Category: Francesca
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How to find that first graduate job
How the recruitment process works Graduate recruitment is a “numbers game”. There is what we call a “funnel”. It is wide at the start when it contains many applications but narrow at the end when only one candidate remains. 100 applicants will apply for a job 80 CVs will be read by the recruiter (late…
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How should a user manage their passwords?
I was recently asked how a user should manage their passwords. This is a tricky topic and I have avoided biting the bullet until now but here goes, Considerations It is very important that user do not lose access to important passwords by forgetting them or losing access. Users are often the weakest link in…
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How to manage work
This article was written in response to a question from a 3rd year Computer Science student and it uses terms familiar to that domain. However the principles it puts forward are generally applicable and should be useful to any reader. What is “work”? “Work” is a verb, it doing something to create a Deliverable and it…
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How to write a report
I am a management consultant and an important part of my work is writing reports. There are different types of reports but mostly I follow a common process. My target audience for this post is university undergraduates but I hope that others find it useful as well. This the ElephantPM report writing process. Get Organised…
Dr James Bayley 