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Job Applications and Interviews

Job application 

  • Before you apply
  • Completing the form - useful hints
  • Examples of questions arising and how to tackle these
  • Online applications

Curriculum vitae

  • Purpose of a CV
  • When to use a CV
  • Key elements of Examples of action verbs to use in CVs
  • CV headings
  • Emailing your CV/Cover letter – what to include
  • Related resources

Succeeding at interviews

  • Interview preparation
  • At the interview – how to present yourself
  • Interviews – the employer’s prospective
  • Interview question examples
  • Your questions to the interviewer
  • Telephone interviewing
  • Assessment centres/psychometric testing
  • After the interview
  • The job offer – how to respond
  • Related resources

Assessment centres and second interviews

  • Social/informal events
  • Personality questionaires
  • Psychometric tests
  • Report writing
  • Group discussions
  • Presentations
  • In-tray exercises
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