The internet is a vast resource for data and advice when it comes to matters such as interview preparation, interview performance tips, negotiation tactics or managing unwanted counter-offers. You, however, must be careful as some practice that may be widely acceptable or standard in the US for example may be less acceptable to UK based companies. Some advice given on how to negotiate a better salary may be fine within some cultures yet in practice be seen as aggressive in the UK and lead to your potential offer or salary increase being withdrawn altogether.

It is also not a great idea to rely too much on raw data or perhaps too prescriptive advice as the level of human interaction involved always mean you face a unique set of circumstances every time around. It will revolve around you, the people you meet and therefore all the combined behaviours and inter-actions peculiar to that day.

The advice we dispense comes from our many years at the "coalface" in fast moving and ever-changing tight labour markets. We recruit for start-ups through to larger, established multinationals and have therefore gleaned as much information as we can from the thousands of placements our staff have made over the years.

Please also tap into our best resource, our people. Our consultants are expert in their fields and are there to assist you with micro-level job hunting information whilst at the same time providing you with the overall picture of the market you work within, your best career positioning options and career development opportunities. They will be highly aware of prevailing salary levels, market trends, breaking news and perhaps even yet to be announced start-up ventures.

We will seek to update and augment our menu items on a regular basis so please let us know what topics are of most interest to you and we will do our best to provide the appropriate information. Please mail us at info@edenscott.com with your suggestions.