Resources

Our resources are designed to help learning professionals keep up-to-date with training and recruitment issues.

2011 salary and work survey published

14 January 2012 • filed in Work research

It’s a question most of us want to know the answer to: “Am I getting paid enough?” Well, our latest salary and work survey can answer this – and more.

Avoid dropping a CV clanger

14 January 2012 • filed in Changing jobs

CVs can have a reputation of being something between ‘aspirational’ and a work of total fiction – but if you want to be taken seriously, your CV is important.

Learning skills currently on the rise and the decline

14 January 2012 • filed in Skill development

We take a look at those learning and training skills most – and least – in demand right now.

Your CV is not enough

02 August 2011 • filed in Career strategies

Here’s the bad news. In an increasingly competitive job market, the good old CV just doesn’t cut it any more. But there’s some good news.

The dangers of being too social

22 June 2011 • filed in Career strategies

Social networking has some great benefits, but it’s not without its risks – especially if you’re in business.

Being a visibly better employer

22 June 2011 • filed in Employment strategies

Want to attract the best people to your business? Make sure that you tell the world what your business is all about.

The importance of the covering letter

24 January 2011 • filed in Changing jobs

For many job applicants, their CV’s covering letter is a missed opportunity instead of a chance to shine.

Taking redundancy positively

24 January 2011 • filed in Changing jobs

One day you’re in work, cheerfully doing your job, the next day you get an unexpected note in with your pay slip. It’s hard to take redundancy positively, but it should be viewed as a beginning and not an end.

Blue Eskimo’s 2010 salary and work survey

24 January 2011 • filed in Work research

Each year, Blue Eskimo undertakes a comprehensive work and salary survey for the learning sector. The results of this year’s survey are in – and make for interesting reading.

Now’s the time to hire, not fire

17 June 2009 • filed in Employment strategies

Here’s an idea from the left field – while everyone’s concentrating on tightening their belts, there are some great people to be snapped up.

Sorting the wheat from the chaff

17 June 2009 • filed in Changing jobs

One of the (admittedly few) benefits for employers in times of recession is that there are more people looking for work – but that creates another problem: sifting through ten times as many applicants for each job.

The need for candidates to shine

17 June 2009 • filed in Changing jobs

Competition for jobs has never been so intense, so there’s never been a greater need to stand out from the rest of the job-hunting crowd.

Knowing what you want, getting what you want

18 May 2008 • filed in Career strategies

Whether you’re writing a CV, attending an interview, negotiating a contract or looking for promotion, the key to getting what you want is to clearly define your goals.

Maximise your organisation’s current skills

18 May 2008 • filed in Employment strategies

When you’re faced with a skills gap, the first reaction may be to recruit – but sometimes you don’t need to: you may already have the answer to your problems.

Making the most of your CV

18 May 2008 • filed in Changing jobs

Despite its importance when securing interviews, many CVs are at best underwhelming and at worst seriously flawed. Your CV is your ambassador to potential employers – if it doesn’t shine, then you won’t land an interview.

New year, new job?

16 January 2008 • filed in Changing jobs

It’s a new year and most of us will be thinking about losing weight, quitting smoking, exercising more – or perhaps finding a new job.

Doing what you love is the key to career success

16 January 2008 • filed in Career strategies

You don’t get many successful people – in any walk of life – saying that they got to the top despite hating every minute of what they do. If you hate your job – you’re doing the wrong thing, or doing the right thing in the wrong place.

The only way to career success is not up

16 January 2008 • filed in Career strategies

When it comes to being truly effective and successful at work, knowing when to stop chasing promotions is probably the hardest lesson to learn.

Look before you sell

12 November 2007 • filed in Skill development

Many people see sales purely as a numbers game – you throw enough bait into the pond and someone’s got to bite. But more successful selling, especially in training, takes a little more forethought.

Before you send your CV, do your research

12 November 2007 • filed in Changing jobs

Sure you want a job – but do you want it to look like you need the job so badly that you’ve not done your homework? Finding out about a potential employer is one of the most effective steps to interview success.

New sales skills for training and e-learning organisations

12 November 2007 • filed in Employment strategies

Every learning organisation has a need for sales; some more than others. But all face the same challenge: when you need new ‘sales blood’ do you recruit, train or outsource?

Stepping stones to successful selling

18 June 2007 • filed in Skill development

Consistently successful selling, for obvious reasons, represents the key goal for any salesperson wanting a long and rewarding career in sales. There is, however, no magic formula that can immediately result in huge increases in your revenues.

IT training isn’t dead. It’s just grown up.

17 June 2007 • filed in Work research

If the recent IT Skills Research report proves one thing above all else, it’s that the IT training industry is alive and well – in fact, in pretty good shape. So why do so many people think otherwise?

The answer to your customers’ training problems can’t always be popped into a box

17 June 2007 • filed in Employment strategies

Training companies are more frequently asking Blue Eskimo to find them sales people who are skilled at ‘consultative sales’. But what makes a good consultative sales person?

Want a change from working in the training industry? Get a job in the training industry!

28 May 2007 • filed in Career strategies

Everyone gets jaded in his or her job from time to time. Whether from boredom or a desire to progress, the grass often looks greener on the other side of the hill. Chances are, though, that the career change you are looking for may be closer than you think.

Latest report on the top IT training providers shows a healthy IT training market

28 May 2007 • filed in Work research

The leading UK IT training research company, IT Skills Research, has published its ninth annual table of the top IT training providers in the UK – and it shows an industry which is doing well.

Preparing for a job in the training industry

28 May 2007 • filed in Skill development

Whether you want to be a trainer, a sales person, a project manager – or any role from a multitude of others – the training industry can provide a rewarding and interesting career.