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  • Don’t get a Job, Make a Job – how to succeed as a creative graduate

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | Why I love my job, is that I have the opportunity to work with so many diverse, and inspiring creatives. My job is all about advising, guiding and sign-posting students/graduates and to support them personalise their job searches, and that could involve helping them source work experience, internships to…


  • 8 Ways to Know Everything About a Company—Even Before the Interview

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | Although we can never fully know what types of questions will be asked at an interview, or the interview style format, it is true when people say you can be prepared for an interview, and also have an understanding of what to expect. The success to being prepared for…


  • Art works: how art in the office boosts staff productivity

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | What type of work culture/environment do you work in, and what is your preferred environment to produce the best results for you, your team, and your business? I am a visual person, colour, textiles and images are really important to me on a personal and work related level. For…


  • Do You Have a Career Emergency Plan? (Hint: You Should)

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | I am someone who always loves to have a back up plan, and this advice is perfect for anyone who is currently working on a job search. Job searches require us to stay pro-active and motivated, which can sometimes be difficult when you have pressed send on multiple online…


  • 30 Behavioral Interview Questions You Should Be Ready to Answer

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends | Although we never know exactly what type of interview questions we will be asked at an interview, candidates can prepare for styles of interviews, competency interviews being the most popular, as they enable a hiring manager to get a clear understanding of experience and background based on the supporting…


  • How To Write A Speculative Cover Letter

    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,…


  • 3 Subtle Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Chances of Landing a Job

    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…


  • 19 Daily Habits Of Artists That Can Help Unlock Your Creativity

    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…


  • Your CV That Never Sleeps | LinkedIn

    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…


  • The #1 Mistake People Make on Phone Interviews

    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…