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The Green Escape!!

September 26, 2008 at 11:35 am · Filed under green jobs ·Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Get out of the rat race and into your dream Green Job, fast!

Looking for the perfect charity job?  Desperate for an ethical career, but stuck working for the bad guys?  Want to start looking for green jobs, but overwhelmed by all the options? JuicyJobs.biz understands your plight.  The internet is full of job sites, and searching through them all can seem like an endless task with little reward. So, we bring you the top five strategies to maximise your search for ethical jobs in the minimum time!

  • Use email updates: Trawling through websites where 90% of the jobs aren’t suitable takes hours.  Get yourself an account on www.juicyjobs.biz and each of your other favourite job websites; create a search that will flag up the vacancies you’re interested in and have the results sent to your email account.  If you’re in a hurry or very specific in what you want i.e. the area you want to work in etc, it would be advised to get a daily job update to make sure you don’t miss an opportunity.  If you’re flexible and not in a hurry to find that perfect job, then a weekly job update would be good.
  • Create an “ethical career” email account: Getting into your perfect green job is an important task, and warrants its own email account.  Locating job application forms, shortlist notifications and job search updates in amongst those “READ THIS HAHA LOL!” forwarded emails and your Amazon recommendations is time consuming, and important stuff gets lost or deleted by accident.  With a separate account, keeping track of your applications and job searches will be a piece of cake.
  • Bookmark your favourite sites: Select useful websites for finding the jobs right for you.  That doesn’t just include ethical job websites like JuicyJobs.biz; who do you want to work for? ActionAid? Amnesty International?  Set a bookmark directly to their recruitment page and click it weekly to keep up to speed.  This will save you hours of googling and page navigation and ensure that you go to the right site every time.
  • Don’t trust the machines!: Automatic searches save time, but even the most specific searches still lack human judgement.  Some searches operate differently too; whilst some search via categories you choose such as location, sector, and salary, some search for keywords, which is why completely unsuitable jobs can pop up every now and then.  Sometimes great jobs slip through the net too.  Spend an hour a week searching sites manually yourself, with the jobs listed in date order starting with the most recent, to make sure you haven’t missed anything.
  • Go old school: You’d be forgiven for thinking that the whole world operates through the internet these days, but remember that there is a real person on the other end of all those flying back and forth.  If your job application is being handled via a recruitment agency and you have been allocated an advisor who has forwarded your CV, keep their contact details close at hand.  If your application has been forwarded to your prospective employer, but you haven’t heard anything for a few weeks, call the recruitment agency, ask for your advisor by name, and find out what stage your application is at. This way you will be far better informed than if you wait for them to call you.

Happy Job Hunting!

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Rachel Charman, a writer for Juicyjobs.biz Ethical Green Jobs UK – an environmentally friendly green job search board which offers free job listings to Environmental, NGO’s, NFP’s and ethical companies promoting green, fair trade services and support sustainable living.  For job seekers Juicyjobs can help you find the ideal ethical jobs in London.

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Morgan Lovell to hold Green Workplace Seminar

September 22, 2008 at 11:15 am · Filed under Environment ·Tagged , , , , , ,

Morgan Lovell to hold Green Workplace Seminar

Employers in the Midlands looking to attract ethical job seekers; sit up and pay attention!Morgan Lovell, the office refurbishment specialist, is to hold a green workplace seminar in Birmingham next month.

“Sustainable Office Design: A how-to approach” is aimed at facilities managers, property professionals, and business leaders. The breakfast seminar will be led by Morgan Lovell’s sustainability manager Lara Conaway. The aim of the seminar is to present affordable design ideas for office spaces that will help make your workplace more green and sustainable.

Ms Conaway will also give employers the lowdown on how organisations, simply by making their workplace more sustainable, can receive money from the government.

Publishers Egmont UK are also taking part, providing their representative Kerri Culff to the seminar.  Ms Culff will present her real life case study, sharing her experience of going green at work and how this has benefited the company.

Julian Lebrey, managing director of Morgan Lovell in Birmingham, based in Fort Dunlop, said: “There’s a compelling case for creating offices in tune with the environment, as they can cut costs in areas such as energy usage.

“They can also enhance staff wellbeing, with a positive affect on a company’s productivity and the bottom line.
“This seminar offers real, applicable advice that can be incorporated into today’s office design projects and offers a good starting point for businesses looking to create a more sustainable environment.”

Looking for an ethical job with sound environmental credentials?  Maybe Morgan Lovell is worth checking out.  It was named as one of the Sunday Times’ Best Green Companies this year, recycles 50% of its overall waste, and its environmental training for staff was ranked at 80%.

Registration for the event is free, but spaces are limited and the same seminar held recently in London was oversubscribed.  To register go to

http://www.registrationline.co.uk/ml/event261/regform.asp

The seminar starts at 8.30am and lasts until 11am, and takes place at Birmingham’s Radisson SAS on Wednesday 22nd October.

