Career Advice: Be knowledgeable for your interview. Appearing ignorant and disinterested about a prospective employer is a bad idea.

Career Advice: Volunteer work in your chosen field may get your foot in the door, or at least broaden your network.

Career Advice: Appear upbeat. Even if you are having a bad day, do not let outside circumstances affect your demeanour in an interview.

Career Advice: If you know someone in a company at which you’d like to work, work that angle, it’s the greatest chance of getting your foot in the door.

Career Advice: Always give supporting examples in your interviews, to add to your credibility.

Career Advice: Remember a cover letter’s goal is to get your CV read, and the goal of a CV is to get interviews.

Career Advice: In the interview, mention having other offers, if it’s true. You can use this to try get a better offer, but don’t come off as arrogant.

Career Advice: Respond to job ads with point-by-point cover letters, addressing exactly why you fit each need and criteria of the advert.

Career Advice: Follow up with leads immediately. If you find out about a position late in the day, apply right then. Don’t wait until the next day.

Career Advice: When on the job hunt, spend half your day looking and applying, and the other half improving your skills.