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6 Tips For Graduates: How To Get Ahead And Kick-start Your Graduate Career

ByAdria Solutions Reading Time: 5 minutes

Graduating from university and looking ahead to your new career can be a hugely exciting time, but it can also be very challenging. With lots of students graduating at the same time, all with fantastic qualifications and just as much enthusiasm and passion as yourself – the competition for the best jobs can be fierce.

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UK Tech Sector Recruitment Overcomes General Election Uncertainty

ByAdria Solutions Reading Time: 2 minutes

A great number of industries are affected by the run-up to and the aftermath of a general election, particularly recruitment. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the potential shake-ups and upsets in Westminster, the IT and tech industry has managed to buck the trend seen in the public sector in particular and actually experienced a boom in recruitment growth.

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Interview Skills Training: 10 Tips For Those On Both Sides Of The Table

ByAdria Solutions Reading Time: 3 minutes

Job interviews can be very difficult and nerve-wracking situations, and not just for the interviewee. Whether you’re attending or holding the interview, here are some crucial tips for those on both sides of the table…
 

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Information Technology Tops Recruitment Skills In Demand

ByAdria Solutions Reading Time: 2 minutes

Not so long ago at the peak of the recession, hundreds of candidates would be battling for the limited job supply in the UK. However, the tides have now changed for Britain’s recruitment landscape, which now boasts an increasingly buoyant employment market.  
Britain’s economy continues to recover and consequently businesses of a diverse range of sectors are increasing their recruitment intake.

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How The Northern Powerhouse Is Likely To Affect Recruitment In The North West

ByAdria Solutions Reading Time: 2 minutes

One of the most prominent aspects of George Osborne’s 2015 Budget was the concept of the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ and his plans to turn northern cities like Manchester and Liverpool, into economic hubs that rival London and the South East.

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Graduate Recruitment Opportunities at a Ten-Year High in the UK

ByAdria Solutions Reading Time: 3 minutes

It’s great news for graduates. According to recent research, the first of the students that paid the higher tuition fees will graduate in the most lucrative recruitment market for more than a decade. The attractive graduate job market in the UK in 2015 includes an increase in the number of jobs available and better starting salaries at many of the country’s top employers.

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UK IT Professionals Enjoy Salary Hikes In Wake Of Skills Shortage

ByDavid Berwick Reading Time: 2 minutes

Web developers, software analysts, IT project managers, security administrators, support technicians, just about every strand of the IT profession you can care to imagine is in huge demand. What’s more, due to a significant shortage in relevant skills, IT professionals are witnessing a nationwide rise in salaries.

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Common Reasons An Employer Delays Post-interview Contact

ByAdria Solutions Reading Time: 4 minutes

Common reasons an employer delays post-interview contact

You got through to the interview stage, the interview went well and you felt confident you’d hear back soon with good news. The days quickly turn into weeks and before you know it a month has gone by and you’ve still not heard anything.

Candidates having to wait for prolonged periods to be informed of the outcome of an interview is a fair from ideal scenario and, unfortunately, a fairly common one.

While some organisations, as standard practice, send out rejection emails or letters, other take much longer to inform applicants of an interview outcome.

Being in the ‘unknown’ period can be agonising for a candidate. If you are in that position you might get some relief from the following fairly common reasons an employer delays post-interview contact.

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The hub of Britain’s IT sector: Why the North West is the land of opportunity for IT graduates and professionals.

ByAdria Solutions Reading Time: 3 minutes

The hub of Britain’s IT sector: Why the North West is the land of opportunity for IT graduates and professionals.

With the highest salaries, an internationally-recognised financial hub and a wealth of job opportunities, it’s understandable why many would assume London is the best place to land an IT job. But is it?

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