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How to find a job in Bedfordshire
 

Job Searching post pandemic and post Brexit

The good news is that employers are still hiring.  However, the nature of skills demands and the ways employers are recruiting may have changed  and you may need to reconsider your approach

  • Understand where skills shortages lie – explore opportunities in current demand areas

  • Look for volunteering opportunities that will help the community and provide additional skills

  • Remember many recruiters will move to telephone and video interviewing

  • Try something new – Government says furloughed workers can take on paid employment

  • Take an online learning course to boost your CV – The Open University and FutureLearn both offer free courses.

  • Reflect on transferrable skills learned as a result of working at home

 

This section provides top tips to help you find a job and some helpful information on how to stay and progress in employment.

The National Careers Service

The National Careers Service provides information, advice and guidance across England to help you make decisions on learning, training and work. The service offers confidential and impartial advice and is supported by qualified careers advisers. This could include (but is not limited to):

  • support with making career decisions

  • CV writing

  • advice about courses

  • job searching

  • interview techniques.

Central Bedfordshire Council are able to offer National Careers Service appointments at your local library or Council Office.

The National Careers Service website has career tools to help you make decisions about careers, learning and work. There are over 700 job profiles on the website. You can use the job category list to browse or use the search bar if you've got a career in mind.

You can also contact the National Careers Service by phone. You can speak to an adviser in your own language using their translation service. Call 0800 100 900 and tell the adviser which language you would like translated.

Parents

As their parent or carer, you are likely to be the single biggest influence on your child’s thoughts and feelings about their future career. Here is how you can help your child think about what’s important.