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​Apprentice Interviews : Great Answers For Common Interview Questions

How to answer the most common interview questions and make a great impression.

How To Ask For A Pay Rise

Advice on preparation and presentation that impact the outcome.

How To Answer Interview Questions About Salary

Avoid getting tongue-tied and take control of the conversation.

Should You Use A Recruitment Agency?

How to decide if a recruitment agency can help you find a new job.

The Ultimate Guide To CV Length

Answering your FAQ "How long should my CV be?"

Video Interview Preparation

Advice to follow before you click on the invitation link to your video interview!

Improve Your Profile Photo On Linkedin

​How to give your Linkedin profile picture a professional make-over.

How To Deal With Interview Ghosting

The importance of follow-up, courtesy and not taking it personally.

Finding A New Job

Actions to further your job search and develop a clearer route to success.

Career Advice From Gillian King

Advice for people pursuing their passion and aspiring to a board role.

​North East Now & In The Future

September is our birthday month, we’re 23 years old and celebrating with #NorthEastNowAbz

How To Identify Fake Jobs

Don't let scams, phishing and fake jobs waste your time and stress you out.

Jobs & Recruitment COVID-19 Update

The pattern of recruitment and short term outlook for jobs.

The Truth About Job Hunting

Reset your expectations with these actions to support your job search.

Impact Of The Coronavirus Crisis

Looking ahead at how the crisis will impact recruitment for the rest of 2020.

Name Change And Rebrand For North East Recruitment Experts

Name change and rebrand signals focus on the future for recruitment experts.

An Exercise On Skills Transfer

Discover your unique set of transferable skills and use them to stand out throughout the application process.

QHSE Update : A Two-Sided Tale

Rising demand for QHSE professionals reveals it is time to review thinking on rates and candidate expectations.

Recruitment Activity Update

This year so far we've experienced higher job flow and tightening skill availability.

The Secret To Giving STAR Interview Answers

How to answer competency-based interview questions using the STAR method.

Qualified By Experience

QBE job-seekers : how to showcase your abilities.

Ten Reasons People Decide To Leave Their Employer

There are many reasons people decide to change jobs : we share the most commonly cited recurring themes.

Reasons Why December Is The Right Time To Update Your CV

For many, keeping a CV up to date is a task best avoided (like festive brussel sprouts). We share the reasons why...

Actions Which Reduce Risk In Recruitment

Four Recommended Approaches Which Positively Impact Employee Retention

Pregnancy - Your Work Related Rights

Unsure of your basic work related rights when you become pregnant? Gemma shares what you need to know.

Feeling The Heat By Degrees Of Learning

Worried being over-qualified is damaging your job search : here's how to make it work for you.

Summer's Just The Job For Boosting your Career

Sally Reaper, Chris Harvey and Fiona Willis recall why their summer jobs proved so important for their future...

Ask The Expert

Amanda McCulloch answers Business Women Scotland reader questions on recruitment. Extract from the December edition.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Sweaty palms? Nervous butterflies in your stomach? Not quite sure how to start the conversation? Thinking of starting...

Ask The Expert

Amanda McCulloch answers Business Women Scotland reader questions on recruitment. Extract from the June / July edition.

Writing A CV With Positive Impact

For many people writing a career profile is such a daunting task that they put off updating their CV and even delay...

Ask The Expert

Extract from Business Women Scotland (BWS) Magazine Apr / May 2014 edition. Amanda McCulloch answers BWS reader...

Going Up!

'Tell me a little about yourself?' It's often the first question an interviewer asks and the answer he remembers most.

Questions That Shouldn't Go Unanswered In An Interview

Interviewing for a job is a two way conversation. On the one hand, candidates should be selling themselves to the...

Making A Good Impression

With so many different ways to find a new job and fill vacancies these days it’s important that you choose your method...

Newly Qualified - Now What?

Irrespective of the route you have taken, achieving chartered accountancy status has probably taken several years of...