Candidate Guides

Video Interviews: The Kind Guide

1024 536 Kind Consultancy

Even before we were all asked to work from home, conducting interviews on video calls has become more and more popular with many companies. Now, for the near future with almost all of us working from home and organisations discouraging office visits, it’s going to be the primary way interviews are conducted. Some people who…

read more

Career Corner: The Pros and Cons of Contracting

1024 536 Kind Consultancy

You’re a Governance, Risk & Compliance professional. You’ve developed a portfolio of skills and gained an excellent bank of knowledge about your chosen niche and you’ve been working hard the area of the industry you’re really interested in. You’ve been in your current role for some time now, and you know you’re great at it…

read more
Is it time to leave your job?

Career Corner: Time to Leave My Job?

1024 512 Kind Consultancy

Is it time to leave my job? It’s a good question. In these guides, we’ve focused on various aspects of how best to conduct yourself across the process of applying and interviewing for a new job. But how do you know when it’s time to set out on that journey? A lot of people face…

read more
How to Resign the Right Way - resigning in a professional and positive manner

Career Corner: Resigning the Right Way

1024 512 Kind Consultancy

So, you’ve decided it’s time to move on to your next challenge. Every time you leave one company to join another, there’s one unavoidable, potentially unpleasant pressure point on that journey – resigning. How can you let your employer know you’re on the way out with the minimum of stress and drama? Even if you’ve…

read more

Career Corner: The Benefits of a Business Mentor

1024 512 Kind Consultancy

You’ve invested in your career within Governance, Risk & Compliance. Maybe you’re in your second or third position within your specialism and you’ve built up a good bank of technical skills and knowledge, but you’re not sure where to go next. This is the ideal time to find a Business Mentor. Not to be confused…

read more
How is your social media footprint affecting your job search?

Career Corner: Your Social Media and Your Job Search

1024 512 Kind Consultancy

Technology moves fast. Ten years ago you wouldn’t have had to think too much about your internet presence during a job search. Now, it can be the first thing your potential new boss looks up after seeing your CV. Don’t worry though, you can easily minimise risks and even use your social media presence to…

read more

Career Corner: Achieving Interview Excellence

1024 512 Kind Consultancy

Being the right candidate for a job is about a number of factors. You need to have the right experience, built up across a career in relevant positions. You need to have developed the skills, honing your abilities and expanding your knowledge. You can have the perfect CV (read our guide on building a better…

read more
How to learn and recover from an interview rejection

Career Corner: Bouncing Back from Interview Rejection

1024 512 Kind Consultancy

The interview – the crucial turning point in any recruitment process that allows the potential employer and the potential employee to get a good sense of each other in person, asking any questions that haven’t been addressed, drawing out the wider story that exists beyond just a CV and a job description. And sometimes, despite…

read more

Career Corner: Secrets to CV Success

1024 651 Kind Consultancy

Studies have suggested that recruiters and hiring managers will sometimes look at a CV for as little as six seconds before deciding if the candidate is worth keeping. So how can you make sure you clear the very first hurdle of the job application process? Here are a few tips to give yourself the best…

read more
How to deal with a counter-offer

Career Corner: Considering a Counter-Offer

1024 512 Kind Consultancy

You’ve found a new Governance, Risk and Compliance role that you like the look of. You’ve submitted a CV, dazzled your potential new boss across two rounds of interviews, and they’ve made you an offer. You let your manager know that you’re handing in your notice because you’re heading off to this new job –…

read more
  • 1
  • 2