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What you should (and should not) include in your CV

15 August 2019

Alumni Careers Manager Sonja Stockton gives her top tips for making your CV stand out, including what you should and shouldn't include.

Careers advice: How taking time off can benefit your career and wellbeing

17 July 2019

Alumni Careers Manager Caroline Egan discusses how taking time off can benefit your career and wellbeing, and how you can achieve a work-free holiday this summer.

Careers advice: Developing your 21st century career

21 June 2019

Sonja Stockton, Alumni Careers Manager at WBS, explores how you can develop your 21st century career and how the job market has evolved in the 21st century, from the emergence of AI, to flatter organisations and the aging workforce.

Careers advice: How to negotiate a pay rise

22 May 2019

When we feel undervalued and underpaid at work our natural reaction is to look for a promotion or move to a rival firm. By the time our employer notices our real value and offers a pay rise, it may be too late. Alumni Careers Manager, Caroline Egan offers her tips on how to boost your salary before you reach the resignation stage.

How to invest in your mental health and wellbeing at WBS

15 May 2019

Joanna Murphy, Mental Health Co-ordinator at WBS, discusses how to invest in your mental health and wellbeing during your studies and where to go if you feel you need support.

Careers advice: Succeeding in the international job market

23 April 2019

Global working is now commonplace, and thanks to technology, people are working in increasingly connected, interdependent and integrated teams and work streams around the world, irrespective of their organisational structure. Alumni Careers Manager, Caroline Egan offers a strategy for securing a job overseas.

Careers advice: How to ace your assessment centre day

02 April 2019

Your assessment centre day will consist of a variety of exercises set to test your skills and suitability. Give yourself the best chance of success with Careers Manager Krish Ruparelia’s top 10 tips on how to ace your assessment on the day.

Careers advice: How to explain a gap in your CV

25 March 2019

Sometimes in your career you will find that the job flow doesn’t go to plan or you may decide to take a break from work. Regardless of the reason, knowing how to address these empty spaces on your CV can be a challenge – and failing to do so could even mean missing out on the perfect role for you. Sonja Stockton, Alumni Careers Manager at WBS, supplies her top tips on how to mind the gap.

Careers advice: How to ace a phone, video or Skype interview

12 March 2019

Been offered an interview via phone, video or Skype? Discover Careers Coach Donna Walker’s advice on how to secure your success.

Careers advice: How to master the million dollar interview question

18 February 2019

“So tell me about yourself.” Few interview questions sound so simple, yet this unremarkable icebreaker is one that recruiters say candidates most frequently get wrong. Alumni Careers Manager, Sonja Stockton shares her advice on how to master the million dollar question.

Careers advice: 5 killer interview questions

13 February 2019

Whilst the majority of interview questions are designed to test your motivation and suitability for the role, other questions test your ability to think on your feet and are more likely to throw you. Interviewers are interested in how you answer these questions as much as the answer itself; Careers Coach, Donna Walker shares her advice on how to combat these killer questions.

Careers advice: How to write a winning CV and cover letter

06 February 2019

Careers Coach, Stephanie Rix shares her top 5 tried and tested tips for writing your CV and cover letter.

Careers advice: Six strategies to reinvigorate your career in 2019

28 January 2019

The New Year is traditionally the time of year when we look at ways to reinvent ourselves - especially our careers. In our latest careers blog, WBS Alumni Careers Manager, Caroline Egan offers six strategies to help you clarify your goals and increase your motivation to make the changes you need.

Careers advice: How to research and approach the company you want to work for

19 December 2018

The more you know about a company, the better you can position yourself for success. Careers Manager, Krish Ruparelia, reveals how to identify opportunities and approach employers with a speculative application.

Careers advice: Expanding your professional network through social events

22 November 2018

Alumni Careers Manager, Caroline Egan, discusses how to turn the often dreaded work festive party into a positive occasion and raise your professional profile.

Careers advice: Five steps to successful stakeholder engagement

22 October 2018

Managing key stakeholders is crucial to the success of your project. Alumni Careers Manager, Sonja Stockton, discusses the five steps you need to take to manage your stakeholders effectively.

Careers advice: How to get the most from your performance review

26 September 2018

Annual performance reviews help you to reflect on your past and future career. Careers Manager, Sonja Stockton, shares some advice on how to make the performance review work best for you.

Careers advice: Top ten interview tips

14 August 2018

What puts one good interviewee above another? Careers Coach, Donna Walker, shares her top ten tips to help you stand out in an interview and secure the job.

Alumni Careers Management Course: Operating in a Global Environment

01 August 2018

Alumni Careers Manager Caroline Egan discusses the latest careers management module available to WBS alumni.

When is behavioural science good design?

22 June 2018

Behavioural Design Lead Ed Gardiner writes on the convergance of behavioural science and design and how the two work together best.

How to work with head-hunters and recruitment agencies

30 May 2018

WBS Alumni Career Manager, Sonja Stockton, takes a look at how to effectively deal with head-hunters and recruitment agencies in order to reap the benefits when looking for new career opportunities.

Whither, or maybe whether, commissioning

24 May 2018

The first in a series of healthcare blogs by Bernard Crump, Professor of Practice at Warwick Business School, looking at contemporary challenges facing healthcare in different settings, and ideas as to how these challenges might be tackled.

Careers advice: How to negotiate your starting salary

22 May 2018

Sue Thorn, Director of WBS CareersPlus, offers guidance on how to polish your negotiation skills and get the salary you deserve.

Alumni careers advice: Career chances and choices

29 March 2018

We are taught from an early age that successful careers are the result of planning, but is the plan-and-implement model still possible or even relevant in the context of today’s fast moving business world and job market?

What Flutter can tell us about Google’s innovation strategy

13 March 2018

There was much coverage of Flutter at the Mobile World Congress but Juha Uotila argues it can tell us a lot about Google's long term strategy.

Why the robot uprising means we need Universal Basic Income

13 March 2018

Increasing automation is threatening millions of jobs across the world. Maja Korica argues the evidence points towards Universal Basic Income (UBI) as the only solution for society.

UK gas shortage: Will it happen again and what should the Government do?

06 March 2018

Some industries were forced to turn down their use of gas as the UK suffered a shortage during a cold snap. Michael Bradshaw, warns the UK's aging infrasctructure needs improvements fast.

Alumni careers advice: Tackling career transitions

01 March 2018

Alumni Careers Manager Caroline Egan offers some guidance on the best ways to deal with career transitions.

How is the Vix index calculated and traded on?

13 February 2018

The first week of February saw $4 trillion wiped off the value of shares around the world with the Vix index reaching record levels. Philippe Mueller explains how the Vix is has become an asset class.

Careers advice: What does your LinkedIn profile say about you?

02 February 2018

In our latest careers blog, WBS Alumni Careers Manager Sonja Stockton examines how an effective LinkedIn profile can help attract the best opportunities for your next career move.

What should the Government do about the collapse of Carillion?

18 January 2018

John Colley looks over the carnage of Carillion's collapse to see what the Government should do next and the future of public-private partnerships.

Why India's kanthari charity is leading the way in social change

16 January 2018

Empowering the most vulnerable and driving social change is something Governments, charities and organisations have been attempting to do for decades. Haley Beer is researching a charity in India to find out the secret to its success.

Why the gender pay gap is growing across the world

09 January 2018

BBC's Carrie Gracie has raised the issue of the gender pay gap after resigning from her post as China editor because of the disparity with her male counterparts. Marianna Fotaki, Professor of Business Ethics, writes that the issue is actually worsening.