Graduate and Careers Advice - November 2020

  • Create a great video CV

    Posted on Monday, November 30, 2020 by EditorialNo comments

    While they’re not suitable for every type of job, video CVs are increasing in popularity. With employers typically inundated with applications for every advertised role, it’s important to make your CV stand out. One way that career-savvy graduates are doing this is by submitting their CV in video format. Despite the common perception that video CVs are only applicable to certain vocations, they ...

  • Covid 19: Advice for students looking for internships or graduate roles

    Posted on Monday, November 30, 2020 by Marketing Director of Debut Careers, Kim Conner StreichNo comments

    The world is a very different place to the one we were living in two weeks ago. Alongside the worry about family and friends, we know a lot of students are also worrying about what happens next in relation to finding a role To put this in perspective, employers are also concerned and are working to minimise disruption to the hiring process. With this much uncertainty, we have been speaking to ...

  • The ten most common questions asked at graduate interviews

    Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 by Mohammmed BagheriNo comments

    Whereas we doubt if this survey is very reliable it does give an idea of the key questions to watch out for, and to prepare answers to, at interview. Of course questions were sometimes asked in slightly different formats. For example,”Why do you want this job?” was sometimes phrased “Why do you want to be an accountant/social worker/journalist?” 1. Why do you want this job? One of the most ...

  • Covid 19: Advice for students looking for internships or graduate roles

    Posted on Sunday, November 1, 2020 by Marketing Director of Debut Careers, Kim Conner StreichNo comments

    Marketing Director of Debut Careers, Kim Conner Streich has been talking to various employers about their approaches to graduate and student recruitment so students can rest assured about their next steps. The world is a very different place to the one we were living in two weeks ago. Alongside the worry about family and friends, we know a lot of students are also worrying about what happens next ...