Top tips - employment and training advice

Our Employment and Skills service is working with customers from across Longhurst Group to help them into work, education or employment.

Whether you need to freshen up your CV, sharpen your interview skills or simply need some general advice to improve your career prospects, we're here to help.

Application Forms

Application forms are a necessary hurdle for many jobs. Here are some ways to tackle them.

Voluntary work

Volunteering opportunities come in all shapes and sizes. They can often speed up your chances of finding paid work.

Networking

The old saying ‘it’s who you know, rather than what you know’ still applies today. Using your personal network is a great way of increasing your chances of finding work.

Using the Internet

The internet is the world’s biggest library and is at your fingertips to help you get closer to the job you want. Here are some of the ways you can you use it.

Recruitment Agencies

Agencies can be a very important part of your job search, providing more eyes and ears to find work for you.

Jobcentres

Jobcentres can be a very important part of your job search, helping you to find employment.

National Careers Service

They provide information, advice and guidance to help you make decisions on learning, training and work.

Online interviews

Here are some ways you can prepare for online interviews.

Creating a budget

Creating a budget allows you to make sense of your money and is a simple way to track your spending.

Online learning

Online learning provides flexibility and allows you to learn at a time and pace that works for you. There are lots of online courses out there.

How to increase your chances of finding work

Are you looking at the same old jobsites every day and feeling like you’re getting nowhere? Try adding more strings to your bow, to help you get into work sooner.

Important advice to help you stay safe when job hunting

Scams are becoming more convincing and more people are falling victim. These days, it’s not just the traditional methods that scammers use to extort money such as doorstep scams or identity theft.

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