Are you going to be a first-time job hunter this summer? The job market can be a scary, overwhelming place, with hurdles to jump over, etiquette to learn and sometimes, rejection to overcome. Business Insider interviewed a company founder who has hired over 1,000 people and collected his top tips for recent graduates on [Read more…]
Work experience gives students the opportunity to experience what working life is all about, often in an industry or occupation that they are considering joining in the future. It typically lasts from a few days to a few weeks, and although voluntary and unpaid, it has a lot of value for the young people taking [Read more…]
When we ask what advice the alumni network would like to see in our monthly articles, help with time management is a popular request. So here are our tips for using your time wisely, whether you’re at work or college. Set clear short-term and long-term goals Having a clear long-term goal, such as [Read more…]
Are you happy in your job? Job satisfaction is generally defined as feeling fulfilled, engaged and satisfied by your work. There’s a growing feeling that employers need to prioritise the job satisfaction of their employees in a bid to increase productivity and motivation, and decrease staff turnover. In 2020, the Circular Board recruitment website reported [Read more…]
The alumni community has a lot to say when it comes to talking about what makes a good boss – and what behaviours we should aspire to as we climb the career ladder. Employers and employees alike seemed to agree that a good management style isn’t just giving out orders, but about taking an [Read more…]
Are you struggling to get things ticked-off on your to-do list? Do you find it hard to stay focussed on your tasks, and feel yourself getting stressed as the work piles up? We all do sometimes. The demands of modern life can be overwhelming for everyone from time to time, which is why we’re [Read more…]
You could have a gap in your CV for many good reasons, and your future employer is likely to want to know about them. Here’s how to explain the most common reasons for any breaks in your employment history in a positive way. The careers website Prospects.ac.uk recommends doing this in your cover letter [Read more…]
The benefits for students participating in work experience are well known. They get an insight into the real world of work, a chance to explore an industry and role, gain confidence and make themselves more employable. But as an employer, did you know that you can reap the rewards of a work experience programme, [Read more…]
First impressions are enormously important – especially at an interview. Research has shown that it can take less than a second for a person to form an opinion of you based on your physical appearance, body language, attitude, clothes and mannerisms. Human beings have evolved to make huge assumptions about one another’s health, success, intelligence, [Read more…]
If you’ve ever found a particular subject difficult at college, or struggled to learn how to do something at work, it’s likely that it’s not what you’re learning that is the obstacle, but how you’re learning it. Harvard professor Howard Gardner proposed that there are 8 different types of learning styles which most people fall [Read more…]
