Posted by julien on July 27, 2011 – 9:54 am
The last article of our series of internet jobs will focus on graphic designer jobs.
A graphic designer who is specialized in web design have to have a good knowledge of how the Internet works. For example, if you are doing some work for a printed document you know that colours you will be working with will be CMYK and the resolution will have to be 300 dpi. If you are working with a web document colours will have to be RVB and the resolution 72dpi. A web designer is also capable to understand the basics of xhtml and css.
A graphic designer should be able to understand the clients’ needs. In terms of layout, they expect that a designer will elaborate a clean and user-friendly design to facilitate the information search on their website. Usually, a usability analyst or project manager provides the graphic designer with a wireframe version of the version. He then has to build the design from the sketched version of the website. He is able to understand communication issue in order to make a design which will catch the attention of the user in order for him to remember the website.
The job of a graphic designer is quite challenging : he has to meet the client’s needs and design something thatwill be pleasant for the user. He also has to take in consideration current habits of web design. For example, he can’t use loads of animated gifs on a web page. Instead he has to make the design not only clear and simple but also innovative.
As a graphic designer you will mainly work with Photoshop and Illustrator. These softwares will be very helpful to create and work on images, typographies and logos. A graphic designer is able to use these tools to create websites layouts, banners, buttons and image editing. Graphic designer also uses flash to make animation, from animated banners or web elements to entire websites.
To become a graphic designer, you can enroll for Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Art and then to get specialized in web design. You can also do web studies in order to learn the basics of web design (programming and graphic design). You can also find many resource and inspiration online. Looking at other website and seeing what kind of layout and design is trendy.
Potential position you can apply for when you have little experience is junior graphic designer then senior graphic designer. You can also do user interface design jobs if you are into usability and understanding what is the best interface for a user. Some graphic designer can also become front end developers. They are in charge of doing all the graphic design of the website and then integrate it using html and css.
Posted by julien on July 25, 2011 – 9:53 am
With the growth of internet more and more companies need to have a website to reach new customers. Plus a lot of startups are now only offering online service therefore it is important for them to have a good website dedicated to it. Web developer are needed to build these websites whether they are complex with several pages and content or small static websites
People usually confuse web designer and web developer but a web designer’s job is to create the visual aspect of the web site whereas the web developer’s job is to build the website using special programming languages. A web developer is closer to a software engineer with a good understanding of the internet. A web developer will build application which will be usable from a browser. We can distinguish two parts in a web developer’s career: back end developer and front end developer
The front developer takes care of the front part of the website: he will have to integrate the design done by the web designer in order to show a clean layout for regular users. Programming skills required are to have good skills in html, css and javascript in order to display text, images and animations properly in the user’s browsers. As they are many browsers and resolutions (depending on the size of the screen) it is a very challenging job.
On the other side of the website we have the back developer who works on the administration part of the website where the administrator can add content to his website. For example if it’s an e-commerce website he has to manage his products and sales, if it’s a community a website he has to manage users and comments and if it’s a blog he has to add articles. The usual programming languages used are php or .net but there are several other languages which can be used to do so.
To start a web developer’s career you’ll have to take a BS or a MS in computer science some professional experience will also be required to prove you have already worked with online projects. If you prefer to learn on your own there are several books which can teach you the basics of web development with some practice you can become good fairly rapidly. You can also find many resources on the internet such as tutorials, podcasts, screencasts…
Starting your web developer you’ll be able to apply for a junior developer’s position but with a few years of experience you’ll be able to ask for more as a senior developer. If you feel like managing a team of developers, and being to think the bigger pictures then you are also capable to become a technical director and work on larger projects.
There are three working opportunities:
- Working for a company which has an online service powered by their website. You’ll always be working on the same project in order to improve it
- Working for a web agency where you will be working for many clients and you’ll have a large variety of projects instead of always working on the same one
- Working as a freelance, you will usually work for clients or web agencies in order to support them
We can say that the internet job industry is actively recruiting
Posted by julien on July 22, 2011 – 9:52 am
Accountancy isn’t only about numbers and paperwork. This job is all about analyzing numbers and other financial information. An accountant is here to help managers and investors in their decisions regarding large amount of money. An accountant is a primary figure in a company. It is his job to ensure that the companies’ finance is fine. He is in charge of preventing any bad moves and wrong expenses which could lead to the company’s loss. He has to be able to explain billing invoices and resolve accounting discrepancies.
