This month at jobs.ac.uk, we had the opportunity to sit down with the amazing Dr. Bahijja Raimi-Abraham, a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics at King’s College London, to learn why she chose a career in academia, discuss her research projects and how she inspires her students. Whilst Dr Bahijja was training to become a pharmacist, she…>
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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…>
CV format & structure: Your complete guide
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it’. This is especially true when it comes to writing your CV. You need to sell yourself on paper before you can get through the door for an interview. Your CV’s layout and structure will help you communicate your skills and experience…>
5 pro tips to boost your further education CV
Unlike standard CVs, academic and further education CVs have their own nuances that can make them much more complex and detailed, which, in turn, can make them more challenging to craft and get right. If your further education CV is not quite hitting the mark, then follow these five pro tips that help give your…>
6 steps to the perfect teaching assistant CV
Are you looking for a teaching assistant role? The most crucial step to landing your next job is perfecting your CV. In order to do this, you need to create an effective structure for your CV and pack it with your relevant skills, experiences and attributes. The guide below will break down the CV writing…>
Spring Clean Your CV For Job Hunt Success
Just like spring cleaning your home highlights how much junk you’ve accumulated, so does spring cleaning your CV. If you haven’t updated it in a while, it could be full of inaccurate, out of date and even unhelpful information. Whether you made some edits a few months ago, or haven’t looked at it for years,…>