Category: Advice For Graduates

How to Answer That Weaknesses Question in an Interview

When preparing yourself for a job interview, there are a number of common interview questions that you’ll want to think about. Perhaps the…

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In the Spotlight: Management Graduate Schemes

Both new graduates and final year university students alike will be all too familiar with the graduate scheme hype. The problem is, there…

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Travelling After Uni – Torn Between Work and a Gap Year?

Ahhh, graduating from university. The soothing wave of relief you feel once uni is done and dusted is unlike anything you’ve ever felt…

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How to Make the Most of Your Final Year at University

We’re guessing that those first couple of years at university flew by and that final, all-important year has arrived far too fast. It’s…

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Top 100 Graduate Employers: The Real Truth

Every year The Times publishes their Top 100 Graduate Employers Guide. Their 2016-2017 guide comes as a result of interviewing over 18,000 final…

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Enterprise Skills: What Are They and Do You Have Them?

Enterprise skills are sought after by employers and yet many candidates overlook their importance and fail to talk about them during their job…

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The Top 10 Most Employable Degrees Have Been Revealed!

There are plenty of graduates out there battling it out for the best graduate jobs. Choosing to enter higher education is a big…

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How to Get a Job Unrelated to Your Degree

If you’re reading this article, chances are you hadn’t chosen your career when you started your degree. Or perhaps, you did and you…

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How to Write Your Graduate Cover Letter: Free Template

So you’ve done the hard work and completed your degree. Now it’s time to reap the rewards by starting a fantastic graduate job.…

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How to Stand Out in Your Graduate Job Search

You’ve made it through university, graduated, and now it’s time to get on the job-searching front. But, there’s one problem: there are so…

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Graduation Cakes: Need Some Delicious Inspiration?

Instagram, Facebook and Twitter is currently full of pictures of happy graduates in caps and gowns celebrating their big day. Graduation is big…

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The Ultimate Graduation Guide

You don’t graduate every day! For most graduates, graduation day is a once in a lifetime experience. It’s a day of celebration and…

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What to Do After Graduation If You Didn’t Get on a Graduate Scheme

Graduation season is nearly upon us! Soon, thousands of students up and down the country will be donning their caps and gowns after…

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What to do if you’re Late for an Interview

A job interview is your chance to shine, so it’s fair to say you’re not going to get off on the right foot…

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Looking for 2.2 Degree Graduate Jobs? Everything You Need to Know

Uni is tough, there’s no doubt about that. It’s easy to be thrown off your stride by a bad day, a lecturer who…

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Graduate Starting Salaries: The Lowdown (Infographic)

The topic of graduate starting salaries has become something of a minefield. Some sources claim grads should expect an average salary of £29,000,…

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Graduate CV Template – Download Here (Word Format)

Are you looking to create a fantastic CV that will impress employers? Our graduate CV template is the perfect place to start and…

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QUIZ: What Do Your CV Interests Tell Employers About You?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The hobbies and interests section of your CV is a tricky one. What interests should you include? Will employers value them? Should you…

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10 Funny Memes that Totally Sum Up Finishing University

Graduation season is nearly upon us – time flies when you’re having fun (and studying for hours on end)! However, before you get…

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Don’t Know What to Do After University? Here are Some Options

When you don’t know what to do after university your looming graduation can be a daunting prospect. Big life changes are coming, you…

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