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Graduate schemes

Graduate schemes: Competency based questions – and how to answer them

By on November 21, 2011 in The Career Hub

You applied for the graduate programmes and now you are waiting with bated breath for the results. How many interviews will you get? What happens next? What kind of questions will they ask? Nervous yet? We are pleased to bring you some top tips from a graduate recruiter who works for Unilever. Hi everyone I [...]

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Graduate schemes: 5 tips for your plan of action

By on October 10, 2011 in The Career Hub

If you are graduating this year and are looking to apply for graduate schemes, you need to be on top of it now. Here’s 5 quick tips to make your plan great. Like the 3 Musketeers: oh no, hang on, I mean the Boy Scouts, Be Prepared. Or if not, you’d better get prepped to [...]

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Avoid the pitfalls - perfect your CV

CV writing tips

By on August 30, 2011 in The Career Hub

Even though there are lots of alternatives to the ‘traditional CV’ these days, it’s a fact of life that at the moment, most positions and companies will require you to write a CV and probably a cover letter. However most CVs and cover letters are not what employers want or expect. Here’s a few tips [...]

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5 tips to help you get through Fresher’s week like a pro

By on August 16, 2011 in The Career Hub

With the nation’s high school leavers receiving their A-level results this week, those fortunate to meet their required targets will turn and look bleary-eyed at the event on the horizon – Fresher’s Week. This year’s students have faced a tough scramble to beat the rise in tuition fees, which are set to treble for some [...]

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Top Ten Tips To Netting A New Career – as featured in The Sun

By on October 21, 2010 in The Career Hub

Today, 21st October 2010, BraveNewTalent.com were featured in the employment section of the Sun, the most popular daily newspaper in the UK. The Sunemployment section is edited by the lovely Jane Hamilton. For those of you that weren’t able to find a copy, we’ve copied the text, in full, below. What’s the first thing an [...]

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