Category: Advice For Graduates

Second Interview Questions You Should Prepare For

Congratulations! You’ve made it through the first interview round and now you’re moving forward to a second interview. If you’ve reached this stage…

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What is the Best Font for your CV? Top 5 Revealed

Your CV needs to make a big impression on employers if you want to receive an invitation to interview. One of the key…

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Why is Work Experience Important for Graduate Job Hunters?

Everyone has been there; you find the perfect job advert and then… ‘Must have at least 2 years’ experience’. For graduate job hunters,…

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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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Interview Presentation Tips: How to Wow Your Interviewer

Generally speaking, attending a job interview doesn’t tend to be at the top of anyone’s ‘Favourite Activities’ list. The effort required, nerves and…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Top 100 Graduate Employers: The Real Truth

Every year The Times publishes their Top 100 Graduate Employers Guide. Their 2016-2017 guide comes as a result of interviewing over 18,000 final…

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Enterprise Skills: What Are They and Do You Have Them?

Enterprise skills are sought after by employers and yet many candidates overlook their importance and fail to talk about them during their job…

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How to Write Your Graduate Cover Letter: Free Template

So you’ve done the hard work and completed your degree. Now it’s time to reap the rewards by starting a fantastic graduate job.…

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What to Do After Graduation If You Didn’t Get on a Graduate Scheme

Graduation season is nearly upon us! Soon, thousands of students up and down the country will be donning their caps and gowns after…

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What to do if you’re Late for an Interview

A job interview is your chance to shine, so it’s fair to say you’re not going to get off on the right foot…

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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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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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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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Graduate Sales Jobs: Decoding the Good from the Bad

A career in sales could offer you everything you want from a graduate job. Competitive salaries, perks and bonuses, daily challenges and 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…

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