Year: 2021

Whilst July 4 is remembered in the United States for independence and the fourteenth in France for the storming of the Bastille, I have greater affection for the third of…Continue readingTEFL newsletter – July

People spend a lot of time and sometimes money on creating the perfect CV, and why not? After all it is a very important document – it is your advert!…Continue readingIs your CV working as hard as it could be?

“Cast ne’er a clout till may is out” introduces two linguistic features of interest: the word “clout” is a cognate of the German “Kleid” and hence refers to clothing while…Continue readingTEFL newsletter – May

Job boards have been part of the recruitment strategy for many years. When they first came on the scene in the mid-90s they were revolutionary and changed the way we…Continue readingWhy specialist job boards are on the rise

What a mixed bag of emotions April arouses! Yet the Romans considered the month to be sacred to Venus, goddess of love; its name may be taken from that of…Continue readingTEFL Newsletter – April

IN LIKE A LION, OUT LIKE A LAMB – or the other way round. Such are the vagaries of the British weather that both versions of the saying are valid.…Continue readingTEFL Newsletter – March

Most of us expect the usual questions; ‘where do you see yourself in five years?’, ‘what are your strengths and weaknesses?’ during an interview. However, some companies are resorting to…Continue readingUnusual interview questions and how best to answer them

Interviews can be daunting at the best of times, but when asked to write a presentation as part of the process, most candidates are terrified at the prospect of talking…Continue readingInterview presentation advice