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Career Advice: If you are in a creative role, make sure to have an updated online portfolio that potential employers can easily access. Add this link to your CV.
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Career Advice: Once you have created or updated your CV, ask a friend or colleague that you trust to look over it. Ask them for feedback on how to improve it.
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Career Advice: Ask your potential employer questions about the company and position, to show your preparation and interest in the company.
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Career Advice: Don’t waste people’s time. Don’t apply to the same job multiple times in the same week in order to keep popping up on the radar.
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Career Advice: Make sure you dress appropriately & are well groomed for interviews. Depending on the job, most professionals are expected to wear business dress.
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Career Advice: Preparation is key to interviewing well. Look at lists of possible questions online, and make sure you have prepared some answers.
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Career Advice: Don’t include so much information that it makes your CV looks cluttered. Avoid long paragraphs with very little white space.
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Career Advice: Portray yourself positively and with confidence in an interview, but never come across as cocky or arrogant.
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Career Advice: Talk about the company in the cover letter, and tell them what impresses you about the company and why you want to work for them.
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Career Advice: Prepare yourself to hear “no”. Don’t be discouraged by rejection. Nobody receives a job offer for every job application.