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Telephone, Skype, coffee shop or group exercise: How to tackle 7 types of interview

Hiring new members of staff is expensive – costing businesses up to £6,000 for the interview process alone, and taking an average 28 weeks for new employees to reach target productivity in their new role. Organisations simply have to make their hiring process as lean, effective and focused as possible. How they conduct…

10 reasons you need to up your CV and cover letter game

What would you do if you had 8.8 seconds to impress someone? According to research from the National Citizen Service, 8.8 seconds is the average time recruiters spend looking at a CV. So how can you make sure your CV ends up in the interview pile and not in the shredder? With a bit of…

GDPR: What does it mean for candidates like you?

If last year’s Word of the Year was ‘youthquake’, this year’s may well be ‘GDPR’. Interest in the new EU privacy directive has hit fever pitch, not least for those working in cyber security, IT and digital roles – many of who will be responsible for implementing the legislation in their organisation. But…

Your personal toolkit for a future-proofed career in IT: Part 3 – CV

CVs remain the staple of job applications and, for many candidates, a source of frustration and anxiety. Curriculum Vitae, loosely translated from Latin, means “the course of your life”. The definition captures the challenge of crafting an excellent CV: How do you package your professional and academic life so far? And not just…

5 digital alternatives to job hunting on LinkedIn

Since its launch in 2002, LinkedIn has become the professional networking site of choice for job hunters and recruiters across the globe. Today the site boasts 500 million users and 10 million active job posts, and these numbers aren’t just puffery. A 2016 report (admittedly from LinkedIn themselves) reveals that new employees sourced…