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    Category: Tools for Your Job Search

    Your one-stop-shop for advice during the job search. From help with your CV and interview tips to a handy guide to help navigate job titles and industry jargon.

    Not hearing back from employers? Here's why!
    Posted on 8th April 2021 (8th April 2021) by Laura Bill in It's A Grad's Life Tools for Your Job Search

    Not Hearing Back from Employers? Here’s Why!

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    8 Stress management tips for Stress Awareness Month by Marcel Friedrich on Unsplash
    Posted on 29th March 2021 (24th March 2021) by Daisy Hanson in It's A Grad's Life Tools for Your Job Search

    8 Stress management tips for Stress Awareness Month

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    How to Differentiate Your IT CV and Stand Out to Recruiters by Lukas from Pexels
    Posted on 23rd February 2021 (23rd February 2021) by Laura Bill in Tools for Your Job Search Working in Tech Roles

    How to Differentiate Your IT CV and Stand Out to Recruiters

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    50 Questions to Ask in an Interview by Alex Green from Pexels
    Posted on 25th January 2021 (25th January 2021) by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search

    50 Questions to Ask in an Interview

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    How to Pitch Like a Pro a Jobseeker's Guide to Acing an Interview with Examples
    Posted on 13th January 2021 (13th January 2021) by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to Pitch Like a Pro: a Jobseeker’s Guide to Acing an Interview with Examples

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    Five Signs That Your Video Interview Went Badly
    Posted on 7th January 2021 (8th January 2021) by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search

    Five Signs That Your Video Interview Went Badly

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    Top Tips for Your Graduate Software Engineering CV by Christina @ woc in the chat on Unsplash
    Posted on 9th December 2020 (9th December 2020) by Jack Sheehan in Tools for Your Job Search Working in Tech Roles

    Top Tips for Your Graduate Software Engineering CV

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    Accepting a job offer - everything you need to do first by Brett Jordan on Unsplash
    Posted on 23rd November 2020 (3rd December 2020) by Andrew Arkley in Tools for Your Job Search

    Accepting a Job Offer – Everything You Need to do First

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    How to Research a Company for an Interview by Surface on Unsplash
    Posted on 20th November 2020 by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to Research a Company for an Interview

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    Top Employable Soft Skills Revealed in 2020 by Patrick Perkins on Unsplash
    Posted on 17th November 2020 by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search

    Top Employable Soft Skills Revealed in 2020

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    Creating the Perfect LinkedIn Profile for a Software Developer Job by inlytics on Unsplash
    Posted on 13th November 2020 (13th November 2020) by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search Working in Tech Roles

    Creating the Perfect LinkedIn Profile for a Software Developer Job

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    Red Flags for Graduate Job Hunters by Magnet.me on Unsplash
    Posted on 6th November 2020 (6th November 2020) by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search

    Red Flags for Graduate Job Hunters

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    What is Codebar and how can it help you get a job by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash
    Posted on 26th October 2020 (26th October 2020) by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search Working in Tech Roles

    What is Codebar and How Can it Help You Get a Job?

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    How to Clean Up Your Social Media for the Job Hunt by inlytics • LinkedIn Analytics Tool on Unsplash
    Posted on 28th September 2020 (20th October 2020) by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to Clean Up Your Social Media for the Job Hunt

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    Should I Add a Photo On My UK CV?
    Posted on 14th September 2020 (20th October 2020) by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search

    Should I Add a Photo To My UK CV?

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    Posted on 24th August 2020 (24th August 2020) by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search

    Five Networking Tips for Graduates

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    Posted on 10th August 2020 (14th August 2020) by Katie Lawman in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to make a GREAT Video CV

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    Posted on 5th August 2020 (5th August 2020) by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search

    5 Traits of a High Performer

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    Posted on 31st July 2020 (4th August 2020) by Daisy Hanson in Tools for Your Job Search

    Top 5 Reasons People Fail Their Interviews

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    What Job Can You Get With a Humanities Degree by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash
    Posted on 23rd July 2020 (29th July 2020) by Daisy Hanson in Tools and Resources Tools for Your Job Search

    What Jobs Can You Get With a Humanities Degree?

