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Five cover letter essentials
There’s a lot of good, detailed information out there to help you draft a cover letter – not least on our website – but it’s often difficult to synthesise and digest the really key points. Given that...
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Make your final year count
Who better to write our first post heralding the new term and (gasp!) final year, than Natasha Clark – finalist, soon-to-be-graduate and editor of The Boar… It’s getting to that point where most of us...
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Make your applications employer-friendly
As you’ve probably noticed, the careers fair ‘season’ has kicked off in earnest. Last week saw the first of our autumn fairs – Impact – and Stephanie Baravelli, final year philosophy student (and...
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Get your application noticed – cut out the fluff
If you want to get an interview – and I’m guessing most of you do – then you need to avoid the most basic application mistake: padding. Otherwise known as filler, fluff and waffle. Whether you’re...
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How not to get shortlisted
Writing applications is a tedious and tiring process – it can often feel like a full-time job in itself. As a Job Search Adviser here at Warwick, I have seen hundreds of CVs, cover letters and...
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Top 5 cover letter mistakes
According to Pete Cashmore, CEO of Mashable, there’s nothing Millennials like more than a top 10! Actually I think we all love a list – check the current popularity of Buzzfeed….a guilty pleasure I...
View ArticleEssential graduate cover letter dos and don’ts
After three years of essay and research paper writing, addressing employers can feel a bit alien for recent graduates. If you’re preparing your CV and are ready to email it to lots of companies, you’ll...
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