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Telephone interview

With so many people applying for jobs, many employers are screening candidates through a telephone interview first. We have some handy hints to help...

Job interview preparation

If you’re stressing about your interview then you can help your nerves AND get interview-ready by preparing...

What is a job interview?

Need interview help? Check out our 5 easy job interview preparation steps to stand the best chance of getting a job...

Interview research

Get rid of your nerves and make sure that you know everything about the job you're being interviewed for!

Interview presentation tips

If interviews weren't scary enough, you've now been asked to do a presentation. But how on earth do you impress the panel? We show you.

Assessment centre advice

Eek! Assessment centre time! They can be nerve-wracking experiences - but they don't have to be...

Second interviews

OK, so you got a second interview - this means they like you. Now it's time to make them LOVE you!

Competency interviews: the lowdown

Competency interviews need a lot more preparation and can be a scary prospect. We take a look at them in more detail.

Interview questions to ask

Now YOU get to ask THEM the questions! Prepare a few in advance and avoid the awkward moment where you have nothing to say...

Interviews gone wrong

We take a look at some real-life interview mistakes. Just make sure you don’t fall into the same traps…

Interview Experts DVD

Interview advice from leading industry experts.

PowerPoint pitfalls

Create a powerful PowerPoint presentation by avoiding these five mistakes.

Answer unexpected interview questions

Remain calm and collected when curious questions are asked...

Job interview types

Job interviews - easy, right? It would be if all job interviews were the same; unfortunately, they are not...

Interview answers about you

As part of our in-depth look into interview questions and answers, we take a look at the questions and answers you can expect about you as a person.

Interview question: answers to why you want this job

I really want this job! But why? We show you how to explain in that all-important job interview.

Job interview weaknesses question

It’s the question you hope the interviewer will forget about, and even though you know it’s bound to crop up, you still never quite know how to answer it: “What are your weaknesses?” We give you some handy templates.

Answers to interview questions: work experience

We take a look at the interview questions you can expect about your work experience and knowledge.

Panel interview

It's just you against a group of interviewers. Eek! The panel interview can be stressful... but it doesn't HAVE to be!

A guide to appraisals

The prospect of an appraisal might seem scary, but if you prepare well and read this guide, you’ll realize they’re not so bad after all and can actually benefit your career.

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Did you know....

Recruiters spend an average of 8 seconds looking at a CV.
Recruiters search our CV database 280,000 times every month.
We had 8,730 jobs in the West Midlands last month.
Our three biggest sectors for jobs are sales, engineering / manufacturing and IT.
The average commuting time for workers in the UK is 45 minutes.
The average cost of living for a single person is £13,400.
The ideal CV is no more than 2 pages long.
UK workers spend an average of five years in a job.
We had 7,714 accountancy jobs last month.
The ideal cover letter is between 250 and 300 words long.
We had 20,490 sales jobs last month.
The average cost of living for a family of four is £19,240.
British employees work an average of 31.9 hours per week.
We had 7,274 jobs in Yorkshire last month.

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