Sometimes a CV is a thing of beauty, smart, professional, with correct grammar and spelling, evidencing great work experience and acquisition of skills. A CV like these cries out “Employ me!” and sooner or later an employer will heed that call! Sadly I see a lot of CVs which don’t quite hit the mark, so … Continue reading
If you are coming to the end of your first degree you might be thinking about doing a Masters. Is this a good idea or not? As ever there probably isn’t a straightforward answer. Whether or not carrying on studying is a sound decision is going to depend on what subject you’re planning to study … Continue reading
Many students will have had glitteringly successful academic careers. GCSE and A Levels may not have provided any particular challenges and the path through University could have been very smooth. So what if the very first time things don’t go according to plan is when you don’t get the job you wanted? How do you … Continue reading
The received wisdom used to be that only your highest academic qualification was relevant, once you had a degree you could stop worrying about A Levels. Then came the rise in university grades (with 70% of students doing better than a 2.2 in their final assessments last year). Employers started looking back at A Levels again … Continue reading
