By Amanda Conway, Careers Consultant By now you will probably have already heard about psychometric tests and how they are regularly used by employers to shortlist and select candidates – you may have already encountered one of them! Around 70% of the major graduate employers now use some form of testing to gain insight into…
Read more Have you heard of the practice effect? – it could transform your job hunting success
Yes you can but… a) it depends what point you are starting from and b) it may limit some opportunities. Obviously there comes a point when you just can’t do two things at once. Exams are coming like an express train and you need to do what you must to get through them. That said I notice…
Read more Can I leave looking for a job / internship till after my exams?
Well, it’s all change at LinkedIn, and they seem to have finished the roll out of their new desktop user interface. It has been given a bit of a makeover, to bring it into line with the mobile version which has also changed some of the functionality. We’re in the process of updating our LinkedIn…
Read more New LinkedIn desktop version: what you need to know!
Easter vacation is coming to an end and some of you will be handing in dissertations soon. Does it feel like it’s all over bar the exams? Obviously exams are uppermost in most minds but use your time well and you could still secure a graduate job or internship starting in summer or autumn. To do list…
Read more And so the end is nigh.. Nearly finished your degree what next?
“Where are all the internships?” said the first year. Finding an internship in your first year can be quite a challenge. If you were in the very small percentage of First Year students who thought about an internship in the first term, you may have been lucky enough to land yourself either a Spring Insight…
Read more Where are all the first year internships?
If you’ve not found work experience ( paid, voluntary or work shadowing) over summer yet – it’s time to get on it! Many of you will go home over Easter or visit friends & family – it’s time to use those networks to help you. Yes really… these people are your network, where do they…
Read more Use your Easter vacation to get work experience for summer
Unless you are applying for Teaching or Medicine through UCAS this will be a completely different process for you. There are some universities which use the UKPASS system but most require a direct application to the postgraduate admissions contact for the course you are applying to. (You will find this on the university website when…
Read more Writing a personal statement for a Masters course
Faced with a job advert it is easy to give up, shrug and say I can’t do that I don’t have what they are looking for. It may not even be that clear what they are looking for! Don’t give up quite so easily – print out that job description, have a good rummage on their…
Read more Have you got the right skills for the job? Think hard before you say no!
Employers want to be sure that not only do you have the relevant skills for a particular job but you also understand what the organisation does, how this role fits in and what it involves. They want people who are making informed decisions and have a genuine passion for the job. You may always have…
Read more How to do your research for a covering letter or personal statement
You’ve just sent me a CV & cover letter for a job. You and possibly several hundred others so I’m going to spend just a few seconds skimming over it to see which pile you fit in. Yes, No or Maybe. I have a check-list of all the skills & qualifications I’m looking for and…
Read more Why generic CVs and cover letters end up in the bin!
