#newjob7days


  • Where do you see yourself in five years? Avoiding interview cliches

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | Personally and professionally, most of us are inspired by ideas and opportunities, which we then slowly turn into plans and goals. These little gems are what help us grow, learn and experience new things, and without them our lives lack colour. So when you are prepping for an interview,…


  • How to Convince an Employer to Take a Chance on You (and Ignore the More Qualified Candidates)

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | This article is highly appropriate to recent or soon to be graduates, who are just about to make the first tenative steps towards their first full-time sector specific position. You have the passion, enthusiasm and genuine interest in the role/profession/sector, but have limited directly related work experience. For some…


  • CV writing: use role descriptions to paint a picture of your job history

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | Factual story telling is so important when it comes to CV’s, cover letters and application forms. When you provide concise, supporting evidence which also includes measureable data that can help benchmark an experience, makes the task of reviewing CVs, so much simpler for the hiring manager. This can also…


  • How to avoid the top six most common job interview mistakes

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | For most of our final year students, exams have now been completed, and dissertations submitted, and the joys of graduation is waiting just around the corner. What follows is the exciting graduate career journey. For some, this journey began back in Autumn, with career fairs, online applications, online testing,…


  • Eight things we learned about standing out in a job interview

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | There is so much preparation you can do leading up to an interview or assessment centre, and for me it is all about feeling comfortable and confident with your supporting evidence. Start building your factual story board of experiences, and really getting to know them. That way you will…