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Top 10 Secret ways to get a Juicy Pay Rise Fast!

July 25, 2008 at 11:28 pm · Filed under green jobs ·Tagged , , ,

Earn more even if you have an Environment Job, Admin Job, It, or Accounting Job

You know you deserve more, you’d like to think you’re worth it and have worked hard to earn it, but why does even the thought of approaching your boss or employer send shivers of terror down your spine every time you think about asking them for a pay raise? A lot of factors come into play when considering this but don’t worry. Here’s what you really got to do to get that increase you’ve been dreaming about for months. The following secret steps are carefully layed out to help you maintain your composure and lay out your case without seeming overly demanding.

  1. Set the Stage-Prepare a Meeting
    Simply ask for a review meeting to discuss your performance but don’t mention the main purpose because your boss is more likely to say ‘No’ there and then. Take control of the situation and arrange a meeting which will enable you to make your case and sell your argument.
  2. Hit the Books-Do your Homework.
    Prepare, prepare, prepare. Know your company’s policies. Are you supposed to have an annual performance review to determine your wages? Does your pay advance go according to a fixed schedule or rank? Who can make that decision. Read the employee handbook and talk to someone in Human Resources.
  3. Be Honest & Genuine-Do you Deserve it?
    If you think you deserve it, don’t accept the pay raise that you are offered. Managers often have discretion within their budget and can at often times provide better pay raises than are actually offered. Know what you’re worth and create a list of your accomplishments. Take the initiative to learn new skills and take on added responsibilities without being asked to do it.
  4. Timing is Money
    Wait until you’ve built up enough expertise, knowledge and customer relationships to be perceived as indispensable. Be considerate to your manager’s stress levels and workload or your case will viewed as an unwelcome distraction. The best time to negotiate is usually after a period of consistent performance that places you as the obvious candidate for a pay rise.
  5. Calculate Cost of Living in your Area
    Know what the cost of living increase is for your region. If you’re offered a 3% increase in a region with a 4% cost of living increase… take a guess what?! You just got a pay cut! Put your case out clearly on the table without any misunderstandings or miscommunication.
  6. Respect- State your Case from a Position of Power
    Pay particular attention to the problems you have been working on, and how you helped ease and solve them. Why are you worth more money to your employer? How has the companies’ profits improved since and was it because you’ve been there?
  7. Show some Backbone
    Step up and ask for a pay increase outside of your normal cycle. If you’ve blown the socks off of your manager or supervisor, take advantage of the time to ask them to show their appreciation through a pay increase. If it’s absolutely not allowed, ask for a bonus.
  8. The Key to Turn a Negative into a Positive
    Sometimes there are genuine reasons why you may not get a pay rise, but it’s not all about the money. There is always the opportunity to get a nice counter-offer. Just because your employer has said ‘No’ to a pay rise doesn’t mean that you cannot ask for non-financial benefits as an alternative.
  9. The Gold in negotiating for Perks.
    Don’t be fooled, there’s gold to be found in negotiating for perks. Be prepared to accept that a salary raise won’t fly at the moment – in part because it would involve extra taxes and workers’ compensation for your employer. But you can ask for other things, including an extra week of vacation, extra personal days, educational benefits or increased car or mobile phone allowances. Think about other benefits that the firm might find it easier to accommodate, such as holiday or flexible working hours etc….
  10. Be Smart-Don’t Burn your Bridges! If despite your best efforts you have not been able to successfully negotiate the pay rise that you want, you may decide that you feel undervalued by the company. Unfortunately, we live in a day and age where green jobs, admin jobs, etc.. are plenty for qualified, good employees. The largest pay increase you’ll most likely find yourself achieving is the one you get when you leave your employer and find another job. Unfortunate, but true! But, at the very least, you should leave the door open for approaching the subject again in six months’ time.

Look at the bigger picture and don’t forget to consider the possibility that you’re meant for bigger things ie. management positions, director, supervisor, CEO etc….You can mark yourself out as management material by considering how your pay rise could affect the wider business, recognizing the needs of the business is an interesting point, especially for people who are going on to do bigger and better things.

For those of you who are eager to move onto different markets, and explore different potentials Do Your Research!! Current economies in today’s workplace that are experiencing great and tremendous growth are positions that fall under “Green Collar Jobs”. Employment in the environmental job sector is estimated to grow massively due to popular demand in the transformation and awareness of corporate responsibility towards the environment.

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Dan Black is a writer and content editor for Juicyjobs Green Jobs UK an environmentally friendly green job search board which offers free job listings to companies promoting green, fair trade services and support sustainable living. For job seekers Juicyjobs can help you find the ideal environment jobs in London and the UK.

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