Finding jobs in the United Kingdom has been relatively simple for the millions of people from abroad who are prepared to earn the minimum wage in Britain, which is currently 5.93 pounds an hour.

Working overseas in some of the world's poorest and most disadvantaged countries can be an extremely rewarding experience, not just for the skills someone passes on, but for the ones they learn.

There are nearly 300 hotels around the world called Bristol. According to his biographers, they take their name from Frederick Augustus Hervey (1730-1803), the 4th Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry, who spent most of his life travelling around Europe enjoying the best hospitality money could buy.

Despite the recession, the UK currently has several areas of employment in which there are skills shortages. Where these are particularly severe – and there just aren't enough skilled workers to fill the roles – they are listed by the UK government as being government-approved for sponsorship of workers from abroad, as full-time jobs, rather than summer jobs in the UK on short visas. This means that for the jobs appearing on this list, there are far more jobs than people to fill them – so for anyone considering what to study at university, or what kind of retraining might make sense for a career change, these jobs should definitely be on the radar.

It seems prospective employees aren't the only ones lying in job interviews.