The Essex Employment and Skills Board (ESB) has launched a new website offering local careers information to help people find a new career in Essex’s growing industries.
Whether you’re thinking about your first job or you’re ready for a career change, The Essex Careers Guide can help.
The site provides useful insights into Essex’s industries including finding out about the jobs available, the training and skills required and the salaries you could earn. Industries include: Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering, Care, Construction, Financial & Related Services, Health, IT, Digital & Creative and Logistics. You can also find information online to kick-start your own career journey if you’re thinking of becoming self-employed. For example, you may have always dreamt of becoming a Private Investigator and solving crime, or maybe you want to be a landscape gardener and transform concrete jungles into havens for nature. The possibilities are endless if you put your mind to it and do a little online research.
In 2016 – 17, across a huge variety of industries, there were 80,000+ vacancies in Essex, Southend & Thurrock and with many new developments happening across in Essex there will be more opportunities available for local residents in the near future. Just think, depending on where you live you could start working and building your career at primusbuilders.com, working in areas such as Engineering and Construction. No matter where you live though, you’ll hopefully find the right job for you.
whatsyourthing.org.uk also offers tips from experts on topics such as C.V writing, how to manage finances, and even how to start your own business. Case studies illustrate the diverse range of career paths available and share personal advice and experience of working in Essex
