Happy New Year and welcome to 2018!
We hope everyone had a restful Christmas break and enjoyed celebrating the New Year in. Now we are back to our daily routine and normality again, we hope you are as motivated as we are here at TipTopJob.
Our latest survey asked jobseekers if they wait until January to make a fresh start in their effort to find a new job and we found that almost 70% of people do indeed wait! We are all aware that December is a slow month for recruitment with limited companies recruiting. January definitely demonstrates a busy month where many more jobs are advertised by companies and further more jobseekers ready to find their new role.
So, given that we are now on the 5th January, have you made the effort to update your CV / Resume and upload it onto the job boards you are using? If not, it is most definitely time. Click here to visit the page to login and upload your CV / Resume today. It is also worth setting up fresh EMAIL ALERTS in your account so that when any jobs that match what you are looking for are registered, we can email you directly into your inbox! Make sure you are using all the available services on offer and if you are unsure about anything, then please do get in touch.
If you want to see any specific survey questions being asked and research looked into, please do email us on marketing@tiptopjob.com.
We hope you have a successful 2018!
Do you think it is important to know the background of your company? Do you even care? Or are you one of the 67% of people who DO know the history!
When applying for a new job and you are invited to an interview, it is hugely important to research the company, its owners, history, growth, changes, staff, its industry and anything else you can find out. An interviewer could well ask you questions surrounding the topic so it is good to have the knowledge for this reason but also because if you are applying for a new job there, you probably should have the desire to know what kind of company you could potentially be employed by.
Researching this kind of information helps to give you an insight into the culture, values, ethos, mindset, vision etc so can be useful in deciding whether it is the kind of company that would suit you!
33% of employees DO NOT KNOW their company background but what exactly does this mean? Does it mean they are bad at their job? Not necessarily. Maybe the culture, staff, values etc do not matter to them and they can perform their job without having to know anything more about the organisation itself.
Knowing the history of the company is definitely more important to certain industry sectors and employment levels, such as, Managing Directors, Project Managers, Account Directors and such like.
We would love to hear your thoughts on this topic. What job do you do and do you know your company's history? Comment below.....
Latest research tells us that 30% of people are living the dream and have landed their actual "dream" job. This is such fantastic to read and highly motivating for many to know that it is obtainable if they have not managed to find it themselves.
Within the same study, another positive finding was that on top of this, 22% are about to start their dream job as well. We really believe that sometimes, that dream job, maybe does not exist until later on life when you understand yourself better, begin to know what you enjoy and what you are really good at. So, do not be heartbroken if you have not found that dream job yet because you are unsure what it even is. Be patient and it will come.
Unfortunately, there were a percentage of people who could not find it for one reason or another (33%) and 15% never get offered it. Our advice is not to become discouraged. If you know what your dream job is and you are trying to secure that, then keep trying and do not give up. You will finally find yourself in it as long as you work hard and do not lose that determination. And as we have mentioned before, be patient if you do not know what it is yet.
Wouldn't it be great to re-do this survey in 6 months time, to find that 100% had found their dream job?
We would really love to hear what these dream jobs are, so please do share that with us below.....
We have a brand new role to promote on our site for a Mechanical Technician in Didcot.
Know anyone that may be suitable? Why not, let them know?? Or is this something for you? If so, read on....
This full time, permanent Mechanical Technician role is paying in between £25,499 and £29,999 with a discretionary range up to £34,499.
Diamond Light requires an experienced Mechanical Technician to work on the I15-1 beamline. The position will initially involve supporting the Diamond Scientists during installation and commissioning. When this has been concluded you will maintain the equipment and work with the scientists in designing and installing new components and helping users to carry out their experiments. The ideal candidate will have good workshop skills, ideally with some machining (milling / turning) experience (but not essential) and experience of working with delicate state-of-the art pieces of equipment. You should have an ONC / GNVQ level 2 or equivalent.
Applications are being accepted up until the 26th November 2017.
You can read more about this role on our website and you can apply directly there.
Over the last month we have been investigating the likelihood of jobseekers using CV and Resume Writing Companies to review and re-write their CV's/Resumes.
We first looked into how likely people were to using them. It was a close call with just 10% difference between people saying "never" and others saying "definitely". In fact there was a small difference between Never, Maybe and Definitely looking at the illustration between the options below.
28% said they would never use a professional CV / Resume Writing company, 32% said maybe and 40%, definitely. We are safe to say that there is a market for such companies to help those get their CV / Resume's up to scratch.
Following on from this analysis, we looked into why people would decide to use such professionals. 44% clearly felt that they would do a better job than them - whether this is true or not is another story. This could simply be down to a lack of the individuals confidence rather than their actual ability. 38% just did not know where to begin when reviewing and re-writing their CV/Resume so needed some direction. Finally, 18% did not have the time to re-do their CV/Resume and so would choose to use the professionals. With people being so busy and rushed today and longer hours being worked, this reason is definitely a deciding factor for many.
So once you have made the decision to use an external professional, how do you decide which company to use? It is always a good idea to shop around and see which company is suitable for you and works within your industry and location. It is also a good idea to go on recommendations and potential partnerships of businesses who recommend their services. Here at TipTopJob, we currently recommend Get Interviews which offers services within the UK, the USA and Worldwide. They offer a FREE CV / Resume review in the first place before purchasing any of their services. You can read a little more about CVGetInterviews here and GetInterviews here.
Fab new role has been posted on the site today for a Senior Lab Technician in Nottingham. They are looking for someone to start as soon as possible.
The role is a 37 hours per week in term time plus 2 extra weeks with a salary of between £15,999 - £17,830.
You will join a very successful science department consisting of 15 teaching staff, 1 assistant technician, and 12 laboratories.
The successful applicant will benefit from enhanced professional development opportunities through their partnership with other local schools. The Academy has an ethos of aspiration, ambition and high achievement for all.
To read more and apply for this role, please CLICK HERE.
With National Hug Your Boss Day being celebrated next month, we are now gathering data around relationships at work so we can share new statistics and facts.
We are currently asking our users, if they think their relationships with their colleagues could be improved. Do you think they could? Even just a little? Or are they either fine as they are or do you think they are so bad you do not even want to bother to try to improve them?
Whatever situation you find yourself in, let us know and help us build a picture of the current state of relationships at work today.
You can find the survey on our homepage of the website or you can CLICK HERE through to the page. Thank you in advance. We appreciate your input :)
We are feeling generous!!!
Any Recruitment Agencies that would like to post jobs before the 31st July will be permitted FREE advertising for the rest of this year!
To take advantage of this offer, simply email us here. All Recruitment Agencies NEW and OLD are invited. If you know of someone advertising, then please do spread the word.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
In our latest study looking at styles of offices and motivation, we can reveal some interesting correlations between modernised work space and motivated staff.
82% of respondents say their offices are modernised and updated which is reassuring however that still leaves 18% of workers who are still operating in the 80's. Of these unfortunate soles, 84% said they would feel more motivated with a new, refurbed, modernised office.
So, the answer to this is to remind/suggest those at the top how important your office is to you and your feelings whilst at work. The more you nag, the more chance you will have of it happening. Yes it costs money, but what better investment than one that in turn creates a motivated and productive workforce. If you get a chance to discuss what motivates you, make sure you are clear to mention how important your surroundings are to you. Just take a look at the pictures below where you can see a before and after and the potential your office has of improving for the better. We know what we would choose!!!
