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            <title>Ways to Fail an Interview</title>
            <link>http://my.rsc.org/blogs/7/1075</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Not the cheeriest of titles for a Monday morning, but an important topic non the less.&nbsp; I came across this article over the weekend via Twitter and as someone who has carried out numerous interviews in my career, and provided advice to people about preparing for interviews&nbsp;I thought it summed up some of the key reasons why people don&#39;t succeed when they go along for that all important job interview.

The article goes into more detail but it highlights the top 3 reasons why people fail.&nbsp; These are:

	
		Not providing a relevant example of your skills.&nbsp; So don&#39;t just say you can do something, give an example of how you&#39;ve demonstrated/used that skill.&nbsp; I am always going on about this one!
	
		Not telling the interviewer how your skills match the role that you are applying for.
	
		Not showing interest and enthusiasm.&nbsp;


	
	&nbsp;So there you go, remember to do those 3 things and you&#39;ll be halfway there to interview success.&nbsp;
	&nbsp;,,,,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br /><br />Posted by Laura Woodward<br />May 20, 2013 7:30 am<hr noshade />]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 07:30:55 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Finding your dream job</title>
            <link>http://my.rsc.org/blogs/7/1047</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In many of my consultations I see people who genuinely don&#39;t know what they want to do.&nbsp; They may be just starting out in their career or are reflecting on their career and realised they (like many) simply fell into their current role.

I often suggest to people that they speak to friends and family about what sort of jobs they can see them doing.&nbsp; They often know us best, and can often recognise skills that we perhaps never see as &#39;work&#39; skills.

I found this article this&nbsp;morning, and I&#39;m definitely going to start suggesting it in my consultations&nbsp;as&nbsp;an exercise to&nbsp;undertake&nbsp;for those&nbsp;of you&nbsp;who&nbsp;are looking for some inspiration.&nbsp; The basic idea is that you write a job advert about the type of job you are searcing for, highlighting your motivations and interests, rather than your qualifications or a specific area of work.&nbsp; You then send it to 10 people who you know who have a variety of interests, careers and backgrounds and see what they suggest.&nbsp;

I&#39;d love to know if some of you try it.&nbsp; Let me know what people suggest!<br /><br />Posted by Laura Woodward<br />May 13, 2013 1:12 pm<hr noshade />]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:12:10 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Graduate Opportunities with the RSC</title>
            <link>http://my.rsc.org/blogs/7/1041</link>
            <description><![CDATA[GREAT GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES:
&nbsp;
We&rsquo;ve just opened for applications to the RSC Graduate Scheme for a September start date. We also have some short summer placement opportunities available in Publishing and Science Writing. The graduate Publishing Editor position is also open to applications.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Full details of the graduate schemes can be found here and the summer placements are advertised here&nbsp;
<br /><br />Posted by Julie Franklin<br />May 2, 2013 12:17 pm<hr noshade />]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 12:17:11 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Even da Vinci knew the importance of a skills based CV</title>
            <link>http://my.rsc.org/blogs/7/1040</link>
            <description><![CDATA[I&#39;m always going on about making sure you make your CV relevant to the position that you are applying for and to really concentrate on the skills that the recruiter is looking for, so it was great to stumble across this recently.&nbsp; It would seem even da Vinci was aware of the importance of highlighting his skills, and importantly providing specific examples too.&nbsp;

I guess in essence CV&#39;s haven&#39;t really changed that much at all.<br /><br />Posted by Laura Woodward<br />Apr 30, 2013 8:01 pm<hr noshade />]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:01:55 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Internships for Chemists in Westminster</title>
            <link>http://my.rsc.org/blogs/7/1039</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There is still time to apply for this great opportunity.

Internship for Chemists in Westminster
&nbsp;
The Westminster Fellowship Scheme is an annual internship at the offices of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology [POST]. The RSC will fund two candidates to work at POST for three-months, engaging in work that is intended to aid scientific research into public policy areas, as well as raising public awareness.&nbsp; The candidates will experience the inner workings of the Parliament through researching and writing objective briefing documents for parliamentarians.

