Jobs & career prompts (page 2)
Help with jobs and people: rewrite your CV for a role, prepare for an interview, write a fair job advert, and handle the awkward conversations with staff or a manager.
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Check whether a worker should be employed or self-employed
You pay someone as a "self-employed" helper, but they work set hours, only for you, with your tools. Use HMRC's own checking tool properly and understand the answer.
Check you're paying at least the minimum wage, including the hidden traps
You pay above the rate, you think. But unpaid trial shifts, uniform deductions, time spent opening up or travelling between jobs can pull pay below it. Check it properly with GOV.UK's calculator.
Check your redundancy pay and plan the money
The redundancy letter has a figure on it and you don't know if it's right. Get the GOV.UK calculator steps, what else you might be owed and a money plan.
Check your working on a maths problem
You have an answer and aren't sure. Get your steps checked with where you went wrong.
Choose broadband or mobile plan features that matter
Plans are full of jargon and comparison sites push sales. Get which features matter for your household.
Choose the right app for a job
Too many apps claim to do the same job. Get three options scored against what you need.
Choose what to study next with a clear decision
Too many courses and interests. Get a decision framework from your goals and constraints.
Clear up a misunderstanding at work before it grows
An email landed badly or a meeting went sideways, and now things are awkward. Get a short message that clears it up without grovelling or blame.
Compare CVs for a role
A table of who matches the role, based only on the CVs you paste.
Compare two ideas or theories clearly
Two ideas sound similar and you mix them up. Get the differences in a simple table.
Create a one-page cheat sheet for something you're learning
You need a quick reference during practice (not a closed-book exam cheat). Get a one-pager from your notes.
Debate both sides of an issue fairly
You need to understand an argument, not win a row. Get the strongest case for each side.
Decode a job ad and decide whether to apply
The ad asks for everything and you only tick half the boxes. Find out what really matters, what's a nice-to-have and whether it's worth your evening.
Do a right to work check properly before someone starts
You're about to take someone on, even for weekends, and you need to check they can legally work in the UK. Get the steps from GOV.UK, what to keep and a record template.
Draft a personal statement from your real experiences
The personal statement is blank and stressful. Get a structure and draft from experiences you type — you'll edit the final.
Draft a reference
A reference from the work you actually saw, with nothing implied.
Explain a diagram or worksheet from a photo
A worksheet photo is blurry with jargon. Get the diagram explained so you can help — without doing the assessed work.
Explain a homework topic without doing the homework
Your child (or you) is stuck on a topic. Get an explanation and guided questions — not finished answers to hand in.
Explain something simply so you actually get it
A topic feels dense and jargon-heavy. Get a plain explanation with an everyday analogy and a quick check question.
Explain what a piece of code does
You're staring at code you didn't write. Get a plain walkthrough before you change anything.
Explain why you're leaving, even if it's messy
Redundancy, a bad manager, being let go or just bored. Get a short, honest answer that doesn't badmouth anyone or raise new worries.
Fact-check a claim before you share it
Something sounds too neat to be true. Get what's known and how to verify it yourself.
Fill in a complicated form with a section-by-section guide
A form is confusing and you're scared of a wrong box. Get each section explained and what to have ready.
Find jobs that fit your skills and get them sent to you
You know what you're good at but not what it's called in a job ad. Get job titles to search for, then set alerts so the right jobs come to you.
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