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    Posted on 13th July 2020 (16th July 2020) by Katie Lawman in Tools for Your Job Search

    What’s the difference between a Traineeship, an Apprenticeship, and an Internship?

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    Posted on 13th July 2020 (5th August 2020) by Katie Lawman in Tools for Your Job Search

    10 Tips to Make the Job Search Less of a Full-Time Job…

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    Posted on 8th July 2020 (5th August 2020) by Katie Lawman in Tools for Your Job Search

    3 Ways to Answer Inappropriate Interview Questions

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    Posted on 3rd July 2020 by Katie Lawman in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to Handle Bad Graduate Career Advice

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    Posted on 29th June 2020 (26th November 2020) by Alice Menhennet in Tools for Your Job Search Working in Tech Roles

    A Guide To Endless Tech Job Titles

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    5 tips for joining a team virtually.
    Posted on 17th June 2020 (7th July 2020) by Tasha Harvey in Tools for Your Job Search

    5 Tips for Joining a Team Virtually

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    A Powerful Exercise to Get You the Job You Want
    Posted on 13th May 2020 (13th May 2020) by Katerina H in Tools for Your Job Search

    A Powerful Exercise to Get You the Job You Want

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    Posted on 9th April 2020 (28th January 2021) by Kristina Chapman in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to Prepare for a Remote Job Interview

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    Posted on 5th November 2019 (8th November 2019) by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    Hired and DigitalGrads partnership

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    Posted on 10th October 2019 (17th October 2019) by James Sayers in Tools for Your Job Search

    Why You Get No Response from Potential Employers and Employees

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    Posted on 10th October 2019 (10th October 2019) by James Sayers in Tools for Your Job Search

    Looking Out For Yourself On The Job Hunt – World Mental Health Day

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    What To Expect In a Digital Marketing Role
    Posted on 21st August 2019 (12th September 2019) by Tom Welbourne in Tools for Your Job Search

    What To Expect In a Digital Marketing Role

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    Posted on 15th August 2019 (12th September 2019) by Olly Dunn in It's A Grad's Life Tools for Your Job Search

    The candidate experience is toxic – and it needs to change!

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    How to Ace your Interview for a Start-Up
    Posted on 2nd April 2019 (26th November 2020) by Adela Belin in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to ace your interview for a start-up

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    How To Create An Online Portfolio That Will Make You Stand Out
    Posted on 22nd March 2019 (7th July 2020) by Patrick Foster in Tools for Your Job Search

    How To Create An Online Portfolio That Will Make You Stand Out

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    How To Write A Cover Letter For Digital Marketing Jobs 101
    Posted on 19th October 2018 (19th October 2018) by Patrick Foster in Tools for Your Job Search

    How To Write A Cover Letter For Digital Marketing Jobs 101

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    Alternative Ways to Get Marketing Work Experience
    Posted on 5th October 2018 (7th July 2020) by Lizzie Exton in Tools for Your Job Search

    Four Alternative Ways To Get Marketing Work Experience

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    How to get a job in Social Media- Platforms turning around recruitment.
    Posted on 8th August 2018 (26th November 2020) by Matteo Iannelli in Tools for Your Job Search

    How To Get A Job In Social Media: Platforms Turning Around Recruitment

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    To Help You Land Your First Job in Digital Marketing
    Posted on 1st August 2018 (1st August 2018) by Annick Nuyens in Tools for Your Job Search

    PR Skills To Help You Land Your First Job In Digital Marketing

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    No Digital Marketing Experience? Think Again
    Posted on 28th June 2018 (6th July 2018) by Sasha Hossain in Tools for Your Job Search

    No Digital Marketing Experience? Think Again

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    How To Pick Yourself Up When You Didnt Get The Job
    Posted on 27th June 2018 (3rd July 2018) by Lynne Egwuekwe in Tools for Your Job Search

    How To Pick Yourself Up When You Didn’t Get The Job

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    How To Get A Job In A Digital Marketing Agency
    Posted on 26th June 2018 (22nd July 2020) by Nancy Roque in Tools for Your Job Search

    How To Get A Job In A Digital Marketing Agency

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    How to compete for a graduate digital marketing job in London
    Posted on 25th June 2018 (6th July 2018) by Hannah Tomaszewski in Tools for Your Job Search

