Member Advice on Education & Careers

Member Advice on Modelling (Fashion, Glamour, etc)

(+) Great confidence boost, (-) Tiring, Hard industry to earn any money, Travelling to & from shoots. (*) (On Ciao since: 07/2012)

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Bus Driver

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Member Advice on International Entrance Exams

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Member Advice on Working for an Agency

(+) See text. (-) See text. (*) (On Ciao since: 03/2010)

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How to Become a Qualified Football Coach

(+) Great sense of satisfaction (-) A lot of hard work (*) (On Ciao since: 11/2009)

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Members Advice on Choosing a Secondary School

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Member Advice on Running A Pub

(+) Meet people, have fun (-) Long hours, if it goes wrong it can affect your whole life (*) (On Ciao since: 03/2007)

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Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights

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starting and running your own business

(+) worthwhile doing (-) Tiring and frustrating (*) (On Ciao since: 08/2005)

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Member Advice on Studying for a PhD

(+) Learn and develop new skills, Intellectually stimulating & challenging, You get to be called Doctor if you pass (-) Some supervision can be poor, Isolation, Repetitive strain injury from writing your thesis (*) (On Ciao since: 02/2005)

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Member Advice on Graduation

(+) Celebrate the achievement of your degree, excuse for a party (-) Can be stressful and expensive, moving on(?) (*) (On Ciao since: 12/2004)

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Choosing A Level Subjects

(+) Necessary to make correct choices and should achieve the best results (-) Incorrect choices could be disastrous (*) (On Ciao since: 11/2004)

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Member Advice on a Career in Sales

(+) Can earn you a fortune (-) You can end up in the loony bin! (*) (On Ciao since: 11/2004)

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Placement Years in General

(+) Some great, well-paid jobs out there (-) You need to be organized and do your research (*) (On Ciao since: 08/2004)

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Getting into Filmmaking

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Member Advice on Starting University

(+) Some handy tips for medical students (-) Only really relevant to medical students (*) (On Ciao since: 05/2004)

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Member advise on independent schools

(+) See text. (-) See text. (*) (On Ciao since: 05/2004)

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Graduate Assessment Centres

(+) Job offers if you do well / everyone else is pants (-) Other candidates who you like as people....but secretly want to fail (*) (On Ciao since: 04/2004)

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Member advice on getting into radio

(+) great fun once you're in (-) it's a tough but to crack (*) (On Ciao since: 04/2004)

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Member Advice on Punctuation

(+) Clear English is easier to read (-) I'm probably insulting your intelligence (*) (On Ciao since: 02/2004)

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Member Advice on Learning Disabilities

(+) Learning diabled can be loving, gentle and kind. (-) It's not a very nice thing to have to live with. (*) (On Ciao since: 12/2003)

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Member Advice on Mobbing

(+) No one (-) Possible illnesses (*) (On Ciao since: 11/2003)

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Member Advice on Formal Education System in My Country

(+) Make us more chances to get better occupations. (-) Need much money to gain better education. (*) (On Ciao since: 09/2003)

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Members Advice on Being an Effective School Governor

(+) Keeping in touch with whats going on in your school (-) Sometimes you have to fight for what you believe in (*) (On Ciao since: 08/2003)

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Member Advice on Student Freebies

(+) Freebies are things you get legally without paying. This is always good. (-) Most things especially worth having aren't offered free. (*) (On Ciao since: 06/2003)

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Member Advice on University Freshers Week

(+) Get to meet lots of people, and enjoy your 3+ years (-) Get a hangover and over-draft (*) (On Ciao since: 06/2003)

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Member Advice on Gifted Children

(+) You get to say you've got a smart kid, and it won't be just parental subjectivity (-) Smart kids can be a pain in the a** sometimes, since they're sometimes smarter than their parents! (*) (On Ciao since: 04/2003)

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Member Advice on Giving Presentations

(+) Important skill (-) Nerve wracking (*) (On Ciao since: 04/2003)

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Member Advice on Revision for Exams

(+) There is a lot of material available to help you (-) It has to be done and is boring (*) (On Ciao since: 02/2003)

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Member Advice on Joining School Advisory Boards or Committees

(+) You get to know all about what your kids are up to (-) All the kids in school know you (*) (On Ciao since: 01/2003)

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Career Fairs

(+) Lots of freebies. (-) Not always well advertised. (*) (On Ciao since: 01/2003)

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Member advice on Getting in to Vet School

(+) If I became a Vet I'd have fulfilled my life-long ambition (-) It's too difficult to get in, in the UK (*) (On Ciao since: 08/2002)

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Member Advice on Student Cooking and Diet

(+) Cheaper than micro meals, can help you stay healthy (-) Sometimes you just can't be damn bothered (*) (On Ciao since: 08/2002)

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Member Advice on Coping with Redundancy

(+) None (-) Job Centre, Project managers at Job Centres (*) (On Ciao since: 06/2002)

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Member Advice on Choosing your Housemates

(+) Could be fun, better than living with parents. (-) Could be hell. (*) (On Ciao since: 06/2002)

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Member Advice on English Language Workshop

(+) you can learn what not to say (-) you will probably say it anyway (*) (On Ciao since: 04/2002)

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Member Advice on HR and Training Professionals

(+) Netorking, Up to Date advice and developments (-) Cost of membership (*) (On Ciao since: 12/2001)

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Member Advice on Special Educational Needs

(+) Your chance to speak out (-) A painful experience (*) (On Ciao since: 11/2001)

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Member Advice on Teacher Training

(+) rewarding career for life (-) bloody hard work (*) (On Ciao since: 11/2001)

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Member Advice on Part-time study

(+) Flexible, best of both worlds (work and study) (-) Can be time consuming and stressful (*) (On Ciao since: 10/2001)

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Member Advice on Writing an essay

(+) Challenges your mind to come to a conclusion (-) We don't like being challenged (*) (On Ciao since: 10/2001)

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Member advice on Self Employment

(+) Be your own boss, possibly work from home,take time off when needed (-) You need to dedicate a lot of time to the business.Tax can also be complicated (*) (On Ciao since: 09/2001)

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Flexible Working

(+) Less stress, more modern approach (-) Not all jobs can be flexible (*) (On Ciao since: 09/2001)

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Member Advice on Career Decisions

(+) Changing your life for the better (-) Can be scary; might involve a major financial investment, such as going back to school (*) (On Ciao since: 09/2001)

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Member Advice on Exam Pressure

(+) Helps to beat the revision stress the smart way. (-) Not suitable for last minute studying (*) (On Ciao since: 09/2001)

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Member Advice on Preparation for University

(+) the best years of your life (-) skintness (*) (On Ciao since: 09/2001)

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Member Advice on Applying for University Accommodation

(+) Can be great fun, independence (-) Can be hell! (*) (On Ciao since: 09/2001)

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Member advice on Health and Safety at Work

(+) Help to prevent an accident (-) May mean more work for you (*) (On Ciao since: 08/2001)

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Member Advice on Writing your dissertation

(+) Feeling of satisfaction, Yes I've done it (-) Tiredness, lack of sleep, STRESS (*) (On Ciao since: 08/2001)

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Member Advice on University Owned Residence

(+) Can give you a great location with lower costs than doing it on your own (-) In some places you'll be living miles from civilisation (*) (On Ciao since: 08/2001)

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