Job hunting can be very stressful - especially if this is your first time, returning to work after a period of illness or raising a family, or if you have come to the market unexpectedly through redundancy.  The Career Tools section has tips to help you through, handy pointers and serious advice - as well as access to third party professionals to help you prepare yourself and your CV to maximise your chances of job hunting success.

Here you will find CV advice, with the opportunity of a free appraisal of your current CV.  Those seeking senior roles may feel that having a CV makeover by a professional CV writing company is a good investment, and there is a simple link to follow if you want to find out more about costs involved.

The interview will be your opportunity to showcase yourself - so it makes sense to invest time preparing - plenty of good advice here drawn from a number of sources to help you get ready for your big occasion.

More and more companies are using testing as part of the recruitment process.  For some this is a daunting prospect, so we have pulled together some advice about Testing and Assessment Centres to help put your mind at rest, and an opportunity to try a test for yourself to see what you say about yourself.  This facility is provided by Discus which is a DISC based system similar in type to Thomas International.  It is just one example of the many that are in use, but broadly will give you a good idea about how you come across.  There is a charge for this, but you get a full report which you get to keep and use however you see fit, either in considering career options or to support job applications.

More will be added over time - but we hope you find this useful.  Happy Job Hunting!