The Scheme is open to RSC members only.

Applications for the Fellowship Scheme are open now until the deadline on 31 May.&nbsp;&nbsp; Details of how to apply can be found here.
<br /><br />Posted by Laura Woodward<br />Apr 29, 2013 8:41 am<hr noshade />]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:41:53 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>What shall I wear today .........</title>
            <link>http://my.rsc.org/blogs/7/1025</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Prior to becoming a careers specialist here at the RSC my background was working in HR.&nbsp; This involved considerable recruitment and lots and lots of interviews and it has always amazed me to see what people consider as suitable dress for an interview.&nbsp; As an aside I&#39;ve often been tempted to write a book sharing some of the humorous and disastrous interviews I have conducted - maybe one day.

According to a survey conducted by a careers management company 37% of employers decided not to hire someone based on what they wore.&nbsp; It therefore really is important that you think about your outfit.<br /><br />Posted by Laura Woodward<br />Apr 11, 2013 7:42 pm<hr noshade />]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:42:15 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Looking into the future</title>
            <link>http://my.rsc.org/blogs/7/994</link>
            <description><![CDATA[We all know job titles have changed over the years, although sometimes it&#39;s debatable as to whether the actual roles change that much. If I think back to my childhood (not that long ago folks) there were no mobile phones (well, not as we know them today) and no internet and so jobs like Chief Technology Officer or e-science specialist just didn&#39;t exist....crazy to think about that now.
My colleague sent me an interesting article which details what job titiles of the future might be...do you have any others that could be added to the list? <br /><br />Posted by Charlotte  Ashley-Roberts<br />Feb 25, 2013 2:30 pm<hr noshade />]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:30:18 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Are you ready for retirement?</title>
            <link>http://my.rsc.org/blogs/7/991</link>
            <description><![CDATA[I have been saving for my pension since my mid-twenties, on some sound advice from a colleague in my first role. I don&#39;t really think about it too much as it seems like retirement is a long way off for me...probably 40 years or so! Still, it&#39;s good to be prepared, or at least feel like I am trying to be prepared!

In all seriousness though, it is never too early to start thinking about your retirement, whether it is planning your long term goals or saving for your pension. There was an interesting article in the newspapers today regarding savings in retirement and the Careers Team here at the RSC run events on retirement planning and this year we will be doing sessions across the UK at our hubs - contact us to find out more. <br /><br />Posted by Charlotte  Ashley-Roberts<br />Feb 20, 2013 1:20 pm<hr noshade />]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:20:59 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>A love match?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Recognising that trying to find the right job can be like finding the right partner in your personal life I thought I&#39;d share this article on the Guardian website today.&nbsp;

As it highlights, most of us want to find a role where our career is supported by our employer and this can be difficult so have a read as it gives some top tips to think about and could help you find that perfect &#39;relationship.&#39;&nbsp;

It even recommends one of the career&#39;s teams favourite books - How to Find a Job You&#39;ll Love by John Lees.&nbsp; It&#39;s definitely worth a read if you are wondering about what you could do next by getting you to think about your skills as well as what interests you, both equally important when trying to find &#39;perfection.&#39;<br /><br />Posted by Laura Woodward<br />Feb 14, 2013 8:21 pm<hr noshade />]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:21:32 +0100</pubDate>
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            <title>Women in Science</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Are you a woman in science? If so, RSC President Lesley Yellowlees will be on BBC Radio 4&#39;s Woman&#39;s Hour this morning between 10am and 11am to discuss women in science as part of a feature on the Daphne Jackson Trust, which helps women back into science careers after a career break.
&nbsp;
If you fancy listening in with your morning cuppa, or catching up later in the day/week the Woman&#39;s Hour website is www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb

<br /><br />Posted by Charlotte  Ashley-Roberts<br />Feb 11, 2013 10:09 am<hr noshade />]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:09:28 +0100</pubDate>
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