Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly depending on your view of the world), it’s often the basics that let most people down. Our list isn’t exhaustive so if you can suggest any additions we would be glad to include them. Whether your interview is highly technical or a chance to get to know you, adhere to these basic [...]

In this short article we will offer an outline of how you should answer the more vague and challenging questions the hiring manager can throw at you. These questions and answers are not specifically aimed at the compliance sector but we’re sure you can relate them to your specific experience. Here is a classic for [...]

This article gives you our opinion on the most important information you should prepare before your first interview. Not only can preparation for an interview send you into a panic it can also distract you and lead you down routes of research that won’t matter. Let us help you make the right choices. So… you’ve [...]

We’re sure you’ve heard the research from 1971 by Albert Mehrabian about the different forms of communication and how important they are: - Visual, or body and facial expressions, accounting for 55% - Vocal, or tone of voice, accounting for 38% - Verbal, or words, accounting for 7% With this in mind it should be [...]

The BBC published a story on 20 October where the Bank of England governor Mervyn King warned of a ‘sober’ decade ahead. Mr King explained that the recovery would not be speedy and ‘re-balancing of the economy would take some time’. Whether or not you believe him isn’t massively important. Even if Mr King is [...]