What is the purpose of a cover letter? Whilst your CV offers a brief professional summary of your skills, experience and achievements, and is commonly used by recruiters to initially assess your suitability for a role, a cover letter has a slightly different focus and purpose. The aim of a cover letter is to persuade…>
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How to shape your first CV
If you are a recent graduate looking to secure your first graduate role, producing a stand-out CV is essential. Despite employers using a range of methods later in the recruitment process, CVs are still fairly common practice as part of their initial application process. With this in mind, we’ve identified some key considerations for you…>
SEO specialist Jobs Profile
As an SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) specialist, you will optimise your company’s website, focusing on website performance, traffic, conversion rates, and usability. How to be successful as an SEO Specialist: There are several steps involved in becoming a successful SEO specialist. Often people start their SEO journey in a customary marketing role, eventually specialising their…>
How to build and develop a high-performing team
With rapid change across the labour market, including technological advancements, the introduction of new government policies, and shifts in the economy, it is more important than ever that organisations commit to agile working. While efficiency remains important, a focus on a better work-life balance for employees and building supportive and high-performing teams in the work…>
How to support an academic spouse
If you have an academic spouse, our article can provide advice on how best to support them throughout their career.
Applying For A Teaching Job In Further Education
Further Education (FE) providers are broad in range and have different approaches to recruitment. In this article, we’ve concentrated on the processes in FE colleges. Getting started Treat your search for employment as a research project. Firstly, where do you want to work? Make a list of all the potential employers in your area. You can…>
Preparing For A Teaching Job Interview In Further Education
Congratulations – you’ve secured an interview. As with any teaching opportunity, it will take some work to prepare, execute and succeed at an interview in Further Education (FE). Often you’ll need to set a day aside to accommodate the process. This will give the organisation ample time to assess your skills and get to know…>
Tips for Writing Cover Letters
Your cover letter is an important document – a key part of your application to a prospective employer. It is surprising that jobseekers often pay scant attention to it. Many candidates fail even to write one and only submit their CV or application form. Craft a strong cover letter and your application could really stand…>
Top 10 questions to ask at a job interview
Deciding on questions to ask the interviewer can be one of the most stressful parts of the interview process. Often candidates hurry through this part, relieved to have the interview over as quickly as possible. Others ‘go through the motions’ by asking unoriginal questions to fill the time. Asking intelligent and thoughtful questions reinforces your…>