By Tricia Raxworthy, Information & Engagement Officer An email in your inbox invites you for an interview - but along with excitement and relief that you’ve made it to the next stage in the recruitment process, you may also experience feelings of anxiety and stress. Read on to keep those interview nerves in perspective: Photo … Continue reading Manage your interview nerves
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“Tell me about yourself” Cracking the interview
Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com There’s some great help and advice on our website to help you with preparing for, and attending, job interviews. It includes thinking about how you’ll answer interview questions using the CAR or STAR technique. Use whichever you find easier to remember, to help structure your reply. Answering the question CAR … Continue reading “Tell me about yourself” Cracking the interview
“Tell me about yourself” Cracking the interview
There’s some great help and advice on preparing for, and attending, job interviews in our info sheet. It includes thinking about how you’ll answer interview questions using the CAR or STAR technique. Use whichever you find easier to remember, to help structure your reply. Answering the question CAR stands for Context, Action, Result. STAR stands … Continue reading “Tell me about yourself” Cracking the interview
GUEST BLOG: Graduate options
Guest blog written by Careers Student Brand Ambassadors, Charlotte Noddings and Serife Gunal Are you panicking about what comes after graduation? Do you already have an idea of what you want to do but don’t know where to start? Here we outline some of the most common paths you can pursue and signpost you to some … Continue reading GUEST BLOG: Graduate options
CAREERS BLOG: 2 quick courses to get you grad job ready
Careers blog written by Hilary Neary, Information Assistant, Careers As online learning has become more popular there is now a diverse range of short courses to participate in, including several on the topics of job hunting techniques and employability. I’ve recently enrolled on two of these to see how useful they are. The two I’ve … Continue reading CAREERS BLOG: 2 quick courses to get you grad job ready
CAREERS BLOG: Interview no-nos
Careers blog written by Irena Zientek, Information Resources Manager, Careers Following on from our recent Application no-nos blog, here are some things to avoid in job interviews… “It’s too nerve-wracking” There’s a lot of helpful advice on how to prepare for interviews, as well as useful techniques to overcome the nerves. Check out the resources … Continue reading CAREERS BLOG: Interview no-nos
GUEST BLOG: How to be successful in interviews
Guest blog written by Jenny Davies, Graduate Recruitment and Events Coordinator, FDM Group If you are currently in your final year at university and are looking for a graduate job, or if you are looking for an internship or placement, you will undoubtedly be asked to attend an interview at some stage. It is therefore … Continue reading GUEST BLOG: How to be successful in interviews
Application and interview MOOCs
Last year, the University of Sheffield Careers Service launched two MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) to help those in the early stages of their career with applications and interviews. As the courses proved so popular, they are re-launching them over the next few weeks. Both courses are three weeks long and should take learners between … Continue reading Application and interview MOOCs
Practice Makes Perfect
Tuesday's advice: Practice Makes Perfect So you've secured your grad job interview but you're worried about what to expect? Making a killer application and getting through to the interview stage is brilliant, but now that you've got to that stage, you need to make sure you're ready for it. With Careers offering practice interviews as well … Continue reading Practice Makes Perfect
Johnson & Johnson Japan – company presentation and interviews, London, 2 November
Johnson & Johnson Japan is holding a company presentation in London on Sunday 2 November 2014 for fluent Japanese speakers interested in internships or graduate work in Japan from summer 2015. Event details: 11.00am - 12.00, Company Presentation 12.00 - 1.00pm, Networking lunch 1.00pm - 8.00pm, Interviews (1 hour per person) Location: Hilton Euston Hotel Requirement: … Continue reading Johnson & Johnson Japan – company presentation and interviews, London, 2 November
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