Following last week’s blog post about the dreaded ‘tell me about yourself’ interview question it seemed timely to mention the much-maligned, but often useful, elevator pitch. Now, before you to hop on to Amazon and order your copy of “How to Win Friends and Influence People” I am not suggesting you turn into a sales exec … Continue reading
Tell me about yourself? It seems such an innocuous question, designed to break the ice and put you at ease before the real interview starts. Well don’t be fooled! This question has the potential to win or lose the day, so don’t sleepwalk into disaster by taking the wrong approach. Plan your strategy beforehand…. Continue reading
What do Sir Joshua Reynolds, the Fish Room and Chemistry-related careers have in common? Well, you would have seen all of these (almost – think statue, not man!) if you’d made it to the Royal Society of Chemistry’s jobs fair, “Chemistry World Jobs Live” on 25th November in London. But this event was not just … Continue reading
Graduate schemes represent an important sector of the graduate job market, but SMEs offer exciting opportunities too. Try not to conflate ‘graduate job’ with ‘graduate scheme’. Continue reading
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