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Issue 13

Contents

Page 6, Spring is in the air – so too is a new job, If your New Year job search stopped as soon as it started, then you may need to renew your efforts. Welsh Recruitment’s “10 ways to improve your job chances” will help put a spring back in your job-hunting step.

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Page 8, Opportunities for all, At some point in everyone’s life they may have faced some kind of barrier to work, whether it’s a lack of transport or a period of sickness, but some groups face barriers everyday. Opportunities for all is our new feature which will provide an employment resource to disadvantaged groups in order to break down these barriers one brick at a time.

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Page 10, Welsh Recruitment Meets, We talk to Jacqui Hare Pro Vice-Chancellor of Learning and Teaching at UWIC, to get an insight into why more and more students are applying for university in Wales.

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Page 12, The Competitive Edge, In this week’s Competitive Edge, Dave Middleton takes a look at what it takes to get the job that you really want and why being typically British can harm your chances of success.

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Page 22, Training and Career Development, It’s the time of year when many Welsh students are focusing on their final exams before heading off to university in the Autumn and others start thinking about what and where they want to study next year. But what future lies in store for tomorrow’s graduates and is it really worth getting into debt?

Page 27, The South Wales Recruitment Directory, A listing of all the best recruitment agencies in the region.

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Page 30, Employment Central, With the launch of the Gender Equality Duty this month, Leo Abse & Cohen, one of South Wales’ leading firm of solicitors, explains to us how the new legislation will affect us all in our daily lives.

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Page 13, Job Vacancies.

Page 22, Training and Career Advice.

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Thanks for everything Dave

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The past few months have been a very exciting time both for me personally and for Welsh Recruitment. In a relatively short space of time we have gone from strength to strength and learned a whole lot about our market, thanks to your support and your ongoing confidence in our products.

Our region is rapidly becoming one of the most popular places to live and work in the UK. With so many new developments and opportunities arising we will be keeping our finger on the pulse by continuing to bring you the very best in recruitment, training and advice to help you along your career path.

Now if you have been following our advice and listening to our experts you’ll know that you should never let the grass grow under your feet, even if it is the beautiful green grass of South Wales! The thing is, I’ve been taking heed of the same advice and that grass has suddenly become pastures new. I’m happy to say though that I shall be continuing to contribute to Welsh Recruitment so now is a good time to thank the team for their faith in me and to wish our new Editor, Paul, success in taking the magazine forward.

Best wishes and good hunting!

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