Careers insights, updates and news from the Careers Service at the University of Reading.
Jul 20 2018
Written by Chris Richardson Chris Richardson is an editor at https://www.essaygeeks.co.uk. He is also a professional content writing expert in such topics as career growth, self-improvement, blogging, and technology innovations. Feel free to connect with him on Google+. If you want fast career advancement and amazing job opportunities once you graduate from university, it’s important …
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Apr 26 2018
This article is written by Stuart McClure, the co-founder of a fashion company called LovetheSales.com – a website that aggregates sale items from 100’s of retailers into one website, helping consumers to find the best deals on products they want. He has 14 years’ experience in digital marketing and business management and, before starting his company, worked in …
Permanent link to this article: https://blogs.reading.ac.uk/careers/top-fashion-marketing-cv/
Oct 11 2017
Written by Samantha Meredith, Talent Aquisition Specialist, Enterprise Rent-A-Car What is the old saying ‘to fail to prepare is to prepare to fail?’ I am sure that this is also the case with interviewing. As a Talent Acquisition Specialist for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, I can separate a well-prepared candidate from a #winging-it candidate in a matter …
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Oct 10 2017
Written by Kevin Thompson, Careers Consultant Situational judgement tests ask you to imagine you are in the workplace and require you to decide how you will deal with a challenge you are facing. Employers use situational judgement tests to see if you hold the approach and values that are key to the role that they …
Permanent link to this article: https://blogs.reading.ac.uk/careers/how-to-pass-the-civil-service-situational-judgement-tests/
Sep 01 2017
Depending on the job you apply for, the interviewing process can be different. For some positions, you could be asked a series of practical questions or to solve a problem right there and then. You might be nervous because of the whole process, and under pressure, you might go blank.
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