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’s only magazine for enterprise, self development and change August - September 2007

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ASPIRATIONS for success in the North East

PATHWAYS FOR PROGRESS Whatever you want to do in life - there’s always an easier way forward, as we report

EMPLOYMENT & SKILLS UPDATE Unemployed and wanting to boost your chances of How great case studies, essential advice and support - employment? We take a close look at one team in coupled with quality guidance the region that could make all the difference help YOUR quest for success!

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Editor Miles Crofton 0191 5866 010 [email protected] Executive editor Juliet Chennery-Robson [email protected] COVER STORY Staff writers Mark Burton, Sarah Lee, 43 CELEBRATING SUCCESS - with over 40 years’ experience focussing Helen Miles, Paul Seales, energy and ideas we report on CSV, its partners and volunteers and how they are making a difference to people’s lives in the North East. Advertising & accounts Ruth Cabourne FEATURES 0191 5866 040 [email protected] 56 TRENDSPOTTING - The internet is such an integral part of life, whether searching for shopping or for research - the information super-highway Senior researcher has it all. But we discover how the more tech-savvy are going online to Michelle Ho network, group together and gain power on a global scale! [email protected] 48 10 SECONDS TO IMPRESS - Applying for a new job can be a potential Proofing services nightmare but the key to getting your foot in the door, or at least 30 Sue Wrightson minutes of the interviewers time, is to have a good CV that makes you outshine the other applicants. Follow informnorth’s top tips for what not Inserts & subscriptions to do and what NOT to do when you’re writing yours. Heather Hardy [email protected] SPECIAL Design & production Dave Gregg & Eric Lee 7 PATHWAYS WAYS FOR PROGRESS - When a step out of place can lead [email protected] to all sorts of complications, how do you actually decide what is the right career path for you in life? This issue sees the launch of an important new series looking at essential guidance and options for all.

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