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Practical advice for graduates starting out, professionals on the move, and businesses looking to hire well. Written by the Bridgewater team.
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Mastering Behavioural Interviews: Techniques for Assessing Cultural Fit
Recruiting the right talent has always been crucial to the success of any business. While technical skills and experience are essential, they are not always the best predictors of whether a candidate will thrive within…
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Questions to Ask Yourself Before an Interview: What Are My Strengths?
You’re unlikely to make it to the end of any job interview without the interviewer asking you about your strengths. However, even if you are not asked directly about them, you will certainly want to highlight your strengths if you want a job offer at the end of it. When conducting your interview preparation be…
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How to Win the Loyalty of Your Customers
How many customers do you see flitting between different electrical wholesalers always chasing the best deal or price? Where there are plenty of competitors down the road and online sites taking a bite out of the market, it can be challenging to keep the loyalty of your customers. Why should they give you their loyalty…
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Why Ventilation is More Important Than Ever
Our Recruitment Manager, James Downing, shares his insights into the current ventilation market. Electrical wholesalers and installers have seen a big shift in the ventilation industry over the last few years. Air pollution is high on the government’s agenda and their targets are to reduce carbon emissions by 35% by 2020 and 80% by 2050…
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The Hardest Sell of All: Top Sales Interview Tips
Searching for a new job is never an easy task. With cover letters, CVs and applications galore, securing your next opportunity takes time and effort. For those in the sales profession, selling a product or service is second nature. An interview is essentially a sales pitch; you’re selling yourself as an employee, hoping the interviewer…
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How to Answer That Weaknesses Question in an Interview
When preparing yourself for a job interview, there are a number of common interview questions that you’ll want to think about. Perhaps the main question that candidates struggle with is ‘What are your weaknesses?’ None of us really like to admit our weaknesses, especially when you’re trying to impress. So how should you approach this…
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Essential Team Leader Skills for Management Success
For some, progression to management is a super quick process whereas, for others, it takes years of hard work. Wherever you are in your management career, there’s always room to learn and improve. Whether you’re an established manager or still trying to make your way to the top, there are essential team leader skills that…
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Insider Tips: Questions to Ask at the End of an Interview
Interviews are at the heart of what we do here at Bridgewater. Every day we are interviewing and getting to know different candidates. So, we know the difference between a good interview and a bad interview. Remember, you have one opportunity to impress your interviewer. Thorough preparation and demonstrating enthusiasm for the role are two…
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Travelling After Uni – Torn Between Work and a Gap Year?
Ahhh, graduating from university. The soothing wave of relief you feel once uni is done and dusted is unlike anything you’ve ever felt before. No more lectures, no more essays and no more seminars. Dissertation meetings?… See you never! Great, right? Hold on a second, don’t get too cocky; you’re not quite ready for what…
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How to Make the Most of Your Final Year at University
We’re guessing that those first couple of years at university flew by and that final, all-important year has arrived far too fast. It’s going to be a tough one, but don’t worry, you don’t need to lose the fun factor! There’s plenty you can be doing to make the most of your final year at…