Inspiring Interns Newsletter

Please click here if the e-mail below is not displayed correctly   Welcome to another Inspiring newsletter crammed full of graduate news, intern chat and this week's hottest vacancies! Great opportunity! Want to earn money, working the hours you choose and have the flexibility to attend any other interviews? We are working with Abel & Cole to source excellent communicators, who are happy to call existing customers from 4pm – 8pm any or all evenings you choose. You will be paid £7 per hour plus commission on any new orders you take. You can work any days you like in their fantastic, friendly office in Wimbledon complete with table tennis table and gym! You would be working with a team of new recruits handpicked by Inspiring Interns and Abel & Cole. If you would be interested in coming to Inspiring Interns office for the interview day, please send your CV to sam@inspiringinterns.com and he will talk you through the interview process. In other news, a big thanks goes to Leanne Wallis for telling us about her internship experience. Read her success story here! If you are looking for an internship, send us your CV and see what we can do for you. Remember if you have any questions or queries check out our FAQs page or get in touch via phone, email, Twitter or Facebook!       Have a read of our success stories to see who has begun an internship this week and who has earned themselves a permanent job.       HR Internship HR & Recruitment   Central London, UK 3 months Paid internship   Apply Now Mobile Advertising Executive Mobile Advertising & Computing   Central London, UK 3 months Internship   Apply Now Marketing Internship Digital Marketing & PR   Central London, UK 3 months Internship   Apply Now           Digital Marketing Assistant Digital Marketing   Central London, UK 3 months Internship   Apply Now Marketing & Events Management Internship Digital Marketing & Events Management   Central London, UK 3 months Internship   Apply Now German Speaking Marketing & Business Development Business Development & Marketing   Central London, UK 3 months Internship   Apply Now           Congratulations to the following who began internships in the last week from the Inspiring team! Holly Dale, Oliver Hallstrom, Jonathan Hatful, Rebecca Cheung, Andrew Potter, Charlie Hayward, Ljubica Novkovic, Rebecca Smith, Selina Mirpuri, Chris Lerslake, Andy Booth, Laura Heritage, Jake Woodhouse and Daniel Jenkins...well done! A big well done to Abigail Akatsa, Will Laurenson, Danielle Ellis, Harriet Lee and Alex Lacy  who started permanent roles this week!     UK unemployment hits highest level for 17 years Unemployment has reached a 17-year high after more than 100,000 people joined the ranks of those looking for a job, grim new figures showed today. Youth unemployment reached a record high of 991,000, while the numbers claiming jobseeker's allowance increased for the seventh month in a row, to 1.6 million. Click here to read on...         Employers say job applicants 'lack basic skills' Almost half of employers say they are finding it hard to hire suitable candidates for vacancies, despite unemployment standing at its highest level since 1994. Research carried out by the BCC, which surveyed 6,000 businesses, found that 45% find it "very" or "quite" difficult to fill vacancies, with many claiming that candidates lack basic skills such as literacy, numeracy, timekeeping and communication. Click here to read on...   My Internship   Name Charles Beatt Age 23 What is your favourite brand and why? Red Bull, always put on creative events to promote their brand Qualifications BA (Hons) History and American Studies. Why did you do an internship? I wanted to improve my CV and experience the up and down world of sales. What does your internship involve? Finding contacts from major mobile brands in the UK and creating relationships with them. Your favourite part of your internship? Attending exhibitions where you go meet potential clients face to face and testing games. Any advice for future interns? Use LinkedIn effectively as it can help you get a job if you are not taken on after your internship. Describe yourself in three words Ambitious, light-hearted and motivated.           How to use unemployment to your advantage – guest blog Written by guest blogger, Danielle Furbert. Times have changed from when getting your most sought after job seemed easy enough as long as you had a degree. There is now a combination of factors affecting a graduate's ability to land their dream job and the reality is that someone will have to face the inevitable rejection. For those of us who are on that end of the spectrum, we may feel extremely discouraged and disappointed and wonder "what is it I am missing? Click here to read on...     7th Floor Haines House 21b John Street London WC1N 2BP Email: cv@inspiringinterns.com Tel: +44 (0)207 269 6720 Blog Facebook LinkedIn Twitter     If you no longer want to receive our weekly newsletter, you can let us know here.