Studies to become an accountant
In order to become an accountant, you usually need a BA or BS in Business with an emphasis in Accounting. Plus, you’ll need to be chartered or certified accountant (CPA - Certified Public Accountant or CA - Chartered Accountant in Australia) to prove that you have all the requirements needed. Accounting jobs require huge math skills and good knowledge of computer softwares.
At the beginning of your accounting career, you may want to start looking for an accounting assistants job and then you’ll be able to apply for an accounting manager job which needs more skills and experience in order to be able to manage a team of several accountants. Among his other responsibilities he will have to ensure financial reporting, year-end audit preparation and prepare the budget for future activities.
If you prefer working for a big firm instead of an accounting office, you may be interested in working as an account administrator or and account assistant. You will be much more involved in the company’s account by keeping financial records.
As an accounting professional your main tasks will be:
- Making records of spending, bills, taxes
- Balancing accounts regularly
- Preparing financial reports
- Making sure all the financial practices are legal
- Take part in budget and planning meetings to provide information
The required skills for an accounting job are:
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Good knowledge of Access, Excel and Word
- An appeal to work with numbers
The largest accountancy in the world firm is Big Four. They provide their accounting service to the majority of publicly traded companies and many private companies. The Big Four group is composed of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, PwC, Ernst & Young and KPMG. This shows that you can easily work for a big multinational.
There are a lot of accounting job opportunities in Australia. The most popular searches are: accountant junior, accounting administration and Key account manager.
Posted by julien on July 21, 2011 – 8:52 am
Fashion design is all about create new clothes and accessories influenced by cultural and social habits. Creating new trends of clothing is the most successful achievement in fashion. Everyone will be wearing what you have designed and other designers will start getting inspiration from your work. It is very hard for fashion designer to create a range of clothes which will attract customers as their tastes usually evolve rapidly.
Fashion designers will work on designing practical, functional and aesthetically clothing. They have to understand their target and how to reach their needs and tastes. Some will prefer working on their own whereas others will prefer working as a team to get as much inspiration as possible in order to design the best garment.
Some clothes in design are made especially for a few people and sometimes only for an individual. That is especially the case of haute couture. Because it is very hard to break through the haute couture business many designer will choose to design for the mass market in order to reach more people.
To become a fashion designer you’ll have to study art in university in order to have some wide knowledge about art in general. There are many degrees available in fashion but it’s usually better if you have a master in fashion. Then you’ll have to focus on fashion in order to understand the techniques to design nice clothe and how to follow trends and new habits.
Once you will some experience you’ll be able to apply for fashion jobs or you could also start on your own but it will be much harder to break through if you don’t have much experience.
A lot of new online fashion start ups are emerging. These online shops are a good deal to reach many people easily. Among these start ups we can note Zalando an online shoe shop.
Posted by julien on March 31, 2011 – 9:03 am
Nowadays computer are very important in everyone’s life. Indeed they are used in business, management. To ensure the good functioning of these systems we need IT professionals to take care of them.
The IT industry allows IT professionals to accomplish a wide number of disciplines such as developing and installing application software, designing complex computer network (LAN or WAN) and information database. An Information and Technology technician must be able to handle data management and designing, engineering computer hardware and software. He is usually able to manage and administrate entire systems. Because information technology is changing to new technologies such as mobile phones, televisions, cars the demand for such IT jobs is increasing.
Opportunities in the IT industry in Australia are growing whether you are seeking for IT jobs in global companies or small ones. Australia’s IT industry used to be top 3 the Asia-Pacific and top 5 in the world back in 2007 in terms of productivity in the IT industry (source: logisticsit) 4 years after the possibilities to finds jobs in Australia in the IT industry is still possible.
