Clinton Said:

What would be best for my career in the UK - requalifying as a dietician OR doing a PhD?

We Answered:

Do a PhD. I'm sure having a Dr in front of your name would be pretty cool.

Feel free to have this answer removed for non-relevance (after reading).
But for the sake of YA integrity and improving common knowledge, for your exchange rate question please pick a best answer that does not tell people that the AUD buys more pounds now than it did 7 months ago.

Juan Said:

help with my CV- applying for jobs but not getting anywhere!!?

We Answered:

Nothing at all wrong with your CV, but I would like to say this:
Maybe you ask this to yourself " what is so difficult about getting the right job? It is that most of the time no one can help you to get the job of your dreams. You will have to do it all by yourself, keep in mind that you will have to do most of the work to land a good job, nobody will bring it to you on a silver plate.
I would now like to suggest few points for you put in mind when you prepare your next CV, it would be a good idea to make up a new one after reading this if you will.
1- Prepare it yourself, don't use agencies. Do however, use a word- processing soft-wear and laser printer if you have access to them. To the average employer, presentation is often more important than substance. Sad but true.
2- Get somebody else with good knowledge of English grammer and style to proofread it.
3- Ask as many relevant people as possible to give you their opinion ( which you're doing now )
4- Use high quality stationary, you want your CV to stand out, Avoid screaming colours.
5- Don't lie or exaggerate, honesty is the best policy as far as CV's are concerned ( interviews are slightly different)
6- Use words that project an image of a person who takes action, assumes responsibility and achieves results, like designed, calculated, established, started, monitored, investigated, manage, supervised, saved.
7- The following facts don't have a place on your CV ( so make sure you leave them out ) your present and past salary, expected salary, the name of your references ( which you have put in your CV, don't please.
8- Optional information that you may or may not include is your age, your marital status, hobbis, I would recommind you leave all of them out, this facts have nothing to do with your ability to do a job and may serve as an invitation to some sort of discrimination by employers.
9- Your objective is another sticky point, many job hunting books say it's a must; I would not recommend it, should you decide to include it, make sure it is brief and placed at the very beginning of your CV.
10- The words you use in your CV should be relatively short, action oriented, concise and unambiguous. Every word of action will say what you've done in the past and translate into what you could do if hired.
I hope this will help, please try to read the above and will be looking forward to see your new CV for yet another opinion if you like.

Sidney Said:

i need help about school and the job i want to take?

We Answered:

you need to talk t0 your coucilor at your educational institution.

Bonnie Said:

hello any info is appreciated?

We Answered:

In the UK it is the NHS who does most of the hiring in the health related field and with Gordon Brown mentioning cuts in his speech to the TUC I would not hold out much hope for a cheery employment outlook. Additionally the UK is under major unemployment and it will not be until sometime next year or early 2011 that the UK begins to see employment rebound. So I would be lying if I said you have nothing to worry about in regards to employment and that you have good career prospects for the short-term.

My feeling a masters in that field would probably fall under a band 6 - 8 in the NHS. This would mean your starting salary would be somewhere in the range of £26,000 - £40,000 depending on the job. However if you teach or work in the private sector you salary would depend on where you worked. A very rough and approximate estimate of what you could make speaking in very broad terms, I believe, would be in the mid £30,000 range after graduation.

I cannot answer the question regarding pay in the US as there are a variety of factors that will influence your pay, too numerous to discuss. The one thing you do have to remember is that in the US you have to pay for health insurance and health care. Even though pay in the US might be higher but once you control for health care the UK most likely becomes a better option when you are talking about pay.