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Resume guide

Posted January 17, 2024

How should I organise my CV and what content should I include? Applications for jobs are as high as they have ever been and the CV, more than ever, is critical in ensuring you secure your perfect role or at least give yourself the chance to interview for it. It is important to remember that your […]

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Driving positive change through the Frazer Jones UK Trustee Network

Posted May 4, 2023

At Frazer Jones, we work hard to constantly create positive change and growth for our clients, candidates and of course the HR industry as a whole. As the world focuses more on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and environmental, governance and social (ESG), more non-profit businesses and charities are recruiting voluntary Trustees who want to […]

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The STAR method: The secret to acing your next job interview

Posted April 26, 2023

Are you good at telling stories? Do you get right to the point and include all the relevant details? Or do you tend to forget to mention key details or tend to ramble? In a job interview, you’re probably familiar with questions like “Tell me about a time when you…” or “How do you handle…..” […]

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UK future HR talent programme 2023-24

Posted April 24, 2023

We are excited to launch the next series of our UK future HR talent programme. Are you an HR leader with professionals in your team who’d benefit from insightful and interactive events? Over the next year, we’ll be hosting a series of events welcoming any HR professional from Assistant to Business Partner level. This will […]

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Interview guide

Posted April 8, 2022

How do I prepare for an interview? In most cases, your recruitment consultant should be able to assist you with your preparation, but conducting your own research will certainly help. Know the company. Look into the organisation’s performance, study their website, blogs, social media sites and research relevant articles on their recent activity. Have they won […]

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The STAR Method of Behavioral Based Interviews

Posted March 24, 2020

The STAR method is a structured manner of responding to a behavioral-based interview question by discussing the specific situation, task, action, and result of the situation you are describing. Situation: Describe the situation that you were in or the task that you needed to accomplish. You must describe a specific event or situation, not a generalized […]

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Guide to Competency Based Interviews

Posted March 24, 2020

Competency-based interviews are becoming an increasingly common part of the recruitment process with many organizations attaching a high level of importance to their outcome. As a result, we have created this document to give you an idea of how to approach competency-based interviews. To help you do this we have set out 16 typical competencies […]

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HR Business Partners: setting your culture compass

Thu, 13 March 2025 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

We are excited to be hosting our annual HR Business Partner event in Amsterdam, this time focused on fostering safe company culture. In February 2024, the research commission on behavior and culture in the Dutch media released a report titled “Nothing Seen, Nothing Heard, Nothing Done.” Series of transgressive behaviour e.g. sexism, discrimination, poor leadership […]

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