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Learn from employer feedback on 2011 job interviews

By now, many New Year resolutions have been broken but there is one that should definitely not be – your career ambitions. January is the busiest time for job interviews and we have collated some valuable feedback from employers to ensure you achieve this goal as soon as possible.

Olympic Engineering Interview Tips

The London Olympics 2012 has created over 10,000 jobs in an economy that needed a desperate injection of employment opportunities. Thousands of jobs are still to be advertised between now and June 2012 and range from unskilled roles to skilled areas such as engineering – but how do you manage to bag one of these roles?

Employers – know your limits at interviews

Employment laws have been causing headaches for recruiters recently with strict rules on what can and can’t be asked at job interviews.

New agency staff laws mean it's time to consider temp work

From 1 October new laws were introduced to give agency workers similar rights in pay and benefits as their permanent colleagues.

Many graduates still struggling to find work years after graduating

A new survey has highlighted the difficulties that graduates are having getting on the career ladder years after leaving university.

The Higher Education Statistics Agency recently published data on the graduates of 2007 which showed that over a quarter (27.7%) were still not in full time paid employment. Just under 9% were in part time work leaving 63% out of the workplace entirely. In a time when university fees are at their highest this is worrying news for students and new graduates.

Job Opportunities Are Finally On The Up, Get Prepared Now

Positive News - UK unemployment has finally started to fall, creating hope for the millions still out of work. Job vacancy numbers have also increased and applicants are advised to refresh their skills in preparation for the upturn.

The Office of National Statistics recorded that there were 482,000 vacancies in the first three months of this year, up 16,000 from Spring last year. This was largely created by temporary Government roles and recruitment agencies have also noticed an increase in temp positions.

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The Royal Wedding is looming and we will soon have a new Princess!

Clarence House have been grooming Kate for this role for a while now but things have undoubtedly stepped up a gear over these last few months. Media training will be a vital part of this process for Kate as public speaking and tackling difficult situations will soon be part of every day life. 

Well, actually we all have to deal with these issues in our lifetime, despite the lack of a crown and title as a reward. Instead how does the reward of a promotion sound?

How To Answer Interview Questions About Weaknesses

A very popular interview question and one that is favoured by the traditionalists is:

“Please tell me what are your weaknesses?”

So many candidates have lost jobs with the answers they give to this one question. So, how do you answer it effectively while at the same time making sure you don’t give something away which would give your prospective employer a reason not to hire you?

A little fib on your CV won't hurt will it?

A recent poll by interviewgold.com found that more than half of candidates would tell lies on their CV or in an interview in order to land a job offer. This just shows how tough the job market really is when jobseekers would even consider resorting to such desparate measures.