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Mastering Time Management in Your First Graduate Job
Starting your first graduate job is a huge milestone – congratulations! It marks the beginning of your professional journey and brings with it exciting challenges, new responsibilities, and a steep learning curve. One of the…
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Graduates: The Importance of Commercial Awareness
“Must be commercially aware” is a requirement that seems to be popping up on job adverts more and more often. You’re not entirely sure what it means but surely it can’t be that important, can it? Why being commercially aware is important In the competitive graduate job market, employers need to know that they’re going…
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Paving the Way to Leadership: Develop your Skills
Do you feel you have what it takes to be a manager? Have you found it difficult to make the move into leadership? You’re not alone, many ambitious professionals looking to progress to management roles find themselves held back by the fact that such jobs require candidates with a certain level of experience. However, there…
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Connecting on LinkedIn: The Unwritten Rules
We all know that LinkedIn is the go-to site for managing and growing our professional networks. With more than 390 million members, there’s plenty of professionals to be found, but what’s important is that you connect with these people in the right way. You could be growing your network to find new prospects, opportunities, potential…
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Graduate Schemes vs. Graduate Jobs – Which is right for you?
It’s that time of year – when thousands of students across the country are nearing the end of their degrees and asking themselves “what next?”. For many, the working world is an unfamiliar and daunting place and, with very little professional experience, it’s hard to know what’s what when you take the first steps into…
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Managing Your Time to Get the Best Results
How often do you find yourself worrying because you don’t think you have enough time to get everything done? Have you ever used lack of time as an excuse? If you haven’t said it, you’ve definitely thought it! In a recent global survey (Accenture), 80% of respondents stated that they often felt there weren’t enough…
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How to Assess Your Job Offer
Well done! All your hard work job hunting has paid off and you now have an offer, but are you going to accept straight away? The excitement of being successful in obtaining a new role can often lead people to rush into saying yes. However, just because an employer thinks you’re right for the job…
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Received a Job Offer? Don’t Ask These Questions!
Receiving a job offer is always exciting news and naturally you may have a few more questions in mind before signing on the dotted line. Employers are generally happy to answer any questions that you may have and are keen to seal the deal and have you join their team. However, candidates can sometimes undo…
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What Your Hobbies Say About You
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ‘About Me’ or ‘Hobbies and Interests’ sections on a job application seem innocent enough, don’t they? Think again. What you include in these sections can give your prospective employer an idea of your personality, what you can offer them and what you may be like in the workplace. This is especially true for graduates…
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How to Beat the Job Search Blues
It’s not always easy to find a job. Yes, there are thousands of them out there, but only a small proportion of those will be right for you. As a result, your job search may leave you feeling like you are looking for a little handful of needles in a very large haystack. Whether you…