employability
What's your skillset?
Is there now more talent on the job market?
Well it’s that time of year again when young people across Nottinghamshire have left school armed with their exam results and, if they haven’t already continued in education or learning, will be looking for employment.Every year, thousands of young people leave full-time education.… Read More >>
Applying for jobs – are you impressed?
Over the last few months, young people about to leave full time education and those already available for work or training, have been making thousands of job applications to employers. In July alone, Connexions Central Vacancy Unit handled over 900 online application forms. But it occurs to… Read More >>
Can your business keep pace with the myspace generation?
Our IT department issued us with new mobile phones the other day. Now I like to think that I'm pretty good with technology and can generally work things out after playing around with whatever gadget it is for a while. However, after a pitiful (and somewhat humiliating!) attempt at setting up the phone's… Read More >>Business goes back to school!
If you’re as long in the tooth as I am, you’ll probably remember the days when the only contact between industry and education was when an employer contacted the local school or college for ‘a couple of lads to start on Monday’. It’s hard to appreciate how… Read More >>Young people set to bear the brunt of the recession
For many businesses already reeling from the credit crunch and struggling to survive in the current economic climate, 2009 has also brought official bad news with the realisation that we are officially in a recession. From a Connexions perspective, this has a negative impact for our county’s… Read More >>Desperately seeking opportunities
It’s that time of year again - while many young people may be going on to sixth form, college or university after taking their exams, others are looking to enter the world of work as they prefer to “learn on the job” instead of in a classroom. Every years… Read More >>New unemployment figures reveal young people hardest hit
As some analysts predict we’re now heading out of the recession at the same time others say we will continue to see rises in unemployment, with the hardest hit being young people. National statistics reveal that 50,000 young people became unemployed in the past three months. There… Read More >>In the eye of the beholder
Piercings, tattoos, Mohicans, tracksuits, pink hair…. what’s really acceptable at an interview? A recent news report from the BBC asked employers whether they would employ a 24-year-old girl called Rebecca. Rebecca, a very pretty girl, had multiple piercings, purple streaks in semi dreadlocked… Read More >>A wizard choice as Emma charms her way to top poll
A recent poll carried out by http://www.bttradespace.com named Emma Watson as the young person small businesses would most want to employ as an Apprentice.Emma, who plays Hermione in the Harry Potter films, topped the poll with 45%, with savvy… Read More >>Page 1 of 1 pages
Connexions Nottinghamshire is the guidance service for all young people, who are aged 13 to 19 years in Nottinghamshire. Connexions Personal Advisers based in schools, colleges, youth centres and high street drop in 'one stop shops' offer young people advice on a range of subjects from careers, jobs and education to health, money and housing.
Connexions Nottinghamshire also offers a FREE recruitment service to employers who want to include 16-19 year olds in their recruitment.
We advertise your vacancies on our website, in schools and colleges and in our local Connexions centres. We can also advise you on:
We can also advise you on:
- recruitment timing
- training
- wages
- working hours
Want to find out more
Call: 0845 8508899
e: employer.vacancies@cnxnotts.co.uk
or visit the employer pages on
www.cnxnotts.co.uk
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