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Business and Strategic Management

Management Consultant – Career Advice

Posted by Simon Thompson on

A management consultant is usually employed by large firms to help and advise on in-house management problems.

The job involves research, surveys and interviewing staff, so good analytical and people skills are a must. Once a company’s working/management practices have been investigated, management consultants will analyse, compile and explain the information (and any recommendations derived from it) through written reports and presentations.

Marketing and Product

Jobs in Direct Marketing – Career Advice

Posted by Simon Thompson on
Jobs in Direct Marketing – Career Advice

Direct marketing involves the promotion of products, brands and services straight to a potential customer, whether it’s through mail-outs and flyers, emails, competitions, giveaways, tokens, coupons, vouchers or point of sale displays and promotions.

New and eye-catching ways to grab the attention of a target audience are the Holy Grail of direct marketing, and to try and achieve it you’ll be meeting with clients, coming up with ways to market the client’s products or services and putting those ideas into action. And throughout the process, you’ll be expected to remain on-budget and on time.

Travel and Tourism Careers

Travel Agent – Career Advice

Posted by Simon Thompson on
Travel Agent – Career Advice

Travel agents can make or break a customer’s holiday. It’s a job where listening skills are just as important as in-depth knowledge of the sector because it’s all about finding the perfect match between holiday and holidaymaker.

And once the destination has been agreed on, the real work begins, with travel agents expected to book flights and sort accommodation and insurance, advise on travel issues such as visa requirements, process payments, send out tickets and deal with any complaints.

Human Resources

HR Officer – Career Advice

Posted by Simon Thompson on
HR Officer – Career Advice

HR officers need to know two things inside out – people and employment law. If you don’t ‘do’ people, you’ll struggle to succeed in HR. And how the law applies to those people is the major area of the job.

Confidentiality is key for officers as they’ll often be counselling employees who have work-related or personal problems (and sometimes both). Overseeing the company’s pay, benefits and health and safety policies is another responsibility, as is recruitment.

Human Resources

HR Consultant – Career Advice

Posted by Simon Thompson on
HR Consultant – Career Advice

HR consultants usually work for recruitment agencies and their work involves a mix of sales and match-making.

HR consultants will cold call firms looking for new business, maintain good relationships with existing clients, interview and evaluate job seekers, match candidates with vacancies, negotiate fees, keep all recruitment records up to date and meet targets set for new business brought in and vacancies filled.