Category: Career Advice

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 Travel and Work: See the World and Be Successful

How many pictures have you seen of friends posing outside temples, on top of mountains or with sedated tigers? Social media feeds are…

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Hidden Lessons: Transferable Job Skills University Teaches You

Woohoo! You survived uni. Sure, you’re up to your eyeballs in debt, you’ve not eaten a proper meal for a good few months,…

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Take Our Expert Job Hunt Advice: What Makes an Outstanding Candidate?

When it comes to the job hunt, we’d like to think that we know a thing or two. Bridgewater Resources UK have been…

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How to Become a Unicorn: Really Stand Out When Searching for a Job

Job hunting can be frustrating for many reasons. Trying to get your CV just right, brushing up on interview techniques and never-ending application…

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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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What is a Personal Development Plan and What Can it Mean for you?

Ask yourself the following questions: Where are you now in your career? Where would you like to see yourself in 2, 5 and…

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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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What’s the Average Salary in your Region?

Does where you live have an impact on your earning potential? The simple answer is yes. Based on a sample of 1.7 million…

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What Makes a Good Team Player? – 8 Key Qualities

The success of every business is driven by teams of people. It makes perfect sense that we achieve more by working together than…

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Researching Skills: Why They’re Important in Every Career

How you use your researching skills at work does depend on your role, but there's one thing for sure, you need them! Your…

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6 Things Employers Want to See on Your CV

Do you want to impress employers with an awesome CV that ticks all of the boxes? Then make sure it has these 6…

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Interview Practice: Can You Ace This Interview?

Have you got an interview coming up? Get some interview practice in by tackling the quiz below. See if you can impress our…

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3 Management Lessons You Can Learn From Sailing

Our CEO Agnes Butterworth has just returned from a sailing holiday in Croatia and she learnt some lessons along the way. Here's her…

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Researching Companies: How to Make Sure You Know Your Stuff

Dan Partington is one of our Senior Recruitment Consultants within the Bridgewater Graduates Division. Part of his role includes coaching our candidates through…

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