Make the change

This is a brilliant comprehensive guide by career coach, Sonia Lakshman, on financing your carer change, packed with useful tips and information on everything from applying for a study grant to apprenticeships to winning the money you need for a career change. A must-read if finacance are holding you back in making a career shift.
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Do you, like most people, still just apply for advertised vacancies and register with recruitment consultancies when you're looking for a new job? Did you know it's estimated that as many as 70% of jobs are not advertised? That's why it makes much more sense to be creative in your job search, and to try and uncover these unadvertised openings, explains Jacqui Mitchell
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You know what you want to do, you have a good idea of what it will take to get there. Now it's time to make it happen. Whether you're getting into action on the job search, retraining or starting up your own business, it's a time for practicalities and planning.
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With the dawn of the credit crunch, more and more people will be finding themselves faced with redundancy. Career coach Jessica explores how redundancy can in fact be a great opportunity to make positive changes to your career... More

Too often job seekers spend ages on their CV or application form and then hurriedly compose a covering letter or e-mail to accompany it. Big mistake! Your cover letter should be viewed as your key sales document. Recruiters will read this before looking at any other information you've attached so its vital that this creates a great first impression and makes you stand out from the crowd. More

Selling yourself to the max is beneficial at any stage of the economic cycle but is essential in times of financial uncertainty. Career Coach Helen Slingsby outlines key ways to beat the competition and land the perfect job. More

Do you know you should be doing stuff to find a new career, but just don't seem to be able to get round to doing it?

Then you've got a classic case of procrastination - common to any career shifter.

Career coach, Toby Buckle, looks at what you can do both practically and in mind-set to get moving again. More

If you want to make more money from your freelance career in 2008 (or if you're currently considering going freelance), here are five steps to help you from John Williams, Careers and Business Coach for Freelancers. More

So, you've decided what you want to do and planned the steps you think you need to take. It's now time to take the plunge and chances are you'll find yourself hesitating. In this article, career change coach, Jessica McGregor Johnson,offers a step by step guide to identify the root of your hesitation and how to go beyond it and get into action. More