Entry level jobs
Entry level roles are hired faster and more directly than schemes. Your LinkedIn profile and your ability to explain yourself matter more here than anywhere else.
One payment. No subscription. Keep the modules and templates for good.
Includes lifetime access to three drop-ins a week, live Zoom prep sessions, the WhatsApp jobs channel, our yearly in-person event, and your Emplify certificate.
Who this track is for. You are applying to smaller teams and direct job adverts rather than structured schemes, and decisions happen in days not months.
What is inside
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How entry level hiring works
Smaller teams, quicker decisions, less structure.
- Job boards, agencies, direct applications and referrals
- Why applying within forty eight hours of a listing genuinely matters
- What a recruiter does with your application in the first minute
- Reading a job advert properly, including the parts written in code
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Your CV
Built to be read by a busy hiring manager, not a screening system.
- A one page layout that suits smaller employers
- Leading with what you can do rather than what you have studied
- Turning part time work, coursework and volunteering into evidence
- Action plus result bullet points, with numbers where they exist
- Tailoring quickly so you can apply to several roles in an evening
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Your cover letter
Short, human and clearly about them.
- Three paragraphs: why them, why you, what next
- Researching a small company when there is barely a website
- Explaining a gap or a change of direction without apologising
- Keeping it under a page and still saying something
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Online assessments and HireVue
Common even for entry level now.
- Numerical, verbal and situational judgement tests with practice sets
- What employers are scoring in situational judgement
- Video interviews: setup, timing and delivery
- What the format asks of you, and how to get ready for it
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LinkedIn: profile and networking
Where recruiters find people at this level.
- A headline that says what you do, not what you are looking for
- An about section that reads like a person wrote it
- Listing experience when you have not had much, without padding
- How recruiters actually search, and the words that put you in results
- Messaging people at companies you want to join, and following up
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Interviews
Usually with the person you would report to.
- STAR answers from work, study and life
- The questions almost every entry level interview includes
- Talking about salary and notice without freezing
- Questions to ask that show you understand the business
- Handling a second stage or a task they send you home with
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Your ideal candidate plan
Being able to say why you, in one line.
- Breaking down the job advert into what they really need
- Matching every requirement to something you have actually done
- Deciding in advance how to answer your weakest point
- Saying it out loud until it sounds natural
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Make yourself stand out
Small things that separate you from the pile.
- A short project or portfolio relevant to the role
- Certificates that take a weekend and show initiative
- Applying to companies that have not advertised
- A reference who will say something specific about your work
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After the interview
Close it out well.
- A thank you email that adds one useful thing
- When to send it and who to send it to
- Chasing a decision without pestering
- Using a rejection to get feedback and a stronger next application
Ready to start?
£99 paid once. Next you pick your industry, so the examples and templates match what you are applying for.
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