Business
How to go job-hopping
IT WAS once widely accepted that the career path you chose after school or university would be the one you stuck with until retirement.
However, in today’s more fluid and fast-paced job market, is having a ’career for life’ becoming an outdated concept?
Leading e-learning organisation Edology, surveyed 1,000 UK employers to see if attitudes have shifted around job hopping. It found that changing jobs could actually be good for your career, with the majority of employers (82%) saying they would still hire someone who had switched jobs in the last six months.
Not only that, but the majority of employers now believe job hopping can actually be a good thing. Over half (51%) of those surveyed believe people that switch careers are more motivated as they know what they want from their job, and 42% are more likely to hire someone who had retrained or made a career change than someone who hadn’t.
However, just because employers are open to people switching jobs more often doesn’t mean you should jump ship and quit your job tomorrow. Here, Jeremy C Bradley, Executive Director at Edology, advises how to make a move in 2018 without damaging your career:
”Don’t appear to be changing career paths on a whim and be prepared to answer the inevitable question about why you are wanting a change. Instead of focusing on the negatives of switching roles, explain why your skillset and experience from in other roles can benefit your potential new employer, and help you to excel in the role you are applying to.
”Rather than focusing on the skills that you don’t have, concentrate on the skills you do have. The employer might not have asked for them on the job advert, but if you can explain why your skills will be beneficial for the role, you’ll stand out. You never know, your differences could even help you succeed – the fresh perspective of someone from a different industry can often provide a greater benefit than the expected skills of a candidate that’s done the role before.
”In any industry, who you know can often be as important as what you know, so if you’re starting out in an entirely different sector, make sure you are networking and meeting people in your chosen field. See if there are networking events coming up and follow the relevant people on LinkedIn. Whether it’s a tip off for a job opening allowing you to get in there early or a good word to the right person, making connections can never be a bad thing.
”Before applying for jobs, make sure your social media profiles are showing you off in the best possible light. Monitor what you are posting and what others are sharing with you. It might also be worth going back through previous status updates and pictures and removing any that could be seen as negative or inappropriate.
”Familiarise yourself with trends and recent news in your chosen industry, as well as commonly asked interview questions for the role, so that you’re not caught out when you begin meeting potential employers. Brush up your knowledge on the company’s background and if at all possible, meet someone who works at the company for coffee beforehand in order to get all the insider knowledge,” he added.
Christmas has arrived early for The Range stores in Wales, boasting gigantic displays of all-things festive! The Range is well known for going all out during the Christmas season to create a fun and magical experience full of trees, lights, decorations and much more for their customers to enjoy and this year is no exception. The Range in Swansea surpassed expectations with a display so great, it’s left them shortlisted for ‘Best Christmas Display’ out of all The Range’s 182 stores.
Following extensive consultation with mortgage brokers and customers, Swansea Building Society has unveiled a new mortgage product specifically designed to offer medical professionals enhanced terms and a better deal.
The Medical Professional Mortgage Product is designed specifically for cases where the applicant, or one of the applicants in the case of a joint mortgage, is a medical doctor, surgeon or dentist. They might be looking to purchase a property, re-mortgage from another lender, or raise capital against equity in a property.
This new product also allows customers to borrow a higher amount against their income compared with standard mortgage products, subject to meeting affordability rules. Sole customers will be able to borrow up to 5.5 times their sole income (the standard criteria is a multiple of 4.5) while joint customers will be able to borrow up to 5.0 times their joint income (the standard criteria is a multiple of 3.5).
The new product was made available to customers from October 1, 2020.
Alun Williams, chief executive of Swansea Building Society, said:
“We are constantly reviewing what we do based on feedback from customers, brokers and our wider analysis of the mortgage landscape to ensure we are competitive where relevant in the current market.
“In this case, we wanted to develop a product that would reflect the current and future earnings potential of some of our clients who work in the medical profession. We are delighted to be able to roll this product out; we have already had very good feedback from our network of brokers.”
BAUER MEDIA is proud to today detail a new local initiative that Greatest Hits Radio and The Wave will launch within Swansea and South Wales aimed at helping local workers, charities and businesses as they deal with the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Swansea Sound will lead the ‘Getting You Back to Work’ campaign, as it relaunches as Greatest Hits Radioin September. The scheme, which will also run across sister station The Wave, aims to promote local job opportunities both on-air and online. Local employers will be encouraged to submit vacancies for inclusion, allowing them to reach a wide audience of local job-seekers free of charge. Job vacancy bulletins will be broadcast four times a day to local audiences and will be promoted on the relevant Greatest Hits Radio and The Wave websites.
As Swansea Sound gets set to join the Greatest Hits Radio Network, it is also announced today that it will welcome esteemed broadcaster Simon Mayo to its line-up. The former BBC Radio 2 host currently hosts a daytime programme on Greatest Hits Radio’s classical sister station, Scala Radio. However, with this move he’ll be returning to his popular music roots as he presents a new weekend show. ‘The Album Show with Simon Mayo’ will be a weekly three-hour programme dedicated to the greatest albums of all time, including features that explore listeners’ record collections and a weekly Classic Album Countdown. This show aims to celebrate the good times and great memories albums bring as Simon plays their Greatest Hits.
Greatest Hits Radio, which will officially launch across Swansea and South Wales on 1st September, offers listeners the biggest songs of the 70s, 80s and 90s, celebrating music from iconic artists like Blondie, Queen, George Michael, Madonna, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Elton John and Whitney Houston. The station’s presenters will include a local weekday line-up as well as legendary broadcaster’s Mark Goodier, Paul Gambaccini, Simon Mayo, Janice Long and Pat Sharp on weekends.
Online applications for the ‘Getting You Back to Work’ campaign will open on the 1st September 2020. Employers looking to participate should email jobs@greatesthitsradio.co.ukfor more information on how to apply.
Graham Bryce, Group Managing Director – Hits Radio Network Brand,said, “As we look to the future, we’re very excited to add Simon Mayo to our weekend line-up. Simon’s track record speaks for itself and to have someone of his experience and status join the network adds a new dimension to the Greatest Hits presenter line-up.
“Alongside this, our stations continue to be committed to the local community and we’re proud to launch this initiative to provide a valuable boost at a time of great uncertainty and hardship. We know the pandemic has hit communities across the UK hard, and we want to use our privileged position to promote opportunities.”
