10 Facts about Care Sector Jobs

1. Due to medical and technological advancements, we have an aging population – we are all living longer. For the care sector, this means they need to train and recruit more staff then ever before to meet the demands of this sector.

2. The recent baby boom has predicted that this sector is set to grow. Currently there aren’t enough trained carers to meet this potential demand.

3. Care jobs vary depending on the support required by your clients. Support required for some elderly clients is low; you may be tasked with befriending a large number of old age pensioners who lack of support network. In this role you may take the OAP on trips, shopping, to doctor appointments or just to have a cup of tea and a chat. The middle includes the same duties, but you may offer additional support, such as making tea, checking they have took their medication and even some small DIY task. The final stage may include offering specialist support or even delivering personal care to the elderly.

4. Many people get into caring roles due to their caring nature. You also have to remember that your patients may deteriorate and at some stage will pass away. As a carer you may be the person who discovers the decease or witnesses as an example hart attack. You to ensure that you are capable (after training) to handle these situations, and to be able not to take grief situations home with you. For care roles you need to ensure your personality traits, work ethic and values to match the right care role.

5. Entry route to these roles generally start at level 3 (college level). For specialist roles such as therapist and nurses you will be required to gain a degree. Course entry routes and duration can be found on university prospectuses.

6. For applicants wanting to work in specialist fields including Physical Therapy, Alzheimer’s, Mental Health or Nurse you first have to qualify at university in this particular specialism.

7. Surprisingly recent statistics have shown an increase in crimes committed by the elderly, which may see an increase in prison guards specifically trained to work with OAPs.

8. With many carer roles, you will work shift work. Some care positions include “stay over’s” which may include sleeping at a patients house or care home. As part of the application process you need to ensure you highlight your willingness to do this.

9. Entry level jobs are mainly as care assistants; supporting care workers in care homes. Care homes and hospitals also recruit cleaners, cooks and orderlies to help support their patients.

10. New regulations are predicted to come into practice to ensure the safety and care of OAPs in all sectors of this industry from care homes to specialist support. These regulations will include an increase in unplanned visits by the regulating authorities.

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June 5, 2013December 12, 2020

Need a New Career?

“Find Out What You Love To Do and Get Paid For Doing It”

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The best career advice you will ever receive is to fully understand what you love to do, and then get paid for doing it.

One quick way to complete this task is by creating a list of all your career likes and dislikes

Career Likes (example)

• Creativity

• Working on my own initiative

• Working on multiple projects

• Giving and sharing ideas

• Seeing the end result to my work

• Receiving regular feedback

• Short distance to travel to work

Career Dislikes (example)

• Working on one long project

• Analytical work

• Working 9-5

• Being a small part of a big team

• Not being able to travel to work on my bike

• Targets

Next take your Career Likes and put them in order of preference, which is the most important like With your dislikes, ask yourself if I had all/most of my likes would I be still work in a role where I had to (add a dislike) do this for all your dislikes.

Now you have a better understanding of what is important to you, in your career. You can take this knowledge and match it against job specifications. To find job roles or new careers, re-read your list and if your key like is around “creativity” Google “creative job roles” or as an example you may love finances, so Google “financial job roles”

Research which career sector and then specific role would best suit you. The final stage is preparing your application or in some cases re-training to ensure you meet the employers essential criteria.

May 31, 2013December 12, 2020

Top 7 Reasons To Become a Life Coach

Reason 1

You get paid for helping other people be successful. This is a really rewarding career as you see your clients journey from the initial session all the way through to the last, where the client will often have changed in terms of confidence, self esteem and motivation.

Reason 2

A life coach can charge what hourly rate suits them (often between £50-£300 per hour) you choose your own hours to create your own life/work balance, you are your own boss and you can even work from home. Many coaches deliver face to face, telephone, Skype and e-mail sessions.

