Advice
10th August 2021
A well written letter can get you far in life, be it a love letter, a thank you letter or a letter of resignation. I believe you want your...
18th July 2021
Asking great questions is one thing CY Partners are interested in, I mean we do it A LOT, and it is a skill everyone can use and improve....
6th July 2021
Introduction I wanted to find out what it was like to work in scientific academia in the UK and then make the career move into industry, a...
21st June 2021
Interviews, what to expect and how to succeed at them could be a book length article. In fact people have written books about this. I want...
15th June 2021
How do you compress your life, You, into 1 possibly 2 sides of an A4 electronic document? In a way that feels authentic, works for you and...
10th March 2021
As we approach the end of Quarter 1 of 2021, many of us may be thinking it is time to have another reflection and re-evaluation of our job...
3rd March 2021
It is National Careers Week and we’re celebrating the wider world of work. As a specialist consultancy we continually provide an insight...
10th February 2021
What is IR-35? IR-35 describes two set of tax legislations which are used to make sure contractors and organisations are paying the correc...
20th January 2021
When the UK left the European Union at the start of 2021 it brought many changes to industries across the country, including the Science I...
13th January 2021
According to the ONS in the period between July and September 2020 there were 1.45 million temporary employees in the UK. The life scien...
16th June 2020
It is fair to say no one could have predicted the way graduating students would be ending their university career in 2020. Students are no...
As part of our graduate support month and following on from our previous advice blogs. We’re continuing our top tips on how you can us...
Following on from our previous blogs aimed at supporting graduates during uncertain times, we’ve put together some ways you can utilise...
3rd June 2020
As part of our graduate support month, this week we are going to discuss some of the resources you can use to help you stand out from the...
Students graduating in 2020 have had a difficult end to university with normal campus life coming to an abrupt end in March, lectures and...
27th May 2020
Although most of the country may be in various states of lockdown at present, the job market has certainly not been put on hold. Here at C...
22nd May 2020
How we can improve our mental wellbeing at work during the pandemic. Some of us are back at our place of work while others are goin...
20th May 2020
The backbone of any company is its employees and this week marks on air and online learning at work week. The candidate marketplace is a...
13th May 2020
Many leaders have crossed the hurdles of moving their teams remote, the next critical question we must ask is: How do you keep your team m...
6th May 2020
With the current Covid-19 outbreak ongoing the landscape of the workplace for the foreseeable future has changed. For the vast majority,...
31st March 2020
With many of the workforce now working from home we’ve found that any ongoing and planned interviews are reverting to Skype or video mee...
23rd March 2020
With the government introducing social distancing measures more and more of us are working from our homes, including all the CY team! So...
4th March 2020
The beginning of your career journey is an exciting time, but it can also be daunting! Stepping into work from education has many challe...
14th August 2019
There are endless reasons why you might have decided to take a break from your career. Perhaps you wanted to start a family, or broaden yo...
22nd July 2019
Monster.com suggests that 85% of companies use internships to recruit for full time roles, with an estimated 37% of interns projected to f...
3rd July 2019
In a recent blog we focused on ways that you can promote your SME (Small/ Medium enterprise) business to attract the best top talent cand...
In the ongoing candidate driven market it is inevitable that many smaller businesses are having to compete with some of the industry’s b...
LinkedIn is a great social platform to invest some time in if you are looking for a new role or just starting out in your scientific caree...
19th June 2019
When you hand in your resignation, your employer may not react how you think they will, especially if you have a skill set in short supply...
12th June 2019
Congratulations – exams and university are behind you, you did it! Now you’ve had a few weeks off, it’s time for the real hard work...
3rd June 2019
Over 65 million professionals use LinkedIn to cultivate their careers and businesses. It is one of the world’s top 20 most visited websi...
9th May 2019
“If current trends run a steady path, in 2030 the UK workforce will be multi-generational, older, and more international, with women pla...
24th April 2019
With no immediate solution to the continuing skills shortages within Life Sciences, it is important that companies looking to attract tale...
9th April 2019
Transferable Skills To be successful throughout the application and interview process, it is important to identify the skills that a hirin...
4th October 2018
What is Recruitment? In short, the recruitment industry is in place to make the whole job search process a lot easier for both business...
At CY Partners, we pride ourselves on doing the very best that we can to prepare applicants for their interviews. Our consultants will giv...
There’s no denying it – interviews are scary. As the questions have no definite right or wrong answer, very few people ever leave in t...
Sometimes job hunting can take a little longer than you hoped… but don’t worry! Persevere, remain Positive and be Prepared for each in...
Everyone tells you the importance of having a ‘good’ CV when applying for jobs. Now you may assume that this means ten years of experi...
Whether you are in your first year at university or preparing for a career following your studies, time management is a skill you should c...
Your final year at university can be a difficult one. Exams, dissertation and graduation on the horizon can lead to a lot of stress! On to...
Potential employers expect more than just good marks when choosing job-seekers for interview. One of the best ways to ensure that your CV...
We understand that finding the right job can be difficult — that's where we come in. You've done everything right. You have studied hard...
3rd August 2018
How to find a job after travelling. Returning from travelling can be daunting - where do you start with getting back into the world of wor...
Adding value to your CV with volunteering The current job market can be incredibly competitive, particularly for graduates. Voluntary work...
You've done the hard work. You've got the results and you've got the interview - now to 'seal the deal' and make sure you are first choice...
Your CV is the first step in finding a job - so it's worth putting in a bit of time to ensure that it effectively promotes your best quali...
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