary is now £38,504, a fall of almost £3,000 from £41,397 last month.
Cringe… do you think giving someone the ‘heads up’ whilst ‘touching base’ about the ‘blue sky thinking’ session where you lined up all your ‘ducks in a row’ and ’sung from the same hymn sheet’ is likely to impress your new boss?
Strangely people believe that using business phrases like that have a positive impact on their career, NO, NO, NO stop waffling and get to the point. I actually used to work with a man who tried to use all of these phrases in the same breath, people in the office used to bet on number of times he would use one, unfortunately on an average call it usually come in at 4, what must the person on the other end think!!
So you’ve found the ideal temporary job online, applied for the position and been invited to the interview. How easy was that, all with just a few clicks, you never even had to leave the comfort of your home.
In reality your journey has only just begun, now you need to do all you can to impress at the interview and make sure you have everything you need to succeed in your new role, the right shirt, tie or even a new suit. This can all take time so why not use the internet to help here too?
We all need to shop but while some of us are lifelong shopaholics others like to keep it as brief as possible. Online Shopping provides a convenient and efficient solution whether you love browsing for hours or just want to find everything you need in one place.
www.have2have.co.uk is easy to navigate and offers advice on a number of difficult choices, as well as news articles keeping up to date with the latest products and services.
So, what are you waiting for, log on and search for your next business suit now, dress to impress, get the job you want and shop till you drop.
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Birmingham’s NEC hosts the National Engineering and Construction Recruitment Exhibition today.
It will show a huge range of careers in fields such as project management, design, estimating and surveying.
There will be about 50 exhibitors, such as Network Rail, Jaguar Land Rover, Carillion and BAE Systems.
There will also be CV and careers advice, interview clinics and presentations.
Doors open at 11am-4pm today. Visit www.engineerjobs.co.uk