Reason 3

You will learn many skills as a coach from rapport building, influencing skills, communication, motivation…the list is endless. A good starting point is to learn coaching techniques, at the end of this article you will have a chance to download 101 coaching techniques

Reason 4

You don’t even require a qualification. There are no regulations in the coaching sector, if you have the personal skills required, know the coaching techniques and are able manage your own time and business then a coaching business is easy to set up.

Reason 5

Coaches can make a lot of money. Many coaches as well as coaching people make money by selling e-products, becoming an affiliate, delivering workshops and publishing books.

Reason 6

As a coach you wall meet some intersting peopel, including clients and through networking. If you are interested in people then coaching is an excellent career choice.

Reason 7

A coaching business can be established within 24 hrs, that’s right, with the right tools and advice you can be up and running by this time tomorrow. And if you know the secrets to internet marketing, which I will share with you below your website can me on Google page One within 60 minutes.

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May 28, 2013

5 Reasons Not to Start a Life Coaching Business

Becoming a self employed life coach is highly rewarding, as you get paid for helping others. But there are reasons why some people shouldn’t become a life coach.

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Get Rich Quick; as with all self employed businesses, becoming a life coach won’t make you a millionaire over night. The more you put in the more you will get out of the business in terms of job satisfaction and financial reward. Most coaches charge between £50-£300 per session. As you can see, money can be made but first you need to know the secrets of securing clients and this comes with time.

I’m a Good Talker; Life coaching isn’t just about talking, in fact great life coaches listen more then they talk. Newbie life coaches might be tempted to give people their advice, where in reality life coaches aren’t advisors their coaches, which means you need to learn how to word your questions so the clients can find their own answers to their own problems

I Don’t Like Manual Work; as a life coach you will generally work form an office or your home. There is no manual work involved in life coaching but life coaching is mentally straining. Some people believe that being a life coach is an easy job; as with all careers once you become an expert the pressure is off, but all coaches will agree helping others can be mentally tiring, which means you need to ensure that the stress from supporting others doesn’t affect you

No Overhead Cost; setting up a life coaching business is very cheap. You don’t even need to attend any of the hundreds of life coaching training seminars that are available as long as you know and understanding the techniques life coaches use. Most coaches work from home, so again no cost. But their are hidden cost, one you will need to pay for insurance, two internet marketing is a key part to a coaching business, which means you need to learn how to dominate Google and finally, good coaches will continue to develop their skills, which means paying for additional training and workshops.

5. I Want To Give My Job Up; many people choose life coaching as a career, because they don’t like their current job. First I would advice getting some careers advice before changing careers, but what you also need to remember is that setting up a life coaching business that earns you a salary you can live on can take awhile. I always advise coaches to start their coaching business part time, this way you can still have a part time salaried job with a steady income.

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May 10, 2013December 12, 2020

Why You Should Choose Volunteering Over A Summer Holiday: Tips For Graduates

Each year the number of university applicants and starts is increasing.

Even more important, students securing high level qualifications is also on the increase, what this means for any academic is that competition is for any high level academic position is strong.

When recruiting graduates, employers do consider job hunters qualifications and positions such as finance, law and medical sectors all have specific entry requirements, which means all applicants will have the same qualification.

To secure your first paid job, you need to stand out at the job interview and one way to do this is through your experience. and a lack of experience is the number one reason why new graduates don’t secure employment within the first 6 months of graduating. During the summer holidays it is very tempting to gain any paid job to give yourself that all important income.

Students study hard and party hard, all this partying cost money. Students these days also have a passion for fashion. the fashion and partying is all part of the student life style and this life style needs funding. You need to look long term, not short term. you cna get a paid job in a fast food chain or retail outlet giving you a disposable income, but what if you didn’t?

Instead you could spend your summer holidays volunteering in a range of sector specific placements. what you lack in funds, you will make up in experience.

And once graduated, this experience will come in to it’s own, because the employer can only be impressed by your commitment to your career. The employer will be blown away by the vast experiences you, as a graduate have already undertook and the skills you have learnt can add value to their team.

Who would you employ if you had the choice of two graduate, the one with the qualifications and a lack of experience, or the second applicant with both experience and qualifications?

