#130: From never passing a video interview, to graduate job success – Charlotte’s story
Graduate Job Podcast
For episode 130 of the Graduate Job Podcast, I share a success story in the form of listener to the show and How to Get a Graduate Job course member and alumni Charlotte, and how she went from applying for grad jobs and never being able to get past a video interview, to joining the course and securing the graduate job of her dreams. We explore Charlotte’s journey, from her struggles applying initially, through to her ultimate success. We delve into her hints and tips for each stage of the process, and how she went from failing every video interview she did to being able to ace them with...
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#129: 28 Graduate recruitment mistakes, with Brian Sinclair
Graduate Job Podcast
Hello and welcome to the 129th episode of the UK’s number 1 career podcast, and I’ve got a very special episode for you today. Joining me back on the show by popular demand is graduate recruitment expert and best-selling author Brian Sinclair, who discusses his new book ‘28 Recruitment Mistakes: And how you can avoid them’. In the show today we discuss the key mistakes you might be making as you apply for a graduate job and how they could be holding you back from career success. We cover each stage of the graduate application process and what you need to do to impress and sail...
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#128: How to get a job with Wizz Air
Graduate Job Podcast
For the 128th episode of the Graduate Job Podcast, I speak with a leading low-cost airline Wizz Air, as they discuss their graduate and non-graduate job opportunities. If you are interested in a graduate job where you aren’t going to be spending all day sat behind a desk on a computer, then this is the episode for you, as today I am very excited to have leading low-cost airline Wizz Air join me on the show. In the episode we discuss their rapid expansion plans and the different opportunities that they have available, from cabin crew through to the pilots at the front of the plane. We delve...
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#127: How Sam got a graduate job with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Graduate Job Podcast
For the 127th episode of the Graduate Job Podcast, I speak with a listener of the show Sam, as he shares how he secured his dream graduate job with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Sam signed up for the ‘’ course back in September last year, and we discuss how following the steps in the course led him to graduate job success. In the episode, Sam shares his experience of going through the application process for a range of government and policy graduate schemes, such as the Fast Stream, NHS, FCA and others, sharing his insights into what he learned from the CV application stage,...
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#126: Graduate entrepreneurship, with Michael Tefula
Graduate Job Podcast
Hello and welcome to the 126th episode of the UK’s number 1 career podcast, and I’ve got a very special episode for you today. Joining me back on the show by popular demand is serial entrepreneur and author Michael Tefula, who discusses his book Graduate Entrepreneurship: How to Start Your Business After University. In the show today we discuss why university or just after is such a great time to start a business, and we also bust some of the key myths that might be holding you back from taking the plunge. We cover why it might cost you less than you think to start a business, why it’s...
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#125: How to get a graduate job with Inspiring Interns
Graduate Job Podcast
For episode 125 of the Graduate Job Podcast, I speak with the CEO of Inspiring Interns, a firm that can help you secure a graduate job across a range of industries via their 3-month internships. We discuss how you can apply and stand out, and what to do to hit the ground running when you get the role. Go to www.graduatejobpodcast.com/inspiringinterns which has links to everything we discuss today and a full transcript.
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#124: How to get a graduate job in the city
Graduate Job Podcast
For episode 124 of the Graduate Job Podcast, I speak with author Dermot Dorgan on how to get a graduate job in the City. Dermot shares his top tips on what you need to do to secure your dream graduate role in banking, finance, and accounting in the ultra-competitive City of London. Go to www.graduatejobpodcast.com/city which has links to everything we discuss today and a full transcript.
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#123: How Daniel got a graduate job in finance with an international IT services company
Graduate Job Podcast
For episode 123 of the Graduate Job Podcast, I speak with a listener of the show Daniel, as he shares how he secured his dream graduate job in finance with an international IT services company. We discuss his insights from the application process and how the How to Get a Graduate Job course helped him along the way. Go to www.graduatejobpodcast.com/Daniel which has links to everything we discuss today.
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#122: How to get a graduate job with a start-up, with Jumpstart
Graduate Job Podcast
For episode 122 of the Graduate Job Podcast I speak with Kabir Bali co-founder of Jumpstart. Jumpstart is a graduate scheme for helping great graduates find graduate jobs with start-up firms. You get the training and development and social side of a big graduate scheme, but with a role instead with innovative and fast-growing start-ups. We cover how you can apply what you need to do to stand out. You can find the show notes with everything, we discuss at https://www.graduatejobpodcast.com/jumpstart/.
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#121: How to write emails that will get you a graduate job
Graduate Job Podcast
For episode 121 of the Graduate Job Podcast, I am joined by author Kim Arnold who takes us through what you need to do when you send job-related emails. We discuss the secrets to writing emails when applying for graduate jobs and go through tips to help you stand out from the crowd. We explore speculative emails for jobs, why most of them are so bad, and what you can do to make sure yours will work. For a full transcript and links to everything we discuss at https://www.graduatejobpodcast.com/email/
info_outlineHello and a warm welcome to episode 106 of the UK's number 1 career podcast. It’s the beginning of the application process for graduate schemes, internships, vacation schemes and training contracts, and I have a beauty for you today. No matter who you apply to, for whatever type of scheme, you are going to have to do an online test, and increasingly, that test is going to take the form of a games-based assessment, and that is what we explore today, as I speak to Al Frater from Arctic Shores who are the leading provider of games based assessments, and who designed the PWC Career Unlocked games-based test. We will go into what games-based assessments are and why they are being used by graduate schemes. We will cover what you can expect in a games-based test and the types of games you can expect. We delve into how you can impress in them, and top tips for standing out from the crowd. We also explode some myths about games-based assessments cover why you shouldn’t believe everything that you read online. As always, it’s an episode which you aren’t going to want to miss. And today you can find a full transcript including all of the links in the show notes at www.graduatejobpodcast.com/games.
Before we start today let me tell you about my brilliant new step-by-step online course ‘How to Get a Graduate Job’ which I’m pleased to say is now LIVE!!!!! The first cohort of members have signed up and are in, and are loving the 8 modules, 23 video tutorials, and 20+ handouts and we have the first members-only webinar next week. The feedback has been brilliant, as one of the members said, ‘I just love having all of the information I need to get a graduate job in 1 place’. If you are serious about getting a graduate job, if you want to turbo-charge your job search, if you want to know all the pitfalls and mistakes so that you don’t make them yourself, and if you want to know exactly what you need to know to get on a graduate scheme, then head to howtogetagraduatejob.com and sign up. It is an investment in yourself which will pay itself back many thousand times over when you get that graduate job. So, go to www.howtogetagraduatejob.com and sign up now! Right, on with the show.
MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:
- What games-based assessments are
- Why they are now being used by graduate schemes
- What you can expect when you take a games-based test
- Top tips for impressing in a games-based assessment
- Whether gamers stand a better chance in the tests than non-gamers
- Why you shouldn’t believe everything you read online about games-based tests
- Why you don’t have to be perfect to pass a games-based test