What to do at university to boost your career prospects
This is a guestpost from SaveTheStudent There is no way to sugarcoat it, the graduate market is getting tougher. An increasing number of students are now leaving university with top degrees and fighting for a limited number of jobs. However, it’s not all doom and gloom. By simply reading this blog post, you have already taken [...]
Give your job hunting the Spring Clean
Spring is finally here and with that, the Spring Clean. As you’re trying to sort out what you want to sell off and what you want to keep in your personal space, why not apply this out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new approach to your job hunting technique? Whether you’ve been looking for work for a few weeks or months, [...]
Budget 2012: how will it affect graduates and business
As the chancellor announced the Budget 2012 shake-up to take hold of the UK, the reactions that followed were a mixed bag. Although much of the speech concerned pension funds and the implementation of mansion tax, there were some references to job-seekers and recent graduates, as well as companies. Here are the key points we [...]
Companies asking for Facebook passwords for future employees
Following recent reports regarding employers asking for future employees’ Facebook passwords, debate has been rife on social media sites worldwide as to whether it is ethical, moral or even fair for companies to resort to this line of questioning. How can a company, a big dog, a huge firm, ask its future employees for such [...]
Phone interviews: how to answer the call?
Your job search must have included creating your CV, tweaking your work experience to suit the roles you’ve been applying for and sorting out your interview technique to a T and you’re feeling pretty confident. And so you should be! However, what you might have overlooked is something you hold quite dear to your heart, [...]
Could your Facebook page ruin your job prospects?
Most students have indulged in an occasional spot of “Facebook stalking”. It’s hard to resist the temptation to have a peek at the virtual lives of others when a wealth of personal information can be accessed within seconds. But when our social bubble expands to involve our careers, Facebook stalking doesn’t seem like such an [...]
How To Tailor Your CV For Graduate Jobs
By tailoring your CV to the specific industry to which you are applying, you can greatly increase your chances of securing an interview and hopefully, a graduate job. The qualities employers are looking for in an employee will vary greatly between industry sectors, therefore modifying your CV so that your application specifically meets the qualities [...]