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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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How To Book Coaching
How to Book Your Personal Coaching
There’s no booking form as such on this site because our personal coaching is very individual and flexible, and so we really need you to contact us and have a chat about your requirements before any coaching is booked.
When you contact us, we will arrange a mutually convenient time to have a telephone conversation, where we will be able to discuss your situation and reach an agreement about what sort of coaching would be most helpful.
The initial telephone discussion is completely FREE of charge and without obligation – there will be no pressure to proceed with coaching if you’re not happy to do so.
Whether or not you actually choose to go ahead with coaching at the time, you may well find this initial conversation extremely helpful in itself – many people say it helps them to clarify their thoughts.
Limited Places Available
If you opt for our full coaching package we will support you throughout the recruitment process – from online application form/CV to accepting your job offer. There is no top limit on the number of hours’ coaching you will receive, yet we charge just £400 for this service! However, we can only work in this way with a limited number of clients at a time, so seize your chance now!
So, if you are wondering if personal coaching might help you, please phone us on 01889 590097 or 07811 322730, or e-mail us via our contact form. We look forward to hearing from you.
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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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