Among IT jobs there are 3 categories of careers:
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Network engineer are able to design complex network whether it is a local area network (LAN) for a small business or a wide area network (WAN) for big companies. They have to ensure that the network is secure in order to be sure that the data transmitted won’t be intercepted by external people or hackers. A network administrator must be able to manage his network and spot where a problem comes from. He can be supported by network support engineers who will be able to step in when there is a problem.
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Whereas network managing is wide, system managing is much more focused on the interaction between the user and his computer. He has to be able to understand hardware and software (deploy and update them). He has to make sure each system is secure, monitor and analyze what his happening. Systems administrator are influenced by network management.
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Each time there is data there is a need for it to be stored. Whether it is for a small website or a powerful application the database administrator needs to provide a good database for the data to be stored and called back. The better the database is designed the faster the data can call for the application. There most famous database management system is oracle.
For IT projects, teams will be paired with IT project managers and IT directors who have a technical skills and background in order to understand what is going on and to guide them. Because some of them used to be IT technicians they understand what needs to be done.
How to become an IT professional
Because there are different levels technician and engineers the studies won’t be the same (between 2 and 5 years). You can apply for Bachelors of Technology (computing studies or information systems), of Arts (Internet communication) or of Applied design (digital media) but also for Master of Information Technology Project Management or a Master of Technology in Business Systems Design & Management. Some IT certifications are also given by big actors of the IT industry such as Cisco, or Microsoft, Oracle, Sun, IBM. Have a look here for IT jobs
What are the needs for IT jobs
If you wish to work in the IT industry a good background is needed besides your diploma. Indeed you need to smart to analyze and understand what the needs for the job are. An IT professional is capable to spot where a problem comes from on how to resolve it rapidly because a lot of people dependent of his skills.
Posted by admin on February 9, 2010 – 4:37 pm
As we are collecting more and more jobs in the UK we have decided to analyse our index to give you some intersting information…
What are the cities in United Kingdom where you can obviously find your next job? Here goes the top ten cities to find a job in UK:
- London, (with over 240,000 new opportunities indexed in January)
- Sheffield (>60,000)
- Liverpool (> 35,000)
- Nottingham (> 27,000)
- Leeds (>21,000)
- Manchester (>19,000)
- Edinburgh (>18,000)
- Cardiff (>15,000)
- Belfast (>11,000)
- Glasgow (>9,000)
Posted by admin on January 9, 2010 – 4:01 pm
Last year has been a tough one. We went through crisis and Job search has become a touchy quest. That’s why we have collected tons of jobs (and counting). It seems like there’s a new wave of recruiting in UK, Spain and the US. Lots of job boards are happily giving us access to there listings so we are about to give you access to the most exhaustive source of jobs on the web in a few month.
With all these cool news, we wish you an amazingly happy new year!
The JobiJoba Team.
Posted by admin on November 17, 2009 – 12:13 pm
As JobiJoba is growing really well in the UK, we are now providing a powerful job search experience. We double the number of jobs we crawl every day in the UK. Therefore, you can now access more than 200 000 new jobs through JobiJoba UK.
In order to improve your Job search with JobiJoba here are some tips :
- Create an account: you will be allowed to save jobs to apply later, create and manage your job alerts by mail or RSS feeds (you will be the first to get the latest job listings matching your search)
- Use our filters by county or town in the left column on our search results. For instance, if you are looking for a pharmaceutical job you should filter your job search by location like Leeds or Manchester
- Be accurate: the more you fullfil our search boxes, the finest results you get. If you want to work as a marketing person in the entertainment industry, you should try “marketing entertainment” query.
Posted by admin on November 8, 2009 – 5:46 pm
Today is a great day for all JobiJoba’s team, as a celebration of our second birthday, we are releasing three brand new versions. You can now access tons of “empleos” with a dedicated version for Spanish job seekers, as well as an US version for your Job search in the US, and an update of JobiJoba UK that gives you access to more than 200k top jobs.
We want to deeply thank all our partners and the job seekers who allow us to build a comprehensive search engine for jobs. We hope we are providing the tool you need to get your next opportunity faster than ever.
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