You never get a second chance to make a great first impression so it’s important that you nail it first time round if you want the best chance of bagging a graduate job! You can research the company and prepare for hours on end, but if you come off badly in the first impression then …
I spend a lot of my day’s blogging about the best way to secure a job role from writing your CV, updating your LinkedIn profile all the way to the day of the interview! But what about the things you SHOULDN’T do in your job search? There are a number of pitfalls you need to …
The reason to choose your time. When you successfully gain an interview for a job position you quite often are able to schedule your interview yourself working within a short timeline, usually a day, sometimes longer, a few days, a week etc. Obviously you might also be told when to present yourself in which case …
The vast majority of candidates attending a graduate job interview go to it with just one thing on their mind. When you think about it this is perfectly natural given the hoops most of them have jumped through just to get to the interview stage. The job search, the covering letter and a perfectly presentable …
6 Useful Tips to go from Graduate to Employee: So you’ve spent the last 3 years in lectures, stressing about your dissertation and cramming for those final exams. You finally have your degree (or you’re pretty close) and it feels like the only way to show employers that you are suitable for the role you’re …
So well done you have got yourself a Job Interview. Okay – we know all about finding job offers, writing your resume and the covering letter, the way you present yourself, how you speak and your body language. We also have spoken about how you ask and answer the questions but this article cuts right …
To properly arm and prepare yourself for the next interview it is usually vitally important that you elicit feedback on why you did not get that job you have just interviewed for. Wondering why you failed the last interview doesn’t instill confidence in you when going for the next one. But when and how should …
Body language is as important a part of an interview as what you say. As soon as you enter a room where you are going to be interviewed, your prospective employers or your interviewers can guess how you are going to perform in your interview. Your body language can tell them a lot about you, …
If you have ever had a bad interview, this article is for you. Have you ever left an interview feeling like you totally blew the interview and you will never hear from that employer again? Instead of beating yourself up, or feeling bad about the interview, why not learn from that experience? There are several …
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Autumn is here and that means employers are looking to hire. Knowing the company you plan to apply to and doing your research will increase your odds of getting into the career you’re looking for with your new degree. Here are a few tips to make you stand out in a crowd. Prove yourself to the …