Moving for a new career?
January is a time for fresh starts. It’s an exciting time when we make plans, promise changes and improvements to our diets, lifestyles and careers. As January has now come around once more, many will soon be promising themselves, ‘this year will be the year my career will take off’.
For those considering a career move, it may pay (literally) to consider relocating to another region of the country to fully embrace the varying nationwide opportunities the UK has to offer.
Did you know that the South West houses an aerospace industry estimated to be worth over £7 billion, with over 800 companies and 57,000 people employed the industry alone?
National online jobs board JobsToday has pulled together an interactive map to help those considering moving to a new location or accepting a new job in an unfamiliar area. The tool allows job hunters to quickly compare some of the most important statistics for each region within the UK – this includes employment rate, average salary, average house price, the key industry, plus more.
This year, it may be worth expanding your geographical horizons in order to make 2016 the ‘year of your career’.