Don't underestimate the power of the cover letter, the role of the covering letter is to get the reader to want to read the CV, pure and simple. So it has to be good! Here is a simple formula to get your covering letter together; The Intro Your opening paragraph should grab the readers attention … Continue reading Take Cover!
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Job applications – when 99 is at least 95 too many…
More is better than less! Isn't it? Well, no, not when it comes to job applications. I know I am not the only one feeling exasperated at the number of posts I come across about new graduates who have applied for hundreds of jobs and not got as much as a glimmer of an interview. … Continue reading Job applications – when 99 is at least 95 too many…
Getting a graduate job in Arts, Culture and Media
Why aren't there more media companies on campus? We are well aware that most of the jobs advertised for graduates are not with media related companies. Because of this we bend over backwards to get media companies onto campus. They don't usually come. Why? They do not have graduate training programmes. This means that they … Continue reading Getting a graduate job in Arts, Culture and Media
Future jobs are here!
The doom mongers amongst us spread fear that all our current jobs are going to disappear as the march of technology and whisper it, ROBOTS TAKE OVER. A more realistic way to look at the future is to work out for ourselves what jobs humans can do that computers can’t. The show must go on Robots cannot … Continue reading Future jobs are here!