    How To Compete For A Graduate Digital Marketing Job In London

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    Top 10 Apps for Graduate Job Seekers 
    Posted on 11th June 2018 (21st June 2018) by Mark Thomson in Tools for Your Job Search

    Top 10 Apps For Graduate Job Seekers

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    How to Become a Digital Marketer After You Graduate From University
    Posted on 29th May 2018 (1st August 2018) by Callum Mundine in Tools for Your Job Search

    How To Become A Digital Marketer After You Graduate From University

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    How to find a job when applying from abroad
    Posted on 15th May 2018 (21st June 2018) by Vanessa Harris in Tools for Your Job Search

    Looking For A Graduate Job In London From Abroad

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    10 books budding marketer read
    Posted on 2nd May 2018 (7th July 2020) by Craig Griffiths in Tools for Your Job Search

    The Top 10 Digital Marketing Books for Graduates

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    How to Nail a Job Interview in SEO
    Posted on 2nd May 2018 (8th November 2018) by Daniel Ross in Tools for Your Job Search

    How To Nail A Graduate Job Interview In SEO

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    10 Useful Digital Tools for Jobs in Marketing
    Posted on 17th April 2018 (7th July 2020) by Oliver Hurcum in Tools for Your Job Search

    10 Useful Digital Tools for Jobs in Marketing

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    Freelancer or Agency – What’s Your Choice?
    Posted on 12th April 2018 (3rd May 2018) by Claudia Paisley Propp in Tools for Your Job Search

    Freelancer or Agency – What’s Your Choice?

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    Posted on 12th April 2018 (7th July 2020) by Anchal Malik in Tools for Your Job Search

    An Inclusive Guide for Virtual Reality App Development

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    Top 7 Digital Marketing Tools New Grads Should Learn How to Use
    Posted on 4th April 2018 (7th July 2020) by Asad Ali in Tools for Your Job Search

    Top 7 Digital Marketing Tools New Grads Should Learn How to Use

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    Posted on 4th April 2018 (26th November 2020) by Bill Achola in Tools for Your Job Search

    4 Insanely Actionable Tips to Boost Your Chances of Landing Your First Digital Marketing Job

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    Posted on 26th March 2018 (15th June 2018) by Wendy Dessler in Tools for Your Job Search

    3 Mistakes To Avoid When Looking For A New Digital Marketing Job

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    Posted on 23rd March 2018 (18th January 2021) by Lucy Robinson in Tools for Your Job Search

    5 Digital Marketing Job Search Mistakes

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    Creating the perfect LinkedIn profile for a digital marketing job
    Posted on 23rd March 2018 (23rd March 2018) by Joana Veiga Ferreira in Tools for Your Job Search

    Creating The Perfect LinkedIn Profile For A Digital Marketing Job

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    How To Get Ahead In The Digital Marketing Job Hunt As A Student
    Posted on 23rd March 2018 (23rd March 2018) by Alex Frampton in Tools for Your Job Search

    How To Get Ahead In The Digital Marketing Job Hunt As A Student

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    Job Search – How To Make Your Job Application Stand Out
    Posted on 16th March 2018 (23rd March 2018) by Miles Munroe in Tools for Your Job Search

    How To Make Your Job Application Stand Out

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    Posted on 15th February 2018 (23rd March 2018) by Kristiana Kancheva in Tools for Your Job Search

    My Job Hunting Predicament & How I Have Found A Solution

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    Posted on 31st January 2018 (30th July 2020) by Sarah Loise in Tools for Your Job Search

    You’re Way Too Good to Be Making These Interview Mistakes

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    Posted on 29th November 2017 (17th April 2018) by Emma Williams in Tools for Your Job Search

    Four lies you tell yourself during the job hunt

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    Posted on 2nd November 2017 (29th November 2017) by Hisham Wyne in Tools for Your Job Search

    4 Tips To Ace That Second Interview – From A Professional Speaker

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    Posted on 31st October 2017 (29th November 2017) by David Mackenzie in Tools for Your Job Search

    5 Ways To Get Out Of A Job Hunting Rut

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    Posted on 16th October 2017 (6th December 2017) by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    We’re Hiring a Community Intern – Interested?