May 10, 2013December 12, 2020

Can You Use White Lies on a CV?

First a WARNING, white lies are fine, but be careful as employers have a legal right to dismiss employees who lie on their applications/resumes. But we all make white lies, and a tweak here and there on your resume can be the difference between you receiving that all important interview offer or not.

The Job Title Killer?

Companies are very creative with their job titles; the problem here is that one business may use a term (or job title) that another doesn’t.

When applying for a new position, you may record the job title used in your current job that might be misunderstood by the new employer.

Remember many employers will initial skim through your resume, checking if you have the relevant experience, if they wrongly believe that your creative job title is a different job to the one you are applying for, you may be quickly dismiss from the interview list. Examples of this are “Planner” or “Landscape Architect” “janitor” or “Sanitation Engineer”

Close the Gap.

Delete the months and only leave the years in your employment history section as this deletes any short periods of unemployment. Employers will just presume you haven’t been unemployed.

Words Have Power.

The words you hear have different representations, even though the word itself has the same meaning. In the Resume you need to use power words, as power words will create the overall stronger impression, from the employer perspective.

Which sentence sounds the best? “A good team player” or “an excellent team player” both sentences have the same meaning, but the second sentence sounds stronger by replacing one word. Go through your resume and edit the words, until you create the best overall impression.

May 10, 2013December 12, 2020

14 Jobs You Wouldn’t Expect in the Healthcare Sector

There are hundreds of various jobs available in the healthcare industry from entry positions through to consultant. Some of the less known careers include:

Ambulance Care Assistant

– taking patients to and from hospital in the ambulance. Entry requirements; clean driving licence and a good general education.

Anatomical Pathology Technologist

– examining patient who have died to identify the cause of death. Entry Requirements, none for the assistant role, degree level for specialist doctor

Music/Art Therapist

– using art/music to help patients express emotional difficulties. Entry requirements; Degree/post grad degree

Biomedical Scientist

– investigates body fluids/tissue to enable doctors to diagnose illnesses. Entry requirements; biomedical degree

Caterers

– to prepare patients meals following nutritional regulations. Entry requirements; varies on level of chef

Management team (admin, catering, etc)

– to run/manage various departments. Relevant degree in Management

Clinical Cytogeneticist

– studying chromosomes from sample of human blood/tissues. Entry Requirements; Honours Degree

Clinical Photographer

– taking photos/videos of patients conditions to be used in the consultant progress. Entry requirements; clinical photographer degree

Dietician

– giving advice to patients on the nutrition of food. Entry requirements; BSC in Nutrition

Emergency Medical Dispatcher

– sending vehicles to incidents as quickly as possible. Entry requirements; good education (on the job training)

Finance Team

– deal with parole, pensions, and financial reports. Entry requirements; degree in finance

ICT Support Technician

– supporting all healthcare professionals with IT issues. Entry Requirements; degree in ITC

Maintenance Staff

– responsible for building, grounds, cleaning. Entry Requirements; Various on level of role

Occupational Therapist

– help children to overcome physical and psychological problems. Entry Requirements; BSC in occupational therapy

May 4, 2013December 12, 2020

STEM Careers are Flying…into Space

Career sector are rapidly changing, with high skilled jobs on the increase and low skilled careers on the decline.

We are living in the digital age, and this is being represented in the job market.

Employers are on the look out for STEM professionals (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and the potential jobs opportunities range from the entertainment industry recruiting game designers to sound engineers, to the energy and environmental sector who are developing new energy sources from wind, sun and wave power.

STEM jobs cover many job sectors. One growth area is the Space sector, where the UK alone are predicting to create over 100,000 space jobs, to work on satellites, global positioning systems and military surveillance. The potential in this sector is massive, with private companies funding research that only a couple of years ago would have been funded by governments.

Two examples of this include, the Google Lunar Price where Google have offered a prize of $30m for the first private team to land a robot on the moon. And billionaire Dennis Tito is funding a married couple to go on a 500 day space mission to fly around Mars.

