Competition for jobs within the dance sector is fierce and the need for higher-level accredited dance teaching qualifications is more...

CIM qualifications are by no means essential for a career in marketing, but many employers are now looking for candidates...

Conversion courses would be more aptly named “crash courses”. They are intensive courses designed to get you up to speed...

MBA stands for Master of Business Administration. It’s a top level, internationally-recognised business qualification, designed to train up the next...

Some might dread the thought of spending yet another year at a university, doing even more reading, writing even longer...

Love your degree so much that you want to go on to study at postgraduate level? Or perhaps postgraduate study...

So, not only do you have a bachelor’s degree under your belt, you also have a shiny master’s degree to...

There comes a time in your university education when everything becomes a lot more research-focused. If you’re keen on pursuing...

Presentations can be the most terrifying part of an assessment centre. Many people are nervous about speaking in public (glossophobia,...

Group exercises are used to measure how you behave in a situation which simulates an aspect of the role for...

An in-tray exercise might be one of the tests you’ll have to complete at an assessment centre. It’s a way...

“How on this fine earth do you ‘test’ someone on their personality?! Surely their personality shines through in a job...

Numerical reasoning tests are one of the most common types of aptitude test used by employers in their selection process....

Psychologists have developed an array of tools that evaluate human competencies (aptitudes and behaviors) among individuals. Nowadays, many firms and...

Inductive reasoning tests are yet another one of those niggly tests used by recruiters to suss out your skills and...

Verbal reasoning tests are a common form of aptitude test used by employers, since being able to comprehend written information...

You might think that the only point of doing work experience is for CV fodder. You probably think you’ll just...

Engineering companies get bucket loads of requests for work experience, so how can you make your work experience letter stand...

Finding work experience can be a tricky business. Short of typing “find me work experience” into Google, where can you...

We’re young, we need to bulk out our CVs and ultimately we want to get a job, which means one...

Sometimes the hardest decision to make when it comes to volunteering is choosing what exactly to do. There are literally...

Whether you’re dreaming of becoming the next Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas or Norman Foster, you don’t need us to tell...

Most employers expect graduates to have some experience of the world of work. It provides them with evidence of your...

The summer is here and unlike the utterly absurd amount of hours you have to spend in lectures theatres and...

Nowadays, doing work experience is pretty much essential if you want to get a job. Most young people will do...

Management consulting is very popular and extremely tough to get into. Aside from very strong academic credentials, you’ll need to...

Luckily, this is a sector where you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to work experience and internship opportunities. From...

Unfortunately, engineering companies aren’t exactly leading the pack when it comes to offering work experience opportunities, but there a number...

Applying for work experience can be a daunting prospect. Often, you’ll have to apply to a huge number of companies...

A good start is deciding what kind of work experience you actually want to get! Come up with a list...

Paid work experience isn’t an urban legend. Father Christmas wasn’t invented by Coca Cola, ‘daddy long legs’ aren’t incredibly poisonous and...

Sometimes it’s wholly tempting to leave these grey shores for somewhere a little bit more exotic. After all, when you’re...

Although many job applications are now done online in fancy, new-fangled digital application forms, many companies still favour the traditional...

You’ll read plenty online about how investment banking cover letters are never read, aren’t important and are used by recruiters...

Recruitment has gone digital. Many job applications will now require you to fill out an online cover letter, so do...

Ok, so you have three or four paragraphs to sell yourself to your future employer. How do you start writing...

A cover letter is a bit like your personal statement on a UCAS application, but for a job. A speculative...

You might have heard that investment banks and other big financial services companies simply won’t have time to read your...

When employers read your cover letter they need to be certain that your skills and experiences are relevant to your...

Finding a training contract is hard enough without a bad covering letter letting you down. You might think your CV...

Think of going abroad and you might think of lazy days by the beach, backpacking through South America, Full Moon...

We’re young, we need to bulk out our CVs and ultimately we want to get a job, which means one...

Internship! The summer buzzword for any university student who wishes to further their career prospects and enhance their CV. Yes...

Management consulting internships give graduates and students a fantastic insight into consulting. What’s more, they can be extremely useful for...

Unpaid internships are everywhere. Whether it’s for two weeks or for a staggering nine months, many students accept the fact...

Your university holidays have come around and all your friends are chatting about how tanned they’re going to get when...

Applying for an internship can seem like a bewildering process. Aside from turning up at the office on your knees...

For many people, paid internships might seem as rare as Lady Gaga in trackie bottoms. Everyone is doing unpaid internships,...

Congratulations! You’ve just landed an internship with your ideal employer. It’s relevant to your career choice and you know you...

Experience is crucial for employers when deciding who gets their foot in the door. It's strongly advised that students and...