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"To say I found the graduate recruitment process daunting is an understatement. Even the idea of calling Barrie for an initial discussion made me nervous. I shouldn’t have worried however, as Barrie has a wonderful way of making you feel at ease, help identify your strengths and enable you to articulate these in the best possible way."
V.F. July 2011
Read Barrie's Blog for entertaining and useful advice on graduate jobs and how to get them, plus articles on many aspects of graduate employment
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About Us
Graduate Interview Coach is a family business, started by Barrie Hinton in order to provide accessible and affordable expert, professional help for new graduates and soon-to-be-graduates who are struggling to get a foot on the employment ladder.
 A former Director of HR within an international brewing company, Barrie has considerable experience of recruitment in “blue-chip” companies and is committed to using his knowledge and experience to help and advise others.
Barrie’s work in Human Resources has been case studied and published by a number of UK Government Departments and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. His achievements include gaining a National Training Award for Customer Service and an International Award for Call Centre Management.
Barrie holds an MBA and has tutored for the CBI and the Open University Business School. He has also been invited to present to HM Treasury at London’s Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre. Barrie is a Member of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and a Member of The Chartered Institute of Marketing. He acts as a Management Advisor to a number of small businesses and has a number of Internet based businesses.
Margaret Buj: A senior recruiter with experience of recruiting across EMEA for leading organizations in the technology sector such as Microsoft, Cisco, Business Objects or TIBCO Software.
Margaret is a skilled interviewer who provides interview and career coaching for graduates and senior management across a number of industries, both in the private and public sector. Margaret is also a Personal Performance Coach, who can help you develop your confidence and the ‘winning’ attitude that will make it easier for you to get the job you want.
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Here are some of the organisations in which our clients have obtained jobs and internships after coaching:
* PwC
* Deloitte
* KPMG
* Ernst & Young
* Grant Thornton
* Towers Watson
* EMB - Actuarial Consultancy
* Bank of America Merrill Lynch
* Credit Suisse
* HSBC Singapore
* RBS Global Banking
* Barclays
* Proctor & Gamble
* BT
* Financial Services Authority
* Local Government Ombudsman
* Ipsos Mori
Perfect your appearance
Top Tip from the M & S online team
There’s nothing worse than being called in for an interview and having nothing appropriate to wear. Even if you don’t have much of a budget, always have your smart interview outfit ready in case you’re called in last minute.
(for men) Invest in a smart jacket or blazer, comfortable shoes and a pressed clean shirt to make your vital first impression count. See more advice on what to wear to an interview and visit the men’s suits area of the M&S site.
(for women) Get some ideas for smart dressing at the Women's Suits and Tailoring section of the M&S site.
The mantra for graduate job applicants should be "preparation, preparation, preparation".
Graham Keating, Careers Consultant at the Manchester Leadership Programme, Careers & Employability Division, The University of Manchester
Hard Facts:
* Up to 80% of online applications fail
* Most CVs end up in the bin within 20 seconds
* Good people fail at Telephone Interviews
* Excellent candidates fail at Face-to-Face interview!
* Competency or Behavioural Interviews are taking over
* New graduates are finding it harder and harder to get a decent job
"Did you know that for 73% of employers a badly presented and written CV is more of a turn-off than turning up late, wearing inappropriate clothes or swearing during the interview?
Most irritating mistakes are misspelling employer's name, grammatical errors, including irrelevant information and having inappropriate e-mail addresses."
Source: Research by fish4jobs
e-Books
If you need help but you can't do Personal Coaching just yet, take a look at our range of e-books.
These were written especially for young graduates - they are packed full of helpful, practical advice about all stages of the recruitment process, and we've been told they're actually quite fun to read.
Click here to take a look at them.
Keith Potts, chief executive of Jobsite.co.uk, says: "Our candidates tell us that it’s one thing to find a job that matches your skills and experience, but quite another to be able to sell yourself in an interview chair."
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