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  • Two cups of coffee on a tray, with a stirring stick and two sachets of milk arranged to look like a percentage symbol.
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    Tricia Fairburn
    10 June 2024

    How to demonstrate impact in your applications – with or without numbers

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    Tricia Fairburn
    29 April 2024

    Application spring clean: Spelling, grammar and accuracy

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    Tricia Fairburn
    5 February 2024

    Application spring clean: Phrases to avoid

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    Tricia Fairburn
    16 October 2023

    Can’t get an Application Advice Appointment? Try these resources instead

  • Scrabble tiles arranged in a square to read "WHO ARE YOU"
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    Tricia Fairburn
    29 September 2023

    The lost art of being ourselves

  • Scrabble tiles arranged to spell out "choose your words".
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    Tricia Fairburn
    25 April 2023

    Careers language cheat sheet

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    Aste Dahl
    17 April 2023

    Alternative Job Hunting Strategies: Speculative applications

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    Tricia Fairburn
    8 August 2022

    Wait! This is the good bit!

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    Tricia Fairburn
    1 November 2021

    6 Ways to Improve Your CV Without an Appointment

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    Amy Herbert
    27 September 2021

    How to not sound arrogant

    Marketing a product is one thing but marketing yourself adds a whole layer of complexity. So, how do you avoid sounding full of yourself? It’s a common concern and I’ve seen this backfire, where, to avoid sounding arrogant, people have...

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