A case interview is a type of interview in which a candidate is asked to analyse and solve a hypothetical business problem or brainteaser question. Case interviews are commonly used in the consulting sector, while investment banks and tech firms are also increasingly using them as part of their recruitment processes. The magic (or perhaps…
Volunteering can be a great way to gain valuable work experience, develop your skill set and establish new professional contacts. Hiring managers and recruiters will look favourably on signs of volunteering experience found on your CV, but it’s not simply a case of any experience will do; some opportunities will be more suited to you…
Almost 60,00 Career Pulse assessments completed in Abintegro’s Career Centre have shown that students and graduates are not confident about working with recruiters. To help address this, Abintegro’s Content Team recently spent the day at BMS Performance, a leading recruitment agency, assessing over 5,000 candidates each year for roles in sales, marketing, engineering and IT…
For generations apprenticeships have been a tried and tested – though sometimes overlooked – entry route into a number of industries and occupations. An apprenticeship is work experience that comes with pay, training and a qualification. Apprenticeships typically last between one and four years and are usually regulated by the government. This ensures that participants…
Whether fresh-faced student/graduate or battle-hardened professional, those first few hours of a new job or internship are often among the most stressful and daunting of our working lives. There are new bosses to impress, umpteen co-workers’ names to remember, IT networks to get your head around and chunky induction packs to plough through. If that…
Whether you’re an avid believer in New Year’s resolutions or not, those first few weeks of the year usually come with a liberating feeling of a fresh start. After the busy holiday period, it’s a time to recalibrate, to get back into a work mindset and to start thinking about the personal career goals you…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is so ingrained in many aspects of our day-to-day lives, you may not even notice it’s there. AI refers to computer systems that can perform tasks that usually require human intelligence; for example, they can solve problems, recognise speech and learn from data. From smart personal assistants that can be commanded by…
Temperatures have dropped, trees are getting barer every day and the days have become darker and shorter: winter is here. This is often the time when people start feeling less energised, with both moods and motivation levels taking a turn for the worst. For some people seasonal affective disorder (SAD) starts kicking in; a form…
Unless you’re an elf work probably isn’t the only thing on your mind as we move into holiday season. For most of us, late-November hits and professional ambitions quickly find themselves usurped by the demands of online present shopping and researching turkey recipes. To put your job hunt on freeze until January, however, is to…
Ideas are easy, execution is hard; however, often it’s purely a lack of forward planning that stops new business projects from getting off the ground. While there are certainly plenty of details to consider, following a set plan, like the one below, can make launching a start-up a more straightforward process. Step one: do your…
Taking up a volunteering position can be incredibly rewarding and provide an excellent opportunity to develop key skills, meet new people and gain valuable workplace experience. Finding a volunteering opportunity should start with a little introspection; for the experience to be truly valuable it should be well-matched to your interests and skillset and fit in…
Among its many benefits, volunteering experience can be great addition to your CV or resume. As you step outside of your comfort zone, taking part in a volunteering activity inevitably throws up new situations and challenges. The experiences can help you to grow as an individual and to develop new skills and competencies that you…
The term mentor has been used for some time to describe someone that supports a more junior person in their career. The term sponsor is a more recent title for someone who seemingly does something similar, but, in fact, there is quite a difference in what they bring to an individual and what they expect…
It’s no secret that working life can be stressful. Whether it’s running to catch the train in time in the morning, dealing with a crisis at work or having to juggle personal commitments on top of it all; the 40-hour work week can leave you feeling quite drained by the time the weekend is in…
‘Proactive’, ‘can-do attitude’, ‘self-starter’: you’ve probably come across these words and phrases in more than one job description. They’re all about showing initiative. But what does that really mean? Showing initiative is showing a willingness to get things done and take responsibility. In the workplace, someone with initiative might: pre-empt what might happen and take sensible, productive action…
If you’re the type of person who worries there’s always somebody in the room smarter than you, you needn’t be. Not because you’re about to jump 40 IQ points by reading this, but because research is showing that innate intelligence (or at least the kind measured by IQ tests), is a relatively poor gauge of…
You may be wondering what all those years of study will add up to once working life begins. There is a limit to how much French poetry you can discharge in a business meeting, after all. But whatever your subject specialism, your time studying is likely to have equipped you with a range of transferable…
Whoever said young people today have it easy was lying. With an estimated 85 applicants for every graduate position, making that first step on the career ladder certainly isn’t getting any easier. Fortunately, building up a good set of transferable skills can help set you apart from the competition and make bridging the gap between…
Has your job hunt not been yielding the results you’d like? Or are things moving at a slower pace than you’d hoped? If so, it might be time to re-evaluate how you’ve been approaching your search so far. Looking for work can be time-consuming, but putting in the hours will eventually pay off. The half-hearted…
As a student, getting valuable work experience is incredibly important in preparing you for life post-graduation, but if you’re an international student in the UK, what are the rules surrounding what you can and can’t do? If you’re a citizen of any of the EEA countries or Switzerland, the simple answer is that you have…
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