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  • Applying for a job that is a stretch from your current experience.

    If you’re thinking about applying for a role that stretches beyond your current experience, this may help. For example, you might currently be a design engineer looking at a senior design engineer or management position and wondering whether you’re actually ready for it. A lot of people talk themselves out of opportunities before they even apply.… Read More

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  • How to get a response to your application?

    Somewhere in the job applicant market – people are forgetting that you are in competition with other applicants for jobs. You wouldn’t think that was the case, judging by the methodology of some applicants. I guess that sound harsh, but the truth is, applications that are not responded too, isn’t down to the hiring manager or… Read More

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  • What does your application look like via job boards?

    This video did really well on YouTube when I first put it out, even though it’s about 9 years old now. Ever wondered what your application actually looks like when it leaves a job board? This is it. I’m not sure how much platforms like Indeed have changed behind the scenes since then, but the fundamentals… Read More

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  • Going from Contractor to Permanent – issues you may encounter!

    This is an older video, but still very relevant. Moving from contractor to permanent sounds straightforward, but there are a few things that can catch people out. Expectations around salary, flexibility, and how you’re perceived can all shift. What worked as a contractor doesn’t always translate directly into a permanent role. This covers some of the… Read More

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  • Thoughts for Job Hoppers

    One candidate archetype we never really talk about enough is the person who’s had 3–5 jobs in a relatively short period of time and is now struggling to get back on track. The standard advice online often says job hopping is a good thing. And sometimes it is. But sometimes it points to something else entirely.… Read More

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  • Retained Recruitment

    One thing all graduates need to know…

    One thing all graduates need to know. Your degree gets you into the conversation. After that, a lot of the working world comes down to attitude, communication, reliability, and whether people believe they can work with you. A lot of graduates leave university thinking the qualification alone guarantees a career path. It doesn’t. It gives you… Read More

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  • Can I go back to an old sector after 10+ years?

    I get asked every now and again by a candidate that has been out of the sector they once started in, or did a good spell in once, but gone off to do other things – “Can i get back in?” and the answer isnt straight forward? Or is it? In this video I tell a… Read More

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  • What your application looks like from Indeed

    A couple of weeks ag0 – I mentioned that when we get an application from the biggest job board in the world, Indeed, the CV format comes across – Unformatted. Which is annoying, if you have spent time, maybe money on building a CV that represents you, your skills, your experience to a hiring manager. So I… Read More

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