In today’s competitive market, why are so many candidates still failing to grasp the basics? Marc Fels, director at video recruitment specialist Meet The Real Me, shares his experience of interview horrors during his years of prepping candidates.
How to stand out from the crowd. Martin Patrick of Meet The Real Me gives his tips for how students can get the edge in a competitive marketplace
This week’s depressing news that 69 people are chasing every graduate job needs to be seen in context. It may be a scary job market out there, but it’s no more scary than the job market of 2009.
The job prospects may not be nearly as frightening as you think. Graduate career prospects. Read on.
Emergency budget costs jobs Emergency budget cuts are dominating the recent news agenda, but what do they mean for the country’s employment market? The Guardian reported an estimated 1.3 million UK job losses over the next five years: cuts to public sector spending will directly impact jobs in the sector, while the private sector will suffer a ‘knock-on’ effect.
Video CVs are a growing trend – not so much replacing the traditional paper CVs, but by supplementing them. A video CV gives you another opportunity to enhance your online presence and personal brand. MeettheRealMe.co.uk is designed specifically for graduates without extensive work experience, and for those interested in customer-facing roles, where confident communication skills are important.
With many employers still reporting a discrepancy between candidates’ skills base and the job attributes necessary, this year’s graduates will need an acute awareness of their own individual employability to stand out from the crowd as a suitable applicant and beat the stiff competition.
With unemployment levels closing in on 2.5 million, video recruitment specialist ‘Meet The Real Me’ launches the modern answer to the nation’s employment woes. Free for jobseekers, online service is helping candidates stand out in the overcrowded job market
Website Meet The Real Me found that more than 80% of Britons believe employers do not take the time to read through every written CV they receive for a job application.
Timing is everything in today’s competitive graduate market – and if they get a move on, this year’s students may be more employable than they might think As the end of final exams approaches, the benefits of advanced planning to help find the right job become increasingly clear. Academic careers expert Martin Patrick provides ten tips for those wishing to beat the rush.