Category: Career Advice

The Ultimate Gap Year Guide: Are You Ready to See the World?

Before uni, right after uni, years after uni; it doesn’t matter when you take your gap year, it’s guaranteed to be the best…

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Essentials for Success: Winning Negotiation Skills and Techniques

What is negotiation? For many, the word will strike up images of wheeler-dealers haggling over second-hand cars or perhaps business bigwigs signing huge…

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Top 10 Key Skills for Any Job: What Employers Want

Have you got the skills that employers are looking for? If you’re on the hunt for a job, there are certain skills and…

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A Complete Guide to Writing Your Letter of Resignation

Writing a letter of resignation is rarely easy whatever your reasons for leaving your current job. You’ll want to get your formal resignation…

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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.…

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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…

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Looking for 2.2 Degree Graduate Jobs? Everything You Need to Know

Uni is tough, there’s no doubt about that. It’s easy to be thrown off your stride by a bad day, a lecturer who…

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Finding the Balance: Job Hunting While Employed

Thanks to online job boards and sites, you can now apply for jobs with just one click. However, that doesn’t mean that looking…

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Business Terminology: Key Terms and Definitions You Need to Know

Gross profit, margin, markup, net profit, overheads, revenue, turnover. There’s a lot of business terminology that we regularly hear, but aren’t always sure…

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10 Areas that are Putting Recruiters Off your CV

A recent survey conducted by CV-Library has revealed the top 10 areas that are putting recruiters off your CV. Job seekers are jeopardising…

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Don’t Know What to Do After University? Here are Some Options

When you don’t know what to do after university your looming graduation can be a daunting prospect. Big life changes are coming, you…

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How to Build Lasting Business Relationships: 8 Pro Tips

What do you think of when you hear the word ‘relationship’? No, we’re not talking about romantic walks by the sea or swiping…

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Why You Shouldn’t Take a Gap Year

Gap years – they seem to be on the agenda for many 20-somethings who are fresh out of university and ready to experience…

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How to Find a Job After University: Are You Ready for the Graduate Job Hunt?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After uni, a lot of graduates dive head first into the job hunt. It’s understandable to want to secure employment as soon as…

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How to Know When You Need a New Job

When was the last time you took a step back and really reflected on your current job? It’s all too easy for us…

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Time to Reflect: Where is Your Career Heading?

Your career is a huge part of your life so you need to make sure that you are managing it effectively. To a…

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Working for a Large Company vs. Working for a Small Company: The Pros and Cons

When you’re planning your next career move, there are lots of things you need to weigh up: the industry, your salary expectations, what…

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A Counter Offer from Your Current Employer: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

You know when you’re good at what you do. It’s nothing to do with being cocky or big-headed, if you bring noticeable results,…

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Make it Personal: Why You Should Tailor Every Job Application

Job hunting can take a while – you need to navigate your way through hundreds of adverts and send out A LOT of…

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Reading Between the Lines: Analysing Job Ads to Boost Your Application

We all have our own little ways of doing things. The jury will always be out on whether it's milk before water or…

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