Author: Sharon Black

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Helicopters

By Sharon Black

How much career potential is there for helicopter pilots and engineers in civvy street? We live in a 21st century…

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Hotels

By Sharon Black

The Hospitality Sector remains amongst the biggest in the UK, but is often tarnished by a reputation for short-term contracts…

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IT

By Sharon Black

With computers now such a major part of our everyday lives, we examine the career opportunities offered by Information Technology…

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Law

By Sharon Black

Although it takes both time and money to qualify, those rising to the top of the legal profession can eventually…

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Marine Engineering

By Sharon Black

The sea’s enduring role in global trade and travel ensures that the marine environment continues to offer a host of…

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Motor Industry

By Sharon Black

Thousands of people with experience in engineering and mechanics leave the Armed Forces every year; what career opportunities can they…

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NHS

By Sharon Black

Considering working for the UK’s largest employer? We highlight the health career opportunities in the National Health Service. As a…

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Oil Industry

By Sharon Black

It brings together cutting edge engineering technology and some of the most challenging environments on Earth – and if you…

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Outdoor Learning

By Sharon Black

If you’re passionate about the outdoors and enjoy working with people, your military experience could provide fantastic grounding for a…

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Police

By Sharon Black

In the first of a new series of articles on the Emergency S ervices, we outline the career opportunities open…

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Pubs

By Sharon Black

We’ve probably all thought about it at some point, while having a drink down the ‘local’ – wouldn’t it be…

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Merchant Navy

By Sharon Black

The Merchant Navy offers a host of opportunities for skilled service leavers. We look at what it takes to become…

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Plumbing

By Sharon Black

Heard the stories of city slickers giving up their six-figure salaries to become plumbers? Civvy Street unblocks the hype to…

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Railways

By Sharon Black

The UK’s Rail network is big business. Or, rather, it’s a collection of big businesses – and they’re always on…

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Search & Rescue

By Sharon Black

We conclude our series on the Emergency Services by looking at opportunities for paid and voluntary work within the UK’s…

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Security

By Sharon Black

Heard about someone’s mate who left the Services to earn “squillions in Iraq” as a “private contractor?” So have we.…

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Sport & Fitness

By Sharon Black

Dame Kelly Holmes is the most recent example of a high-profile British athlete whose sporting career began in the Armed…

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Surveying

By Sharon Black

What career opportunities are there in surveying? Civvy Street checks out the lie of the land. Numerous successful military campaigns…

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Teaching

By Sharon Black

Facing enemy fighters is one thing, but how about a classroom of children? We highlight the transferable skills and career…

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Telecommunications

By Sharon Black

We explore how experience of IT and communications systems learned in the Armed Forces can be transferred into civilian life.…

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Remembrance

By Sharon Black

Every November, the nation pauses to remember those who have fallen in conflict, but what does Remembrance mean to those…

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HAL Training

By Sharon Black

HAL Training Services, is a very successful name in the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning sector. Established in 1993 by Nigel…

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Suits You

By Sharon Black

Every man should own a suit – it underpins the formal part of your wardrobe and can serve you well…