Few things are less likely to impress a selection professional than repeating the language learned at Business School.
Comprehensive communication skills; capable of effective output at own direction or, working withing a group are a given; these business skills and behaviours are expected even a prerequisite of getting to meet face-to-face. Less common is the ability
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Who can blame them? Tenths of thousands of bright, ambitious young undergraduates are about to head off to university for an ‘education.’
Unless the economic landscape changes rapidly they are likely to be disappointed when it comes to securing a real ‘graduate job’ at the end of their course.
First some context parameters; what constitutes a graduate
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Job interviews are stressful; believe it or not they are for both candidates and interviewer. The job market is more competitive than it has been for many years. Qualified and experienced individuals are competing with bright, academically qualified graduates for the best roles.
Occasionally, even after the online selection and the assessment centre are completed, it
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