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The soft skills parents find most important - does my child have them?

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5 ways taking a language GCSE could help you in the future

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Supermarket launches free course to help young people explore careers

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7 tips for a safe and fun experience when taking your child to work

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Asda to raise pay by 4.7% for 1000s of staff - how to apply for jobs

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World Poetry Day: how to turn your passion into profit and get paid

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UK's largest bakery chain to hand out record £20.5m in staff bonuses

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Three ways to talk to your child about their future career plans

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The top 10 careers teens want in 2025, and who they'd like to work for

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Parents worry about their kids' career aspirations due to rise in tech

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Telecoms firm to hire 600 apprentices and graduates for 2025 intake

Kick-start your career with hands-on experience at one of the UK’s top telecom firms 🚀

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Bedfordshire-based Lockheed Martin transfers Apprenticeship Levy funds to suppor...

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How to apply for jobs at Hotel Chocolat - you could get free chocolate

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Careers expert explains how to quit your job and the best day to do it

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Festival jobs UK - 10 festival job opportunities you can apply for now

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UCAS deadline: How Bedford students can nail their application

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Everything you need to know about the new T Level launching this year

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How you can plot your roadmap to your dream uni - as deadline looms

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I'm a careers expert - here are my 2025 workplace trend predictions

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The one thing you need to do before starting the January job hunt

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Civil service jobs you can apply for – and how to land your ideal role

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Royal Mail to hire 16,000 temporary workers for Christmas across UK

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UK airline targets veterans in new recruitment drive for crew roles

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Ad Feature Youth Careers Launches to Support Social Mobility Youth

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UK supermarket giant to hire 1000s of workers for Christmas - apply

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Top tips for helping your kid start out on YouTube, from YouTubers

Research found 40 per cent of young people would cut down on takeaways - if it meant they could afford a home in the long runplaceholder image

Home ownership is no longer the top priority for young people

According to Carers UK, an estimated 12,000 people across the UK become carers every day, often without realising itplaceholder image

Are you a carer? Try this new tool to find out

A tool has been developed to help those who look after others find out whether they could consider themselves unpaid carers.

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Pizza giant hiring 5,000 new UK staff as it gears up for trading peak

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Major hotel chain targeting over-50s for 400 UK jobs

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I'm an Area Manager for Aldi - what it's like working for the retailer

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The best jobs at Aldi - as supermarket seeks 250 student apprentices

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Why students should consider a gap year after A Levels

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Childcare costs have forced parents to reduce their working hours

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The best jobs at easyJet as it launches drive to attract over-50s crew

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The best jobs at Premier Inn available right now - and how to apply

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12 of the best job opportunities at John Lewis - and how to apply

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Watch: Grey's Anatomy inspired me to be a surgeon - now I work on set

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Travelodge launches massive hiring drive to fill more than 300 jobs

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This is the advice over 45s would give their younger selves

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Booky Pod: Meet crime writer Will Carver

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Nearly half of employees dream of a more fulfilling career

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These are the signs that it’s time for you to look for a new job

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Parents say their children are more honest during mealtime

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Top comedians support Edinburgh Fringe act who just 1 audience member

The 76th Edinburgh Fringe officially begins today (Friday August 4) and is a celebration of art, culture and comedy.

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Spice Girls’ net worths revealed amid reunion rumours

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BBC hosts apologise after Rod Stewart swears live on family show

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Odds for Phillip Schofield & Holly Willoughby replacement revealed

Brooklyn Beckham has been slammed for another failed cooking venture (Pic: VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image

Careers Brooklyn Beckham has tried and tested so far

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How to watch Made in Chelsea season 25 episode 2

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The X Factor to return for Red Nose Day 2023

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Idris Elba was offered a role in BBC’s EastEnders - why he rejected it

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The top 10 industries with the most hated bosses and reasons why

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First News: The biggest football boot in the world

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Rishi Sunak to announce £3 billion investment into skills and education - as new...

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