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    An Honest Viewpoint on Getting A Graduate Marketing Position
    Posted on 4th October 2017 (22nd July 2020) by Jamie Fuller in Tools for Your Job Search

    An Honest Viewpoint on Getting A Graduate Marketing Position

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    Posted on 27th September 2017 by Devin Morrissey in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to Master a Video Interview

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    Posted on 27th September 2017 by Hannah Browne in Tools for Your Job Search

    Knowing the Importance of Mobile Before an SEO Job Interview

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    Posted on 21st September 2017 by Emma Williams in Tools for Your Job Search

    5 Questions You Should Be Asking In Your Interview

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    Cover Letter
    Posted on 13th July 2017 by Devin Morrissey in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to Write a Successful Cover Letter

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    Posted on 20th June 2017 (21st December 2017) by Emma Williams in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to overcome the experience conundrum

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    Land your dream job with new billboard design competition
    Posted on 5th June 2017 by Karen Lai in Tools for Your Job Search

    Land your dream job with new billboard design competition

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    6 University Lessons That Prepare You for a Digital Marketing Career
    Posted on 1st June 2017 (21st December 2017) by Brian Giroux in Tools for Your Job Search

    6 University Lessons That Prepare You for a Digital Marketing Career

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    CVs
    Posted on 31st May 2017 by Donna Moores in Tools for Your Job Search

    CVs For The 21st Century

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    cover letter
    Posted on 24th May 2017 by Emma Williams in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to make your cover letter stand-out (even if you hate writing)

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    interview questions you should be asking
    Posted on 23rd May 2017 by Clinton Loomis in Tools for Your Job Search

    How to deal with Tough Interview Questions

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    Digital Marketing Interview
    Posted on 4th May 2017 by Cameron Francis in Tools for Your Job Search

    7 Things You Should Be Doing in Uni To Stand Out In A Digital Marketing Interview

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    Posted on 29th March 2017 (26th June 2018) by Emma Williams in Tools for Your Job Search

    6 Things You Can Do To Stay Ahead In Your Job Search

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    Interview nerves
    Posted on 3rd March 2017 by Lale ByQuist in Tools for Your Job Search

    How To Handle Interview Nerves

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    Posted on 3rd March 2017 by Emma Williams in Tools for Your Job Search

    How I pulled myself out of a rough job search (and you can too)

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    Digital Marketing Skills
    Posted on 15th February 2017 (21st December 2017) by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    The Top 10 Skills You Need To Get Your First Role In Digital Marketing

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    graduate jobs 2017
    Posted on 23rd January 2017 by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    More Graduate Jobs in 2017?

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    Posted on 4th January 2017 by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    Graduate CV Case Study: How To Create A CV In Less Than 1 Day

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    Digital marketing job
    Posted on 28th March 2016 (13th June 2018) by Olay Vitler in Tools for Your Job Search

    5 Skills you need to land a digital marketing job

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    Posted on 21st March 2016 (7th July 2020) by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    What is Ecommerce Marketing?

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    conversion rate optimisation
    Posted on 21st March 2016 (7th July 2020) by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    What is conversion rate optimisation or CRO?

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    Posted on 21st March 2016 (7th July 2020) by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    What is Social Media Marketing?

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    Posted on 4th March 2016 by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    Generic buzzword profiles are a load of BS

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    Posted on 3rd March 2016 by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    Tell the story – YOUR story

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    Posted on 2nd March 2016 by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    Be specific or go home

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    Posted on 1st March 2016 by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    Applying For A Job Is A Marketing Exercise – Plain and Simple

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    Posted on 23rd February 2016 by Matt Dodgson in Tools for Your Job Search

    4 tips to get the best digital marketing job before you graduate

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    Posted on 12th February 2016 (26th November 2020) by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    What Is Email Marketing? 10 Basic Principles Every First-Jobber Should Understand

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    Posted on 22nd January 2016 by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    A Degree Just Isn’t Enough

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    Posted on 19th January 2016 (7th July 2020) by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    Google’s Latest Algorithm Update Confirmed

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    Interview Questions
    Posted on 18th January 2016 by Lucy Smith in Tools for Your Job Search

    3 Killer Interview Questions You Should Ask Your Interviewer During A Search Marketing Interview

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