Latest Career Management Insights from the Harrison Careers Team

I recently ran a webinar over on LinkedIn giving participants some tips on how to get guaranteed interviews with elite companies. In the event, I demonstrated: 🚀 How to run an online application campaign that increases your interview probability from 5% to 25% 🚀 How...

If you’re in the thick of applications for summer internships – good luck! Crazy to think that companies recruit for their summer internships more than a year ahead of time – so if you’re one of the lucky ones who has managed to land a summer internship (for this year...

This week, I'm writing about technical knowledge, and why it matters so much in an interview. The most important interview of my life! To prepare for the most important interview of my life with the Goldman Sachs Convertible Bond team, I managed to get hold of a...

Hi everyone, Application season is here and you are ready to get started. It's time to get moving on these applications! You already know that there is a first-come, first-served advantage – the earlier you submit your applications, the higher chance you have of...

  Given that we’re all in the thick of interview season right now, I wanted to share with you some of the tips and tricks that we use at Harrison Careers to help our clients succeed at the video interview stage. Typically, by this point, candidates will have...

  You can expect to read a lot from me about securing interviews. I know a LOT about this. Getting the right interviews is the biggest problem candidates face at the moment. I’m not saying that passing the interviews is easy – but if you can land 10 of...

  So… you’ve written brilliant application forms, you’ve made it through the online tests, you’ve succeeded at the online video interview, and yes, you’ve even passed the Round One interview because you were totally prepared for all the tough competency questions...

  At Harrison Careers, I get asked almost daily by clients and prospective clients how to make their resumes stand out from all the other thousands of applications that employers receive. I have looked at tens of thousands of resumes in my time – for my clients...

  It’s recruiting season again – the busiest time of the year for Harrison Careers – and it seems like the market for internships and jobs in Finance, and in multiple other areas, has never been more competitive. One of the questions I am often asked is how can a...

Well, why not?! I'll tell you why you didn't get hired. And I bet it isn't the reason you think. It wasn’t a bad cover letter or resume. It wasn’t a lack of interview ability. It wasn’t because you were of the wrong gender, race, or sexuality. You didn't get...

  Today’s post is about getting interviews by networking. Yeah, I know I talk about that a lot! At Harrison Careers, we provide extensive, in-depth networking coaching and advice to our clients, because networking is a guaranteed way to get interviews. However,...

  Think about your favorite athlete. No matter who comes to mind – the quarterback of your hometown football team or your favorite gold medalist – you can be sure they have one thing in common. This one thing unites them no matter what sport they play. You could...

  I am proud to announce that www.HarrisonCareers.com just completed interview coaching session number 10,000! Operating across all professional sectors, but especially within Finance, Consulting, Technology, Accounting, and Law, our coaches have helped our...

  Some people - you know the ones - just seem to do this effortlessly. They walk into a room, smile, and within moments they're engaging people and building relationships. What's their secret?! I decided to write this advice because it seems to me that so many...

It’s application season - and you need all the help you can get! This is the busiest time of the year at Harrison Careers when our clients are knee-deep in applications to graduate and internship programs. Across the globe, companies are competing for the best talent,...

  You can blame globalization and the outsourcing to technology consultants like Accenture. During the years from 2005 through 2012, many of the Operations and Support functions at London financial institutions were dismantled or outsourced. Yes, the jobs went...