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“Commercial Awareness” Two words you will have heard repeatedly over and over at law school, on your LPC, when applying for jobs, on your training contract, when applying for NQ jobs. You will have been … Continue reading The Importance of Commercial Awareness
Don’t just send the CV and forget about it. If there is going to be a delay between sending the CV and a decision being made and your circumstances have changed – send the firm … Continue reading CV How to #4: Keep your CV Up to Date.
Previously I have been talking about the more chronological CV split into Education and Work History – the more traditional CV that we use for most Job Applications. Today I wish to have a closer … Continue reading CV How to #3: The Hybrid CV – focusing on your skills
5 common mistakes and how to avoid them: Spelling & Punctuation Everyone knows this one. Everyone highlights the importance of proofreading, but the reality is a lot of mistakes still slip through. Your eyes adjust, … Continue reading CV how to #2: 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid
You should always spend a fair amount of time perfecting your CV and tailoring it to each vacancy. However, you can waste a lot of time debating over how to do the CV, what to … Continue reading CV how to #1: The CV in Bullet Points
Goal Setting is an important part of the process and kicks off the annual performance / appraisal cycle. Setting Goals In an ideal world the process of setting your goals should be a collaborative process … Continue reading Setting Career Development/Progression goals for the Upcoming Year
Great news! You were succesful in securing a vacation scheme or other form of placement during the summer. So now you just have to make sure you make the most of the experience. Here are … Continue reading Top Tips for Success during your Vacation Scheme
Prompt: Write a list of people you enjoy working with. I have said before and I will say it time and time again, your career is what you make it. This is why I write … Continue reading Prompt: Write a list of people you enjoy working with
Ideally, every night you would drift off to sleep at a reasonable hour and wake fully refreshed the next day. But here in the real world, there are late-night parties, loud neighbors, pressing work deadlines, … Continue reading Sleepless Night? Fake it!
“Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.” – Roger Crawford Every single one of us has room for improvement. We all need a healthy dose of normal stress in our lives, … Continue reading Challenge Yourself