Category Archives: Career Advice

Why you Should Take a Police Officer Course

As you will know, the selection process for becoming a Police Officer in the UK is extremely competitive. Out of the tens of thousands who apply each year, only around 20% of prospective candidates are successful. This blog will explain to you how attending a Police Officer course can massively boost your chances of success, […]

A Level Results Day: What To Do Next

  Options available after results After you get your A level results, you will have the following options: Start the course Adjustment Part-time course Re-sit exams Foundation degree Apprenticeship Gap year Distance learning Get a job I got the results I needed to get into my desired university Congratulations! If you met the conditions of your […]

Royal Navy Officer Training: BRNC Structure of Command

In order to become a Royal Navy Officer, you’ll need to pass through the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC). This is a deliberately demanding and difficult process, which will test you to your very limits. However, once you have successfully graduated from the college, you will truly be able to say that you are capable […]

BRNC Dartmouth: The College Fitness Guide

  Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth (BRNC), is the official initial training establishment for officers of the British Royal Navy. As a fighting force, every Navy serviceman and woman must be physically and medically fit to carry out their duty in times of war. To be unable to get to a casualty or fire quick […]

Police Officer Recruitment: The Ultimate Career Guide

Have you ever wondered how to join the UK Police Service? For newcomers, the process of police officer recruitment can be quite intimidating. With a wide range of tests, units and different constabularies to choose from, it’s hard to know where to start looking or what the best option is for you. Well, you’re in […]

7 Things You Should Know Before Applying For Law School

  Applying for Law School is incredibly tough. Now more than ever, Law programmes are fine tuning their selection process, so that only the strongest candidates are successful. With this in mind, we have put our legal heads together, to provide you with a list of ten things that you should know and do, before […]

Is It Too Easy To Join The Armed Forces?

The Armed Forces of the UK have been under some criticism lately, for the perceived ease of their recruitment tests. Many people see the Armed Forces as far too easy to get into, and have claimed that this damages the efficiency and integrity of the organisation as a whole. In this blog, we’ll investigate whether […]

TRAIN STATION CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT

When we think about careers within the rail industry, train driver and train guard immediately spring to mind. However, there are many different and varied jobs available (drawing different salaries) that are designed to ensure the trains run on time and the level of service provided is the highest it can be. One such role […]

Community First Responder: The Ultimate Guide

Community first responders (CFR) play a key role in providing life-saving emergency care to patients. They are voluntary workers, dispatched by charities, to attend selected 999 calls. These volunteers significantly reduce the risk of nearby patient’s condition getting worse, and are often the difference between whether somebody lives or dies. In this blog, we’ll provide […]

Medical School Interview Questions And Answers 2016

  If you are lucky enough to have received an interview for medical school, then you have a golden opportunity. This is one that very few people will get, and therefore you need to make sure you ace it. The bottom line is that it’s extremely hard to get into medical school; and therefore assessors […]