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When applying for jobs,
what should and shouldn't
people do - particularly
when it comes to their CV?
Make your CV short and to
the point. Bear in mind that
a potential employer is likely
to receive hundreds of CVs, so make sure
what you put on yours has a chance of
standing out. Highlight your strengths.
If you're someone who is new to the
world of work, list your soft skills, such
as decision-making, team-building and
communication skills. Even timekeeping
is important to potential employers.
I wouldn't put your attributes under
a heading that actually reads 'soft skills',
though; I would put them down as
'characteristics' and make it clear what
you could bring to an employer.
I've written a lot about both this subject
and CVs on my LinkedIn blogs, so there's
a lot of information there.

What about if someone's
lucky enough to get an
interview? What's your
advice to such candidates both
before and at the actual event?
The most critical thing here
is preparation. I can't stress
enough how important it is.
You get only one chance to make
an impression and it's got to be your
best one, and the only way to do that
is to prepare and make sure you know
a lot about the employer that you're
going to be seeing.
You need to research. If you know
about an interview a week in advance, set
up a Google alert on that employer's name
and the person you're going to be seeing.
There's nothing better than having live
information as a reference point.
Employers are looking to find out how
up to speed you are on their organisation.
If you're not able to communicate your
understanding of the business eloquently,
in my opinion you would have lost
before you'd even started.
Interviews are essentially a two-way
communication and employers expect
you to ask questions, and they have to
have some meaning to them. The person
interviewing you doesn't want to be
bored, so it's fine to challenge them.
If your questions are informed and
intelligent, it shows depth and meaning.
0 2 8 /// J O B S & C A R E E R S

You've managed to become a
millionaire, by doing something you
enjoy. How can others achieve this?
You have to be focused on being good at
what you do. Success isn't luck or chance;
success is derived from being good at the
job. There are very few successful people who aren't
particularly good at what they do. Your focus should
be 'How do I become the best at this?' And when
you achieve that, success will come with it.
You should chase excellence before you chase
success or money. Being good at something is the
stepping-stone to everything else.

What advice would you
give to 20-somethings who
really have no idea about
which career path to follow and are
worried about choosing the wrong
thing? (Recent research shows that
millennials will have two or three
completely different careers in
their lifetime, and try out lots of
jobs before picking one.)
A career is a journey, not a
destination, and you may end
up doing something you never
imagined you would do. There are many
thousands of people who are in jobs they
never thought they would be.
Life is about challenge and opportunity
and sometimes you don't know whether
a job is right for you until you're in the
work environment.
Don't be afraid of making a mistake.
Everybody in a career position will
inevitably make mistakes. There's no
harm or shame in it. Everyone has
probably had a job that didn't work out
and it doesn't make them a failure.
It's just a part of the process.
The best advice I can give is to expect
it and accept it. It's inevitable and it will
happen. Embrace it because it's just as
important to know what you don't want
to do as what you do want to do. And you
don't know unless you try.

What's your opinion on
volunteering/work
experience/internships -
are they a good idea for all ages, and
how should people make the most
of their opportunity?
If you're given the opportunity,
there is nothing as useful as
life experience. An internship
also gives you the opportunity to try
before you buy. Not all jobs are what
is expected and work experience and
internships are an invaluable way
of finding out what's involved.
Also, once you're involved somewhere,
you may well hear about job opportunities.

How important do you
think degrees are in this
day and age?
An education is for life and
it's a foundation. Life is very
unpredictable and you never
know what it has in store for you.
Having a good university qualification
is something you can build on - I would
definitely recommend it; even though I
didn't go to university myself, I certainly
encouraged both of my children to go.
If a degree is what the profession
requires, then that's what it requires.
It's very hard to become a lawyer
without a law degree. But people



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