Future Job in STEM

The truth is we don’t know what jobs people will be employed to do in the next 20 or 30 years, maybe new industries such as the space holiday sector will be commonplace or organ growing farms will remove the need for donor list.

What we do know is that STEM skilled employees will be required to move the world forward. We have never lived in a time where developments are changing at this rapid rate, only a few years ago a phone was used as a phone, the idea that you access the internet, complete bank transactions and create music tracks from your phone would have been unbelievable.

Innovators, scientist, mathematicians, doctors, engineers, designers and soft and hardware developers are creating new inventions that are shaping our future, and as a STEM professional you could be part of these teams.

Creating a renewable energy source from wave power
Curing Cancer
Mining minerals from distant planets
Creating crops that grow in areas struck by poverty
Designing self driving cars to reduce accidents

Future Growth of Careers

The Low Carbon Sector, supporting Green Collar Jobs is due to double in the next 3-4 years
The space sector is a £40 billion business creating over 100,000 jobs
Digital and Creative industry is growing rapidly at a 5% increase in jobs
£1 Billion investment in the Life Science sector is employing over 400,000 people and could double over the next 5 years
Increases in air travel, space exploration, innovative renewable energy schemes, advances in microelectronics and science has boosted STEM jobs, future careers and new opportunities.

April 24, 2013December 12, 2020

Should I Retrain in ITC?

When looking to re-train into the IT sector you need to be full aware of the growth of this sector, because so many career professional retrain only to find that during their education the sector has moved on and their desired career is no longer available.

The computer sector is growing, rapidly. New and upcoming computer jobs include;

Mobile App Developer

– this is a key sector, only recently a teenager in his last year at school sold a mobile app to Yahoo worth millions.

Software Engineers.

The increase in online technology has boosted this job sector with inventions such as the cloud. If your creative and logical this sector will suit you.

Game Designer

jobs are predicted to grow by 5% over the next 4 years. Graphics’ and online gaming has made this sector more profitable then films. The success for gaming has been so high that companies use film like adverts to increase sales.

April 24, 2013December 12, 2020

Can Hypnotic Language Patterns Really Be used in Job Interviews?

Milton Erickson is often referred to as the father of modern hypnotherapy, and his use of ambiguous language can be used in the job interview, to direct the interviewers frame of mind.

Before Erickson, often hypnotherapist would use an authority style of hypnosis to hypnotise their patient “You will fall into a deep sleep” obviously this style of hypnotising doesn’t go down to well in the job interview.

In fact you don’t want to hypnotise the interviewer, in such a way that they fall into a deep trance, you want to direct the interviewers unconscious to think about you in such a way that they feel completed to offer you the job.

There are many hypnotic language patterns that you can use in the job interview, and you will learn a few of them here today. The great thing about Milton Erickson’s style of hypnosis is that your subject (the interviewer) won’t realise that you are leading them.

The Bind, links two ideas together

“The more we discuss this project, the more you will realise how I can get the same results for you”…

The Double Bind, creates an illusion of choice, but the end result for both choice is the same

“Hear you go, if you want you can read the whole CV or you can skip down to my previous job where I have highlighted by successes”…

Presuppositions, Presupposition of time, it’s not if, it’s when

“When you hire me, I will bring across my list of client contacts…”

Embedded Commands, the order (command) comes across unnoticed

When you hire me, you will know you have made the right decision because…

Cause – Effect patterns, A means B

Now we have met, you can imagine how well we can work together

Now, some of these patterns may sound strange or illogical because what most people aren’t aware of is that language when spoken is fluid, which means the patterns above may not be grammatically correct but when spoken in a conversation they come across naturally which means that your commands and suggestion such as “hire me” “read the whole CV” “Imagine how well we can work together” go unnoticed, the interviewer will simply visualise you doing these commands because words create images, and if your interviewers image are positive about you, you will get offered the job.

How many patterns did you spot in this one paragraph?