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Gift of the gab? Maybe not...

The Recruiter's Apprentice writes...

Beware of talking the hind legs off a donkey…

Posted Thursday August 14 2008

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A rose by any other name.

The Recruiter writes...

So, what’s in a job title? Who wants to be a Head Of Romance? Or a Genius?

Posted Tuesday August 5 2008

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To become a journalist become a journalist

The Publisher writes...

It’s that time of year when another generation of aspiring journalists – media or English or history degree in hand (or any degree really) – get in touch to ask just how they go about getting that first job in journalism.

Posted Thursday July 17 2008

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Jump in and make the right impression

The Spindoctor writes...

The Spindoctor admits a lucky break can play a part in getting that first job – but it’s not all down to luck. When you get the lucky break jump in at the deep end and make the right impression

Posted Wednesday July 2 2008

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Be realistic about that first 'creative job'

The Publisher writes...

Be realistic – a first ‘creative job’ never pays well, even when you have a degree

Posted Wednesday June 25 2008

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Every little helps

The Publisher writes...

In another part of my life I am publisher of ThreeWeeks, the Edinburgh Festival newspaper, and we run a student programme each summer giving aspiring journalists the opportunity to boost their skills and showcase their work at the largest arts festival on the planet (the programme for which is out this week – it’s all very exciting).

Posted Friday June 6 2008

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Can dishonesty improve a degree?

The Editor writes...

Did you see the story last week about Kingston students being urged by their lecturers to lie in the National Student Survey, which ranks universities across the country, and give Kingston top marks?

Posted Friday May 23 2008

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Are universities doing their job?

The Editor writes...

What role should a university take in preparing someone for work? This has been on my mind since I started working at Unicorn Jobs. There are two sides to the argument.

Posted Thursday May 8 2008

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Are media degrees any use?

The Publisher writes...

A common question that comes up whenever we run our ‘working in the media’ workshop, which is rather a lot, is whether or not you need a media degree to get a job in journalism.

Posted Thursday May 8 2008

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These boots are made for...

The Recruiter writes...

Interviewing candidates day after day gives you a good sense of what it takes to be good at interviews, and what it takes to be very, very bad at them. Generally, recent graduates fall into three categories – the uber keen, the uber unprepared and the uber impressive.

Posted Thursday May 8 2008

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