Applications

Games-based assessments - a brief guide We now have games - based assessments to practise for free in our Graduates First package - go and have a try! If you have applied to any of the larger organisations the last...

Cover letters and personal statements both need to cover that key question: why do you want to work for THAT organisation, or study at THAT institution? Not addressing this question in cover letters and statements is one of the biggest...

We get asked about CV length for non-academic, UK-based roles a lot in Application Advice appointments, so I thought it was worth tackling here. There are all sorts of rumours about which types of employers prefer a one, or a...

At this time of year we see plenty of students who haven't yet secured their ideal internship or graduate role.  We all know that competition is fierce, so building your resilience is really important. Take a look at these great blogs on dealing...

Machine Learning and Video Interviews – how to prepare? As it is future proof your career week and we are talking about how technology can affect our world of work, I have recently researched how technology is already affecting application...

In a recent Institute of Student Employers survey (2017), 49% of employer respondents said that they now use pre-recorded video interviewing during recruitment processes. Unilever, EY, John Lewis, CERN, and Goldman Sachs are all big-name users of video interviewing. Video interviews are...