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If you are ready to get started with your job search and get hired, take a moment to consider what an employer will see when viewing your CV.
You may find yourself getting lost in a sea of job descriptions, applications and cover letters, but keeping your job search motivation is key to success.
If you are currently in your last year of university, there is already plenty you can do to ensure that you snag the right graduate job once you finish.
What is the difference between graduate schemes and graduate jobs? Each have their pros and cons, what it comes down to is what's right for you!
At targetjobs.co.uk, we’re always advising you to sell yourself effectively in your application forms and interviews for graduate jobs, but this can feel uncomfortable and unnatural if you’re naturally self-effacing. In fact, modest people often downplay their abilities and sometimes don’t even mention them to recruiters, either because they don’t recognise them as anything special or because they feel that they would be boasting. But by doing so they’re not giving recruiters a reason to give them a job.
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‘Why retail?’, ‘why this job?’ and ‘why this retailer?’ are questions that you will almost definitely be asked either on an application form or during an interview for a retail graduate job. You will also be expected to address them in your covering letter, if you are required to write one. Read on to find out why retailers ask these questions, how you can prepare and what makes a good answer.
When writing a CV, one of the most important parts is your references. Your references are people who have known you in a professional setting, like at work or
Writing a cover letter is something of a fine art because just getting one thing wrong can blow the whole thing and make sure that the wrong impression is left
Ok, so finding a graduate job is rarely easy but there are a lot of things that you can do to improve your chances.
On the job hunt? After wading through numerous graduate job adverts it's difficult to know the difference between what employers say and what they mean.
More and more employers request a strong cover letter, linking your experience and skills directly to the job advert you’re applying for. Even if an employer doesn’t ask for one specifically,
There are many good reasons why a recruiter won’t read your covering letter but it’s interesting to find out why so that you don’t make that mistake and wait wondering why you have not heard anything about a particular job. Some of the below are reasons why a recruiter wont read your cover letter. Why …
