Application, Interview & Internship Handbook

Description

A comprehensive guide to boosting your employability, researching careers and firms, networking and LinkedIn, writing successful CVs, cover letters and applications, tackling competency, strengths-based and motivation questions, enhancing your commercial awareness, preparing for interviews and assessment centres (including virtual assessment centres), and converting internships. More specifically, the Application, Interview & Internship Handbook offers a comprehensive range of tips, insights and guidance designed to help you successfully negotiate the recruitment process for a wide range of City careers.

This includes detailed advice on: Boosting your employability, including how to accumulate key experiences that can demonstrate and facilitate your personal development. Networking confidently and effectively, including an explanation of why networking is important. Identifying your priorities and distinguishing between different graduate opportunities. Successfully approaching CVs, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles. Structuring application answers and preparing effectively for assessment centres. Tackling the most commonly asked competency, strengths-based and ethical questions, including illustrative examples of how to draw skills and strengths from your experiences. Articulating your career and firm motivations and carrying out targeted research to support your answers.