Top Tips for job search

The Cambridge Network listing we have on the right hand side of this page is regularly updated with a range of articles that are relevant to business in the Cambridgeshire area.  The following link is a recent article giving top tips for those interested in job search.  Give it a go...

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Get Smaart - a new digital Careers magazine

Get Smaart has a new Emag, available to all students by clicking on the link below.  It is packed with information about a wide range of career paths, interactive films, and advice on how to move forward with any of the features you like.  Click below and give it a shot!

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(Once the webpage is revealed, use the arrow keys at the top to move from page to page)

UCAS Deadline

REMEMBER THE UCAS DEADLINE!

THIS YEAR'S DEADLINE IS APPROACHING AND  APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED BY 15TH JANUARY.

Youtube's UCAS Online facility...

For all students who are looking for help with their applications to University, the UCAS website is a fantastic source of information.  However, are you also aware of...

1. UCAS TV this is a collection of instructional films you can watch to help answer niggling questions that are preventing you from progressing your application - be sure to click on the "Students" tag above the viewing panel to search through relevant films once you are on this site.
2. Youtube's UCAS Online facility enables you to watch more short films to help you through the process, and even includes some films from individual universities with direct advice from individual departments.

Good luck, Careers Department

Online Basics - free, easy to use courses to help you get started with computers and the Internet

Online Basics (click here)

Online basics is a free, easy to use course that will help you get started using computers and the internet. Online basics includes five short modules. They show you how to use a mouse and keyboard, how to email, and how to search for information and stay safe online.

Free Course for Introduction to tax and National Insurance

Tax Matters (click here)


Tax Matters offers an accessible introduction to tax and National Insurance. The resources are designed especially for young people aged 11-19.

2011 University intake likely to be more competitive than ever - do you have a back-up plan?

For those students considering applying to university entry in 2011, please take a look at the BBC article on the attached link (click here).

NOW, more than ever before, you should be thinking about back-up plans for your time after Long Road Sixth Form.  The number of students failing to get a place at university in 2010 increased from a quarter to nearly a third, and many of those will be applying for 2011 entry.  Not only does this increase the competition facing applicants, but this competition is likely to be boosted to even tighter margins next year as more students try to gain a place ahead of Government plans to allow the rise of student fees in 2012.

In short, those who are most likely to succeed in the future are those students who either gain a place at university, or who have thought through and arranged good, solid back-up plans.

If you need help considering alternatives, you can come and arrange an interview with a Connexions Personal Adviser in the Careers Department.

Remember, "Nobody plans to fail, but many fail to plan."

DON'T BE ONE OF THOSE LEFT IN THE COLD.