Careers In Marketing

A career in marketing can offer you lots of possibilities for variety and interest. Any reasonably sized company or organisation today relies on marketing communications to get their message out to customers and it is one of the strongest sectors of the UK economy.

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Moving to the UK

Two Christmases ago Jeannine left her job in Melbourne to begin an adventure on the other side of the world. At 28 she realised there was more she wanted to do and struck out from her ‘comfort zone’ to discover Europe. Lying on a beach in Brisbane, she realised that ‘Brisbane wasn’t going to be

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Working in Sydney

This year’s Olympic Games will put Sydney on the map for many people who have never thought seriously about working here. So what has it got to offer today’s job seekers? Richard Willsher reports from the major Australian city

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Working in Hong Kong

After a two year blip, the seething capitalist haven of Hong Kong is back to its booming ways again. And that means job opportunities and money to be made, as Richard Willsher reports from the Asian business hub The Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, as it was renamed after the 1997 handover from the

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Casual labouring in Australia

Every year for thousands of British travellers a Working Holiday Visa to Australia provides a welcome way to travel around sunny southern climes and earn money at the same time. But, as college-leaver Kitty Donaldson discovered, it is not always that simple

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Taking a year out

Taking a year out to travel before, during or after college is an excellent way to gain maturity through the experience of handling a wide variety of different people and situations. Employers look favourably on people who have taken some time out before settling down if you can demonstrate at interview that you have picked

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Career Transition Partnership annual statistics: UK Regular Service Personnel Employment Outcomes, 2009/10 to 2013/14

1 Introduction  This annual Official Statistic provides summary statistics on the estimated employment outcomes for UK Regular Service personnel (including Gurkhas) who left the Armed Forces between 2009/10 and 2013/14 and used the services provided by the Career Transition Partnership (CTP). The figures relate to the employment outcomes for Service personnel within six months of

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