Careers

What is the unemployment rate for people with a bachelor’s degree?

Once I’ve got a job I can basically just chill because they can’t fire me.

Which of the following is the most common reason that an interviewed candidate has NOT been hired?

An interviewer asks you to name your biggest weakness. Which of the following would be the WORST thing to talk about?

What is the maximum amount that you are allowed to save per year towards your pension in registered pension schemes?

According to a 2022 report the average salary in the UK for full-time employees is £33,000 per year.

Which of the following A-Levels would be necessary for a student to have in order to study Medicine?

What percentage of professional engineers are female?

Which industry was named in a 2019 BBC report as the UK’s most dangerous industry?

Everything that a person writes on the internet disappears after 10 years.

Which industry featured the highest-paid jobs globally in 2019?

Many employers reach a decision about a potential candidate after 2 minutes of meeting them.

Which social media platform has helped 10 million people find a job?

What percentage of all jobs are advertised publicly (as opposed to only advertised in networks)?

Which of the following are good things to do DURING a job interview?

What would you NOT expect to see on a payslip?

Statutory Sick Pay is paid by the employer at a rate of £94.25 per week for up to how many weeks?

How much can someone legally earn in the UK without paying any income tax?

Eye contact is an interpersonal skill.

There is not currently an official pension age in the UK.

How long do employers, on average, spend looking at a candidate’s CV?

What is the reason that 76% of job applications get rejected?

Which of the following would NOT be a useful resource to use when looking for a career?

What percentage of earnings over £150,000 per year are taxed as part of the additional rate?

Which of the following are good things to do BEFORE a job interview?

Which job does NOT usually require an employee to have a DBS check carried out against them?

How many weeks does an average worker get as paid holiday per year?

By the mid-2030s, according to research by PWC, up to 10% of all jobs could be automatable (done by machines).

When applying for a position, which of the following would be the BEST opening sentence?

Most jobs require teamwork.

Which of these industries was NOT mentioned as one of the most rapidly declining industries in 2019?

Which of these industries was reported in 2019 to be struggling to recruit young people?

Which of these jobs do not guarantee the right to a rest break?

Which of the following A-Levels would be necessary for a student to have in order to study Medicine?

What percentage of people in the UK are self-employed?

I need to be careful what I put on the internet if I want to get a good job.

Part of good teamwork is being willing to listen.

STEM usually stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

It’s predicted that young people today will have 12-15 different jobs in their working lifetime.

How many weeks can a couple share in Parental Leave when they have a baby?

Presentation is not important in most workplaces.

Only 7% of a person’s face-to-face communication is verbal (their words).

Less than 1% of mobile phone apps become financially successful.

Time management skills can involve: prioritising workload, working to deadlines and planning a work schedule.

Which of these job fields was NOT named in the top 10 industries for highest job satisfaction?

The highest paid YouTuber in the world earns £6.5 million per month.

Which of these industries was NOT named as one of the fastest growing industries 2019?

Being a leader means one thing: you get to tell everyone what to do all the time.

What is the minimum wage for people under 18 not on an apprenticeship in the UK?

All conflicts can be resolved in the workplace without involving anyone else.