Thinking of a Gap Year? Try a ‘Leap’ Year Instead
Thousands of graduates will pack their rucksacks and head for Thailand this Summer, searching for a new experience after those stressful finals. But instead of travelling abroad for a gap year, why not look closer to home and plunge yourself into an experience that could transform your life – a leap year with City Year. [...]
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The Worst Job Interview Ever, Brought to You by Heineken
Imagine going to a job interview and having your interviewer hold your hand and then proceed to have what looks like a heart attack. How would you react? Calm and in control? Then you might just be Heineken material. As the video above shows, Guy Luchting beat out 1,734 other applicants for an event sponsorship [...]
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Three Things You Need to do Before an Interview
Acing a job interview is no minor feat. There are plenty of equally qualified, highly motivated, and experienced candidates waiting for you slip up and hand them the position on a platter. Hence, you need to be on your toes and prepare for the interview like there’s no other job left in the world. Otherwise, [...]
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Postgraduate courses ‘social mobility barrier’
The cost of postgraduate university courses could become an extra obstacle to social mobility, warns a study from the Sutton Trust charity. It says if students need postgraduate degrees for a tough jobs market, poor students should not be priced out. There are fears that increased undergraduate tuition fees could deter people from staying on [...]
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