Job applications: Online vs Face to Face

Job listings have changed considerably since the days of newspaper classified ads. With online CV’s and profiles becoming increasingly popular, you can now apply for hundreds of jobs at a time with the click of a button, without meeting anyone … Read More

Preparation, Passion and Posture

Regardless of your interview experience, sitting in the hot seat can be a nerve-wracking time. Worrying that you’ll make a good personal impression as well as efficiently citing your professional ability is enough to make anyone shake.

Preparation

Using time … Read More

Gearing up for the Christmas job hunt!

Christmas is a great time to be opportunistic if you’re on the job hunt, with many businesses opening their doors to new staff.

Whether you’re looking for something to tide you over until the new year or get you … Read More

Leaning in works both ways

According to Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In, equal parenting – or something close to it – is crucial for women’s career progression. She says: “As women must be more empowered at work, men must be more empowered at … Read More

Starting with a bang: How to approach your first day at work

In many ways, the first day of a new job can be more nerve-racking than the job interview itself. Whereas an interview might last for an hour and come to nothing, suddenly everything feels very real when you turn up … Read More

Graduates can now vote for their employers of choice

Every year the trendence UK Graduate Barometer asks you to rank your employers of choice. This is your chance to have your say about the graduate recruitment market.

Your views will decide who makes the cut in The Guardian UK … Read More

Five pieces of career advice you should probably ignore

During your job search, you will have been given tons of career advice, most of which is extremely outdated or inaccurate, and so no help to you whatsoever. Of course your CV can be longer than a page, and although … Read More

Creative Skillset’s hints and tips for freelancers in the creative industries

The Creative Industries are vibrant and exciting to work in and offer a wide range of job opportunities. One of the things which make the Creative Industries unique is the large proportion of freelancers in comparison to other sectors. There … Read More

Are you being Googled?

With the next wave of undergraduates taking their first steps into their university career, it is that time of year when the employment market is full of newly qualified graduates seeking their initial step on the career ladder. A top … Read More

Pulling women up the career ladder

Vanessa Vallely has made it to the top of her profession and is among a growing number of women who are, as Labour’s Yvette Cooper put it, ‘leaning out’ to paraphrase the popular book by Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg. These … Read More