What is Skyfall?

It's been four years since we last saw James Bond. Quantum of Solace, the 22nd entry in one of the best film series ever, failed to live up the expectations that Casino Royale had set audiences up for, which left us wondering whether it was time for 007 to turn in his Licence to Kill after half a decade of time on the big screen.

Today, the teaser trailer for Skyfall, previously known as Bond 23, was released and it leaves us with a completely different set of questions....

What is Skyfall? Is it a place or an operation? Will the film be less like the previous two, which ended up more like a poor man's Bourne film than a true Bond? We hope so!


Skyfall is set to be released on October 26th and is directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty).

APP OF THE WEEK: Spotify - iPad Version

Music lovers, pay attention! Spotify, the world's most popular music-streaming service have finally launched their long-awaited iPad app, giving tablet users even more chance to listen to their favourite tunes for free!

If you've been living under a rock for the past couple of years, Spotify acts like a virtual media library, giving you access to millions of fully-licensed tracks from massive acts like Adele and One Direction, to smaller indie artists and labels.


The app itself is a huge step up from the original iPhone release, letting you browse through your top tracks and favourite artists slickly and easily. You could even use your iPad as a home stereo or wirelessly play your music through Apple AirPlay-enabled speakers!


Lucky enough to have an iPad? Download the app here!

Another chance to win!

If you weren't so lucky the last time we tried to give something away, the competition gods have smiled on you! As our last winner didn't manage to get in contact with us within the allotted time, we're being forced to do a re-roll!

Well, we can't have a ton of sweeties and awesome electronics clogging up our office forever, can we?!

Imagine this, but with Apple gadgets

To get in with a chance to win, keep an eye on our recently reinvented Facebook page as we'll be announcing the details of the redraw very soon! (As in, by the end of this week!)

Good luck!

Don't let the students hog all the discounts!

One thing that students have over the employed is that they get access to all sorts of discounts. From transport and cinema tickets to food and drink, owning a NUS Student Card means that you save a fortune on all sorts.

It's not just students saving their pocket money anymore

Well, it's not the students who are getting all the good deals anymore! NUS have recently launched their unique Apprentice Extra card, which acts identically to the existing Student Card! 


It only costs £11 and you can get tons of exclusive discounts at loads of top names and brands, including Alton Towers, Warehouse, Odeon, McDonald's and the Apple Store!

So, what are you waiting for?! Head over the new website for NUS Apprentice Extra, enter BIGDOG Marketing Ltd as your place of study and apply now!

Get social with BIGDOG!

There's no doubt that if you keep up with the regular BIGDOG goings-on, you'll know about our constant Facebook competitions and giveaways, but have you checked out our other social profiles?

Yep, we're also on Twitter, giving even more exclusive deals and updates as we post them to our site, opinions on current affairs and trending topics and tons of other great stuff that only our followers get access to! Check us out at @BIGDOG_UK!

We've also managed to get on the wagon early and set up our Google+ page before any of our competitors! Having signed up to the service in early November 2011, we've already got a load of awesome content and interesting stuff going on there!


So, if you want more cool stuff from your favourite apprenticeships+ site, check out our social profiles!

BIGDOG makes it easier to apply for jobs!

Whilst we do like to have fun at BIGDOG, our main focus is to get you into the job or apprenticeship of your choice, kick-starting your career without the hassle of going to university. That's why we're constantly coming up with new ways to get you ready for work with as little stress as possible.

Well, we've been working on a way to make sending off your vacancy applications even easier! Very soon, you'll be able to create a CV using a special building tool that is ready to be released any day now! Using a simple six-step process, you simply answer a few questions, list your qualifications and experience and voilà! 

We'll give you your very own professional-looking resume, filled with all of the information that employers are looking for. How cool is that?!

 

Excited yet? You should be! Watch this space as it's coming very soon...

More free stuff, you say?

Our Facebook competition has come to an end and we've given away another fantastic prize to one of our loyal followers! Now we're working on our next one!

We put our faith in the brilliant BIGDOG community to put forward their ideas for what they would like to see us give away next. Some were slightly adventurous...

Though we might not have reached the point where we can give away Fords or five-star holidays yet, we've got a some swag that we think you'll absolutely love! We can happily reveal that someone will get theirs hands on a snazzy iPod Shuffle, complete with headphones and accessories!

To enter, all you have to do is "like" our Facebook page and sign up for our newsletter at our site! It's that easy! More details on when the competition ends coming very soon so watch this space...