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How global companies hire, step by step
A plain-English walk through the hiring process at large global employers: application and ATS screening, online assessments, video interviews, assessment centres, final interviews and offers. Typical timelines, what each stage screens for, the UK and Australian graduate calendar, and how experienced and internal hiring differ.
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How to structure a CV or resume that gets read
How to build a CV that applicant tracking systems can read and recruiters can scan in seconds: layout, section order, the action + metric + result formula for bullets, UK and Australian CV versus US resume conventions, and cover letter basics.
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CV advice by job family
What recruiters scan for in CVs for software engineering, data and analytics, finance and accounting, consulting, marketing, sales, operations and supply chain, HR, and graduate roles with no experience. Key sections, example bullet structures and common mistakes.
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Using AI well, and honestly, in your job search
Practical, honest ways to use AI assistants in a job search: tailoring a CV to a job description, drafting STAR interview answers, mock interviews and company research, with example prompts. Plus what not to do, including fabricating experience and using AI during assessments.
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What Google's careers site says about resumes
A short, sourced summary of the resume advice Google publishes on its own careers site, including the 'accomplished X as measured by Y, by doing Z' formula, and how to apply it to any application.
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Build a stronger CV by talking it through with an AI voice assistant
A step-by-step workflow for using an AI voice assistant to interview you about each role, draw out achievements and numbers, turn them into X-Y-Z and STAR bullets, tailor them to a job description and finish with a mock recruiter screen. Copy-paste prompts included.
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Free aptitude test preparation resources for students and careers advisers
A page careers advisers and L&D teams can share: common reasoning and judgement test formats, what to check before an assessment, reasonable adjustments, where to find free practice, and what ACE-Test does and does not offer for free.
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