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  • Creative Jobs Outgrow UK Average

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  Here is another reason why the creative industries are such a fantastic sector to consider tapping into when it comes to your career. Key findings include: • 1 in every 10 jobs held by graduates in the UK was in the creative industries • Over the last 3 years, employment…

  • Careers Advice for the Creative Sector

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  For all the creatives out there, here is some fantastic advice on how to get a head in the creative industry.  This will be a good resource for any one starting out in the industry, or for individuals keen to develop their career. http://www.ideastap.com/Opportunities/spa/career-guides

  • LinkedIn Profile Checklist

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends: Lots of you will have realised by now how much of a LinkedIn fan I am and it is something I do promote through my 1-2-1 student appointments. Here is some great advice for students new to LinkedIn and pointers on how to create a professional profile.   Click to access LinkedIn%20Profile%20Checklist%20-%20College%20Students.pdf

  • The 5 People You Need in Your Professional Life

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends: Whether you are in the process of organising your future career following on from graduation, organising a placement, internship, or extra-curricular work experience or thinking about the next steps in your career having a supportive network of individuals that can support, motivate and provide useful advice and guidance is key.  I would describe myself as a…

  • 3 Career Mistakes You Should Make (But Only Once)

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  I think this advice applies to experienced and individuals at the early stages of a career.  Really like the advice on ‘overpromising and underdelivering’, and it is something I can relate to as I am six months into building a brand new service delivery.  For me organising fact finding meetings…

  • Lose the L-plates: how to pass your probation period at work

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  The one thing that panic’s the student’s I work with is the probationary section of a contract, and their immediate fear of the employment being terminated.  The first thing I always try to explain and encourage is for the individual to put the probationary period to the back of their…

  • Personality boost: make your CV shine by giving soft skills the hard sell

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  One of the things I love about delivering 1-2-1 sessions with my under-graduate students, is helping them them identify just how many soft skills they actually have and can confidently demonstrate in the forms of university, part-time work, volunteering and extra curricular activities. By the end of our session they have…

  • 6 Types of Emails You Should Be Writing

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  A large proportion of our work days are spent responding to or, corresponding by email.  This article has little something for everyone, and helps us all to understand how important email etiquette is and how useful it can be in our jobs when working collaboratively, with colleagues and clients.  It also…

  • The One Question All Successful People Can Answer Immediately

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends:  Ooohhh, I like this, so what super hero powers would you bring to your current or next job?  I love the way your answer ties into a common interview question ‘what are your strengths?’.  Great way of thinking creatively,  but with a focus on skills.  Just goes to show interview prepping can…

  • Why Employers Don’t Care About Your Cover Letter (and How to Change That)

    Kirstin on Fullback and Friends: It is so important to get the balance right when writing cover letters, and here is some useful advice to help.  When I am providing -guidance or 1-2-1 application support, I try and get the applicant to see a CV and cover letter as two separate parts of the applications process.  A…