Scottish Apprenticeship Week This week marks the Scottish Apprenticeship Week (2nd – 6th March 2025), which aims to shine a light on the vital role apprenticeships play in supporting people, employers, and the wider economy. Choosing the next direction can be a daunting task for anyone. Particularly for school leavers who believe that further education
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What is a group interview? A group interview is an assessment carried out by an employer, where more than one candidate or a collection of hiring parties are present. This can vary, depending on the stage of the interview, as well as the industry and seniority of the position. A group interview could be used
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Care interview questions and answers Most interview questions for jobs in the care sector will fall into three different categories, and each area will explore different parts of your knowledge and psyche. These categories are: Personality Experience Technical It’s important you prepare for questions that fall into each of these different areas since they’re all
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Bridging the gap between traditional interviews and phone interviews can be difficult, especially if it’s your first one. However, it isn’t uncommon for interview processes to be completely online nowadays, from start to finish. With an increasing number of companies moving to a digital recruitment process, it’s more important than ever to master these skills.
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Get what you pay for? How about getting paid what you ask for? Rule 1 – Don’t name your salary. Wait for an offer and negotiate from there As suggested by Deepak Malhotra, Harvard Business School professor, never name your figure when first asked. Instead, wait until a salary has been offered and negotiate from
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We’re often exposed to the most negative aspects of working in Care, from what we see in the news and across social media, and pandemic media certainly didn’t help with this. These reports only represent a very small percentage of the industry and overlooks the incredible work of Social Care Workers and the massively positive
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Questions to Ask at the end of an Interview While it might not be something you’ve thought about before, it can be useful – and sometimes even impressive – to ask your own questions at the end of an interview. While we wouldn’t recommend grilling your interviewer, here are some queries which will both help
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Working From Home Motivation: 8 Ways to Stay Focused Working from home motivation can be difficult to maintain, even if you enjoy the freedom and flexibility that remote work can offer. Without the structure of an office, everyday distractions, a lack of routine, and less face-to-face contact with colleagues can all make it harder to
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With less than 10 seconds to impress employers, your CV needs to work very hard. Your CV is an opportunity to explain why you deserve the job because of the experience you have gained. It should be informative, truthful, concise and well-written. It should present who you are, what you do, and how effectively you do it.
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In spirit of National Salesperson Day, we’re looking at the top attributes that make a great salesperson. If you recognised things about yourself throughout this blog, you may just make for an excellent salesperson. Working in sales can be an extremely lucrative and rewarding career. While you can educate yourself on all the various sales
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