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Once again there is an article in the news warning that jobseekers are vulnerable to scams. We see graduates every year who get suspicious but there may be many more who unwittingly get scammed. International graduates can be especially vulnerable as they are often unfamiliar with UK recruitment practices and don’t always realise that they…
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Just a quick blog post to point out that we’ve had over 100 new ads uploaded to CareersLink in the past week – and that’s full-time jobs, not part-time Santa jobs. Some of the ads look like employers are re-advertising graduate scheme roles, so if you want to get on one of those prestigious training…
I give many graduates the advice about wording their applications, and find myself saying the same things over and over again*. This ‘guide’ made me laugh but makes a serious point that good practice in writing is universal. One should only break the rules when one knows how to follow them! How to write good…
So you’re looking for a particular type of job. You’ve scoured every newspaper and signed up for all the jobsites, and recruitment agencies that you can find. You’ve applied for every vacancy going or there are no jobs to be found and you are out of options. What else can you do? Apply speculatively. Applying…
