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Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | Many job searches involve us researching companies online, and identifying if they currently have opportunities available. For SME’s this sometimes means that they highlight on their website that they are happy to receive speculative enquiries. Others may not advertise opportunities, but you love the idea of working for them,…
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Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | Job searches can be a very lonely and long process for many job seekers, and that is why I love my job so much, providing an ongoing service delivery, which supports students build personalised job searches, providing career/application/recruitment and selection mentoring, with an end goal of seeing students get…
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Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | All of us at some stage have moments when we feel we have hit a barrier or ideas/problem solving/creativity is not forthcoming, when we are working on a work project. This can be when we are working independently or collaboratively. Sometimes all it takes is to remove ourselves from…
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Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | LinkedIn is a big part of my service delivery when it comes to supporting under-graduates and graduates, and a 1-2-1 appointment is now split 50/50 with traditional CV guidance and LinkedIn Profile advice. Approaching both can be a daunting process for students, as it is usually at around Year…
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Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | For under-graduate and graduates, the annual recruitment cycle for placement schemes, summer internships and graduate schemes is starting to hot up. The autumn term is when most employers have gone live with promoting there upcoming schemes, which means application deadline dates are approaching. The recruitment and selection process for…
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Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | I am a HUGE LinkedIn fan, and it is a social media platform that is always in the background of my work. I use it to showcase my personal brand, to network, to source opportunities, to keep up to date on sector specific/company news, and to give something back…
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Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | As professionals, no matter what stage we are at in our careers, our personal brands are so important, and just like our CV needs regular upkeep. When it comes to career development, networking and applying for jobs, our online personal brands can be very powerful tools to help showcase…
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Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | This article provides some great volunteering advice, and this opportunity in particular, is ideal for recent graduates who are considering volunteering this year. Most employers are keen to see volunteering on an under-grad/graduates CV /LinkedIn Profile, so if you have not yet got involved in volunteering, now is the…
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Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | I believe that we are all capable of being successful in our careers, and personal life. Now I know that is a huge statement, but with a little bit of self reflection on what you have achieved to date, and what I personally feel helps, is building a strong…
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Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | The early stages of the creative process can be enjoyable, researching, idea generating, setting out your mood-board, and then sometimes, we hit a barrier, we have the ideas, we are motivated, but how do we start formalising the idea, and committing to a plan. Sometimes that blank canvas, stays…