Helping people find a home and looking after them and their new property is what makes the job of a housing officer so rewarding. Read on to find out more...
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It’s a tough job and the starting pay is nothing to write home about yet, for many, being a care assistant is the most rewarding job going.
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If you’ve ever watched candidates on the Apprentice make a mess of the simplest tasks, you’ve probably thought being a project manager is easy. Well, be warned, it’s much harder than the tasks that Lord Sugar sets…
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In the movies the police are always jumping through the air with guns and taking down crime, with not a shred of paperwork. But what's it really like being a police officer?
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The Army is incredibly well respected in the UK and as a soldier you could be putting your life on the line to serve 'Queen and Country'.
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With so many options to choose from out there, we know it can be hard to know where to start. Have you ever considered working for the public sector?
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It's a job that instantly makes you sound cool, but being a fire fighter is more than wearing the iconic uniform and rescuing people from burning buildings. Want to know more? Course you do!
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What do these three jobs have in common? Refuse collector, social worker and teacher? They all have completely different roles in separate working environments, but believe it or not, they all fall under the same category of council worker.
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If you’d like to be paid for helping out your community (hey, it’s not a crime, we all need to pay the bills), it’s time to consider a career as a community support officer.
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What if we told you that one of the country’s major employers not only currently employs around 498,000 full-time staff, but they’re still hiring? We’re talking about working as a civil servant. Interested?
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In times of larger classes and staff shortages, teachers need help in educating the minds of the future and keeping the class clowns under control. That’s where teaching assistants step in.
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Those who can teach apparently, but what does it take to be a teacher? Remember all the back-chat you gave your teachers? Now it’s time to be on the other side.
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Have you ever considered working for a sector that isn’t about making money but is all about helping others and giving something back? Ever considered working for the third sector?
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What’s that I hear about cuts? The public sector on its deathbed? Can this be true? Well, actually, no.
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It’s becoming normal for people to move jobs from the private sector to the public sector – and sometimes even back again. We show you how.
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The belief that public sector staff looking for new roles won't be able to survive in the private sector because they lack a 'cut and thrust' attitude is a myth. We show you how to make the jump.
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With job cuts predicted in the public sector, shifting to the private sector is going to be a real challenge; however, it may not be as hard as you think...
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We’ve taken some of the common myths that cropped up in our Totaljobs.com public sector survey and are setting the record straight.
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Before you move sectors it’s essential that you prepare yourself for the change and ensure that you're ready to start the job hunting process.
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