New Year, New Career

New Year, New Career

Back in my recruitment advertising days, we used to run a sweep stake at the is time of year on how many times we’d see this over-used, cringeworthy headline on job ads. Yet it holds a ring of truth. The Christmas and New Year period is no doubt a period of reflection...
Top 3 interview tips

Top 3 interview tips

We spoke to our career coaches and concierges and asked them their top interview tips. From the responses we received we could easily have written an article titled, top 30 tips for a successful interview. However, there were a number of pieces of advice that came up...
What are your strengths and weaknesses?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

What are your strengths and weaknesses? This is a classic interview question. So how do you answer it? My advice, as with any interview question, is to consider: why is the interviewer is asking me this? Habit might be one reason. This is straight out of the interview...

A classic job interview question…

What are your strengths and weaknesses? This is a classic interview question. So how do you answer it? My advice, as with any interview question, is to consider: why is the interviewer is asking me this? Habit might be one reason. This is straight out of the interview...

Is job hopping good or bad?

The world of work and how we approach our careers has changed dramatically, especially in the last few decades years.  For my parent’s generation, a job for life was still a thing and moving companies didn’t happen as regularly as it does today. I know when I entered...

How to stay resilient during your job search

Looking for a job takes time and energy. If you’ve been out of work for an extended period it is very easy to lose confidence and motivation.  The more resilient you are, the more productive and effective your job search will be. Here are some ways you can help to...