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  • 10 ways to be a star team player

    • 12 Sep 2024
    • ICAEW

    10 ways to improve your teamwork skills.

  • People at work

    The golden rules of goal setting

    • 20 Oct 2023
    • ICAEW

    How do you go about setting motivational, achievable goals that will give you the best chance of success?

  • young woman smiling

    Skills for success: 5 steps to being a better communicator

    • 8 Sep 2023
    • ICAEW

    This article covers top tips on how to become a better communicator.

  • young man smiling

    6 steps to better decision making

    • 10 Aug 2023
    • ICAEW

    Top tips to better decision making

  • Girl smiling

    Create a growth mindset

    • 7 Jul 2023

    Explore how to develop a growth mindset could help you achieve your goals.

  • Employee

    Get the most out of your CV and cover letter

    • 29 Mar 2023
    • Charlotte Reed

    Producing a strong CV and cover letter puts you ahead of the interview process and creates a good impression before even speaking with a recruiter. 

  • Girl accepting a job offer

    How to get ready for your first job?

    • 25 Jan 2023
    • Charlotte Reed

    Taking the first step in your career will always be the most challenging one. But the more experience you get, the more confident you will feel throughout your career. However, the best way to ease this anxiety is through preparation.

  • Girl on laptop

    5 ways to boost your commercial awareness

    • 19 Nov 2024

    For employers, sound commercial awareness is a key requirement. Here’s how to improve your knowledge and understanding of the business world.

  • Presentation

    How to make your presentation stand out

    • 5 Aug 2024
    • ICAEW

    Presentation skills are high in-demand. So, how can you improve them, and what makes a great presentation?

  • Finding the right fit

    Finding the right fit

    • 1 Feb 2024

    How can you know that an employer or business is genuinely diverse and inclusive?

  • How to bounce back from failure

    • 20 Sep 2023
    • ICAEW

    This article covers how we can bounce back from failure

  • The ICAEW guide to successful job search (student edition): Delivering a first-class interview

    • 27 Oct 2022
    • Simon Gray

    In the ninth episode of The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search series, host Simon Gray, FCA, offers his top tips on how to make sure you perform at your best during an interview.

  • The ICAEW guide to successful job search (student edition): Positioning yourself online

    • 13 Oct 2022
    • Simon Gray

    In episode eight of The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search series, host Simon Gray, FCA, advises on how you can use LinkedIn to access the 'hidden' job market.

  • The ICAEW guide to successful job search (student edition): The power of networking

    • 29 Sep 2022
    • Simon Gray

    In the seventh episode of The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search series, host Simon Gray, FCA, describes why networking is so important and how it will help you build relationships with key players in the job market.

  • The ICAEW guide to successful job search (student edition): Getting in front of decision makers

    • 15 Sep 2022
    • Simon Gray

    In the sixth podcast of The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search series, host Simon Gray, FCA, explains how to approach the people who can help you get the position you want and access the ‘hidden’ job market.

  • The ICAEW guide to successful job search (student edition): CVs that stand out and impactful cover letters

    • 1 Sep 2022
    • Simon Gray

    In episode five of The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search series, Simon Gray, FCA, discusses the power of a good CV and cover letter, and provides his top tips on how to make sure yours have the wow factor.

  • The ICAEW guide to successful job search (student edition): The importance of planning your job search

    • 18 Aug 2022
    • Simon Gray

    In the fourth episode of The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search series, host Simon Gray, FCA, argues that the old adage of 'fail to plan; plan to fail' is particularly true when it comes to changing jobs.

  • The ICAEW guide to successful job search (student edition): The psychology of job search success

    • 4 Aug 2022
    • Simon Gray

    In the third episode of The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search (student edition) podcast series, host Simon Gray, FCA, examines the impact that attitudes and beliefs have on your ability to win the job you want.

  • The ICAEW guide to successful job search (student edition): The job market environment

    • 10 Jul 2022
    • Simon Gray

    In the second podcast of The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search series (student edition), host Simon Gray, FCA, delves deep into the job market, the roles of the different players and the 'hidden market', the place where a high proportion of job opportunities exist before ever being advertised or placed with professional recruiters.

  • The ICAEW guide to successful job search (student edition): Getting started

    • 6 Jun 2022
    • Simon Gray

    In the first episode of The ICAEW Guide to Successful Job Search (Student Edition) podcast series, Simon Gray tells us about the crucial elements to securing your dream job in finance - environment, psychology, planning and process.