Competency-based interview questions help hiring managers understand how you will react in certain workplace scenarios. Going beyond traditional skills-based interviews, competency centred questions use real-life experience examples as key indicators to predict future work performance. The most effective way to […]
How To Make Your CV To Stand Out From The Rest
In these uncertain times, it’s becoming increasingly competitive to find a job. Certain roles and industries are seeing a massive spike in job applications. Last year, in less than 24 hours, a receptionist role for a Manchester-based restaurant received almost 1000 job applications.
How To Apply For a Job When The Employer Uses Resume Screening Technology
Traditionally you apply for a job and compose your resume expecting it to be looked at by human eyes. The recruiter or hiring manager will read it and make the decision on whether or not you will advance to the […]
How To Prepare For A Panel Interview
Panel interviews are held by a group of interviewers, in which the candidate has to answer various questions from the different panel members. Because of this, it can bring new pressure to an interview. The candidate has to impress not […]
How to Answer: What Is Your Biggest Motivation?
What is your biggest motivation? What motivates you every day to get up for work and start the day? The answer to this interview question can be completely subjective – there is no definite right or wrong answer. However, what […]
The Ideal Job Searching Day (mapped out)
Job seekers, its time you have the ideal job searching day. Stop wasting time, applying for the wrong job, rushing applications or missing out on potentially great roles because of a bad job searching technique. Follow our suggested tips and […]
So What’s Next? Graduate Job Searching Tips
Graduate job searching can be difficult. Leaving the university bubble and entering the world of full-time work is not always an easy transition. However we have devised four top tips to help your graduate job search run smoothly, so hopefully […]
How To Answer: “Do You Take Work Home With You?”
Do you take work home with you? An interesting interview question. What exactly is the interviewer getting at? If you say yes will they expect you to spend your evenings and weekends working? But if you say no will the […]
How To Handle The Worst Interview Bloopers
From software crashing to breaking wind, there are more ways than ever for job interviews to go wrong. Learn how to handle them like a pro and they won’t hurt your chances of finding work. “When life gives you lemons, […]
How Important Is The Design Of A CV?
How important is the design of a CV? The layout, the font, the sizing… does it all matter? We have plenty of advice on how to write the perfect CV (such as this blog post) but what about the more […]
