Graduated and finding it hard to get a job? Or due to graduate and want to get ahead of other new graduates in the job market? Written by an experienced graduate recruiter with over 30 year in the recruitment industry, someone who has recruited several thousand graduates and currently assists graduates with applications for graduate training schemes, public sector graduate placements and law training contracts, this guide is one you won't regret buying. It will help you: -optimise your CV's impact -effectively market yourself using technology such as CV databases / social media / LinkedIn -effectively use other job search tools -show you how to approach preparing for an interview -help you in understanding how to complete application forms effectively -provide a valuable insight into assessment centres It is a step-by-step no-nonsense guide, full of practical advice and easy to follow. The sample CV templates included will help you lay out, and above all, focus your CV for recruiters. Our advice on completing application forms will help you complete them effectively and optimise your skills and ability on them. We cover all aspects of job hunting, with in our 2019 version, a greatly expanded section on how to market yourself effectively via social media. A key part of the job hunting section is to highlight how recruiters use selection tools, valuable advice that helps you maximise your own activity. In this section, we look at CV databases, job search engines, LinkedIn and other social media platforms, covering letters, speculative approaches, etc. Preparing for interviews is also covered in-depth including preparing for: telephone and Skype interviews, competency / behavioral interviews, strength based interviews (SBIs) - use by major graduate recruiters, value based interviews - use in the third sector / charity sector / government bodies, common interview questions (what are your strengths / weaknesses? etc), lots of advice on general interview preparation / background research / how to conduct yourself in an interview One trick we teach you is how predict many of the interview questions. If you knew all the questions in advance - hopefully you would sit at home and prepare potential answers to those questions. Interviews are so much easier when you do know the questions in advance. Finally, we run through the exercises in an assessment centre, providing insight into how to approach them. Written for both UK and Ireland newly graduated job seekers, or graduates looking for work in the UK or Republic of Ireland. Does our advice work? The author has literally worked with hundreds of new graduates over the years, and helped thousands of people secure employment. He has run the career advice hub at the 'National Graduate and Recruitment Exhibition' at both Olympia and the NEC. The guide is based on one used for over 15 years that have helped several thousand job hunters achieve employment, this is our graduate version - tailored to your specific needs... The advice really does work...!