What are the skills that graduates think are important to recruiters? And are there any differences in what recruiters consider to be relevant? Recent research reveals some interesting findings… Continue reading
Category Archives: Interviews
How to answer ‘Tell me about at time you failed at something’
Mistakes are inevitable, we all make them. But what is the employer really assessing in your answer to this interview question? Continue reading
What should you ask an employer at the end of a job interview?
‘When do I go to the top of the pay scale…can I leave early on a Friday afternoon…when can I expect to take over from you?’ On reflection, probably not the most appropriate questions to pose when the employer asks you if you have any questions at the end of an interview – but what … Continue reading
How to Create Compelling Visual Slides That Will Make Your Audience Sit Up in Their Seats
We’ve all heard of “death by PowerPoint.” Either we’ve been one of its unfortunate victims or, worse still, one of its perpetrators. But how do you go about creating captivating slides that don’t put your audience to sleep? Continue reading
Top 10 application tips and advice: Engineering, Science and Technology
Last week I attended Warwick’s Engineering Science and Technology Fair and took advantage of the expertise of several of the recruiters to ask them for their top tips- their dos and don’ts of the application process. Visiting recruiters were generous with their suggestions. The top 10 tips below were mentioned by a number of recruiters. Continue reading
How to present yourself with more confidence
Does it frustrate you that others do not see you as you would really like them to? Sometimes we inadvertently present ourselves to others in ways that do not reflect our best self. We may talk ourselves and our achievements down, avoid drawing attention to ourselves or not take part in things that would be good for … Continue reading
How to overcome your fear of public speaking: 10 tips on how to deliver a good presentation
It is a truth universally acknowledged that more people fear public speaking than death. That’s not a helpful fact when you discover you have to give a presentation as part of the graduate recruitment and selection process. However, following a recent 2-day course at RADA on how to improve presentation skills, I have some top … Continue reading
