Advice For Graduates Archives - Page 8 of 8

What All Graduates Should be Looking for in their Career

BridgewaterUKJun 1, 2015Advice For Graduates, Career Progression, Professional Development0

The end of university is near and it's time to kick-start your career. There are 1000s of graduate opportunities out there in numerous…

Considering a Career Path in Sales? Everything you Need to Know

BridgewaterUKMay 27, 2015Advice For Graduates0

Sales career opportunities are becoming increasingly appealing for graduates as the industry sheds its Dell Boy image and flaunts attractive challenges and benefits.…

How to Calm your Nerves Before an Interview

BridgewaterUKMay 21, 2015Advice For Graduates, Job Search and Interviews0

Sweaty hands, a thumping heart and a dry mouth. Do these symptoms sound familiar? Everyone knows what it feels like to be nervous…

Assessing Potential Employers: The Questions You Should be Asking Yourself

BridgewaterUKMay 15, 2015Advice For Graduates, Business Insights, Job Search and Interviews0

When searching for a new job you face being assessed by numerous employers. From your CV and application through to the final interview,…

Become an Expert Negotiator with 7 Steps

BridgewaterUKMay 13, 2015Advice For Graduates, Business Insights, Professional Development0

Negotiation skills are key across numerous careers. Most people will find themselves negotiating a pay-rise or package with their current or future employer…

8 Common CV Mistakes that you Need to Avoid

BridgewaterUKApr 27, 2015Advice For Graduates, Job Search and Interviews0

It's surprisingly easy to make simple mistakes on your CV but once you've sent it off to an employer the damage is irreversible.…

Why you should take a Gap Year

BridgewaterUKApr 22, 2015Advice For Graduates0

If you're coming to the end of your university life, you may be considering what's next? Plenty of graduates are unsure about diving…

Graduate Starting Salaries: What to Expect from your Subject

BridgewaterUKApr 16, 2015Advice For Graduates, Current News, Job Market0

Many graduates are unsure of what to expect in terms of their salary when looking for their first graduate job. Some face a…

Are Greedy Graduate Job Boards Monopolising the Market and Limiting the Opportunities that Graduates See?

BridgewaterUKApr 14, 2015Advice For Graduates, Current News, Job Search and Interviews0

Every graduate faces the impending challenge of the job search. This can be an exciting time as they explore the promising career opportunities…

5 Tips to Help You Sail Through Phone Interviews

BridgewaterUKApr 2, 2015Advice For Graduates, Job Search and Interviews0

In my previous article I questioned why more recruiters don't conduct face-to-face interviews and it was met with quite a mixed response. Many…

5 Reasons why all Graduates need to be on LinkedIn

BridgewaterUKMar 26, 2015Advice For Graduates, Job Search and Interviews0

Every week our Consultants go on trips across the UK and meet with graduates. These are ambitious, driven and eager graduates who are…

4 Steps to Tackle your Graduate Job Hunt

BridgewaterUKMar 19, 2015Advice For Graduates, Job Search and Interviews0

Every graduate faces the looming experience of leaving the university bubble behind and breaking out into the real world of work, and this…

Does a Master’s Degree Add Value to Your CV?

BridgewaterUKMar 16, 2015Advice For Graduates, Job Market0

A higher-level qualification equals a better job, right? It is this belief that might motivate ambitious and academically-minded individuals to take their education…

6 Great Questions to Ask in an Interview

BridgewaterUKMar 5, 2015Advice For Graduates, Job Search and Interviews0

You are preparing for an interview: You've crammed information about the company into your brain, thought about the kinds of questions you might…

Creating a Blog Can Land You a Job

BridgewaterUKJan 16, 2015Advice For Graduates, Job Search and Interviews0

Want your CV to stand out from the crowd, swimming rather than sinking in a sea of career-hungry candidates? Then why not consider…

What Your Body Language Says About You

BridgewaterUKJan 6, 2015Advice For Graduates, Business Insights, Job Search and Interviews, Professional Development0

When at work or attending interviews, we always think carefully and consciously about what we are saying. However, what many people don't realise…

University may be over, but your revision shouldn’t be!

BridgewaterUKOct 1, 2014Advice For Graduates, Job Search and Interviews0

Much like exams, job interviews require research and preparation beforehand in order to achieve the desired outcome. Although this can seem like an…

Should your choice of university or degree subject define your career?

BridgewaterUKAug 12, 2014Advice For Graduates0

You've finished your degree, congratulations! Now you find yourself thinking, and friends and family asking, 'what's next?' After 3 years (or maybe more)…