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Diego Benitez
Founder of Kandiq, more than 100 hires led
Diego Benitez has hired more than a hundred people, in marketing, sport and sales, as a manager at Intersport and then as Head of Growth at Goodvest (2022 to 2026). He ran those hiring processes from start to finish: screening applications, interviews, the hiring decision, then managing the team. He also knows the candidate's side: internships, work-study, student jobs, a permanent contract, starting an agency, then freelancing. He built Kandiq to give candidates what he looked for in an application himself, and what screening software can read. His guides start from the questions candidates ask Google, rely on official public sources (government employment and careers services, employment law) and are updated when the rules change. The examples are fictional; the figures are sourced.
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Cover letter guide · 10 Nov 2026
How to start a cover letter: greeting, first line and opening paragraph
Knowing how to start a cover letter matters because the opening paragraph decides whether the reader carries on to your CV. Here is what the first lines must say in a UK application, seven ways to open with examples, and the phrases to leave out.
Cover letter guide · 10 Nov 2026
How to address a cover letter, with or without a name
How to address a cover letter comes down to one choice: a named person if you can find one, a job title if you cannot. Here is how to find the name, how to write it the British way, what to use when there is no name, and the sign-off that goes with each greeting.
Cover letter examples · 10 Nov 2026
Teaching assistant cover letter: a UK example, template and tips
This teaching assistant cover letter answers a real-looking school advert, paragraph by paragraph. Use it with the template to write your own, pick the example that matches your situation, and learn how schools in England actually read it: often as the supporting statement on their application form.
Cover letter examples · 10 Nov 2026
Internship cover letter samples for UK students and graduates
These internship cover letter samples cover the situations UK students and graduates actually apply for: a summer internship, a spring week, a placement year, a graduate internship, a first application with no experience and a speculative request. Start with the full letter, then adapt the example closest to yours with the template.
Letter templates · 10 Nov 2026
Notice period: how much notice you give, and how to work it out
Your notice period in the UK comes from your contract, with a legal minimum underneath it. This page shows the statutory notice period for both sides, how to work out your last day, what happens to your pay and holiday, and a letter to ask to leave before your notice ends.
Letter templates · 10 Nov 2026
Resignation email: templates to copy for a UK job
A resignation email template you can paste in, written for a UK notice period, then eight resignation email examples for the situations you are most likely to be in. You'll also find the subject line to use, what to leave out, and when an email is not enough.
Interview guide · 10 Nov 2026
Competency based interview questions: examples and how to answer them
‘Tell me about a time when…’ is the start of most competency based interview questions. Here are the questions UK employers ask most, sorted by skill, with example answers built on the STAR method, what the panel scores, and how to prepare a small bank of examples that covers them all.
Interview guide · 10 Nov 2026
Strengths and weaknesses: how to answer the interview question
‘What are your strengths and weaknesses?’ comes up in almost every interview, and it's easier than it sounds once you know what the panel wants to hear. Here's how to work out your strengths and weaknesses, lists of examples, sample answers for UK jobs, and how strengths-based interviews differ.
Interview guide · 10 Nov 2026
Civil Service behaviours: the 9 behaviours, with examples
Civil Service behaviours are the nine ways of working that Civil Service recruiters assess in applications and interviews. Here is what each one means, how the bar rises by grade, example questions and answers, how to write a behaviour statement, and where things stand after the July 2026 announcement that Success Profiles will be replaced.
