So, you’ve spent so much time developing the ‘hard skills’ needed to succeed in your new field, but what about the soft skills required for your new role? Hard skills are the things you have learnt in during your formal…
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We held an interview with Joss Serraillier, the director of The Tutorfair Foundation, to talk about tutoring, and how students can gain experience in education through volunteering. 💡 About The Tutorfair Foundation 💡 The Tutorfair Foundation was established in 2012. We…
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More than a year and a half into our COVID reality, there is much we understand that we didn’t in early 2020. Social distancing, masking and vaccinating are part of our daily thoughts and conversations now, and we have learned…
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All of the information within the job description is there to help you determine whether the opportunity is right for you. It should capture what the role will involve, and what you will need to be able to do the…
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Psychometric tests play a crucial role in the recruitment process. Once considered a quirk, the growing use of data analytics (and the mainstream availability of psychometric tests) means that more businesses than ever before are using psychometric testing to inform…
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The graduate job market that opened in September 2022 started well. Post-pandemic recovery appeared to be tentatively underway and graduate employers have set up stalls in the market and rolled out the vacancies. In Autumn 2022 the Institute of Student…
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Employment law doesn’t cover self-employed people in the same way, so let’s explore freelance employment rights. Your rights as a freelance or contract worker Your employment status affects your legal protection at work and impacts what employment rights you’re entitled…
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With Christmas now over it’s time to think about, and action, your New Year’s Resolutions. I suggest one of yours is improving your CV! You should work on it right now – and then focus on making it even better…
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As a student, you’ll be familiar with many different examples of leaders. From history books to current affairs to the classroom to the workplace, you’ll have learned by now that there’s no such thing as “one size fits all.” When…
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Did I miss the memo? I was 20 years old sat in Croydon asking myself why getting amazing grades at school didn’t somehow teach me to be “commercially aware”? Why did no-one mention this to me until NOW, a few…
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