With all the positive spin recently about the end being in sight for the recession, tomorrow’s graduates are looking towards industry speculation for their best chances of securing a job While IT always features prominently on a ‘what’s hot’ list, online travel jobs, and more specifically Search Engine Optimisation, is being increasingly mentioned as an up and coming career choice for the next generation of workaholics

As Britain begins to make its way out of the recession, we should be prepared for the job market to take a little longer to recover; the high unemployment figures that we have been left with, alongside the low number of jobs currently available cannot be expected to level out overnight What happened during the recession

As Bob Dylan so succinctly put it, sooner or later you gotta’ serve somebody Whether you’re an eager greenhorn looking to break into the industry or a salty old hand fishing for the more executive jobs, you’ll have to offer a personal précis to the (wo)man in the driving seat

You can’t open a newspaper or switch on the news at the moment without hearing about the economic downturn that the whole of the western world is suffering from Hardly any sectors are immune, and many companies are making redundancies in order to stay afloat

What do employers want This is the maddening question that every job seeker is trying to answer – as a travel recruitment specialist, I see plenty of people scratching their heads when they are applying for travel jobs, trying to figure out what the potential employer really wants from them

Whether you are looking for a job in travel or teaching, PR or publishing, hunting for a new job can be a daunting experience There is no flawless formula for finding the perfect job, but by taking some basic steps and remembering a few important principles, you can greatly enhance your chances of success… Know thyself If you are about to start searching online for a job, ask yourself a few simple questions first

As the MD of a recruitment agency for all kinds of online marketing and online travel jobs, I know how stressful interviews can be for a candidate Whenever you travel to a job interview, it is only natural that on the way you’ll try and think about every possible question that you might be asked and try and devise an answer to them

What is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) When search engines decide what pages to show in response to an inquiry, they consult their indexed database of millions of web pages and decide which are the most relevant results, and in what order they should show them

There’s a reason that inventing fake qualifications is advised against Aside from the obvious ethical issues, if you’re caught, you’re in real trouble and could face sacking and a reputation of lying that will never pass

The online travel sector is booming As more and more people are booking their holidays and business travel online, the shift from the high street is becoming increasingly apparent