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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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News · 6 Nov 2026
Salaries in job adverts will become a legal requirement: what it means for you
On 5 November 2026, the Prime Minister announced that employers will be legally required to publish salaries in job adverts, under a new ‘say what you pay’ law. Here is what has been decided, what is still unknown, and how to deal with pay in your applications before the rule applies.
News · 6 Nov 2026
Minimum wage 2027: the new UK rates and what they mean for your job search
The minimum wage 2027 rates are confirmed. On 28 October 2026 the Government accepted the Low Pay Commission's advice in full: from 1 April 2027 the National Living Wage rises by 3.9% to £13.21 an hour for workers aged 21 and over. Here are every rate, who is entitled to them, and what they change when you read a job advert or talk pay at interview.
News · 4 Nov 2026
ILR changes: what earned settlement means if you work in the UK on a visa
The ILR changes are confirmed. On 2 November 2026 the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, told the House of Commons that indefinite leave to remain will now be earned: the default wait goes from 5 to 10 years, with shorter paths for higher earners and some public service workers. Here is who waits how long, what has not changed yet, and what it means for your job search and your next employer.
Letter templates · 31 Oct 2026
Character reference: UK template, examples and how to write one
A character reference letter template for a job application, ready to adapt, with examples for a school leaver, a career changer, a care role and a tenancy. It works for the person writing the reference and for the person asking for one, and it explains what changes when the reference is for a court.
CV guide · 31 Oct 2026
Skills for CV: the key skills to put on your CV, and how to show them
Employers skim a CV in seconds, and the skills section is where they check whether you match the job advert. Here are the key skills for a CV, how to choose them for each application, how to present them and examples for common UK jobs, from retail to the NHS.
CV guide · 31 Oct 2026
CV personal statement: how to write yours, with examples for every situation
A CV personal statement is the short paragraph under your name that tells an employer who you are, what you offer and what you want next. Here is how to write a personal statement for your CV in four sentences, then 24 examples you can adapt: school leavers, students, graduates, career changers and a dozen common jobs in the UK.
CV examples · 31 Oct 2026
CV examples for students: a student CV for your first job, part-time work or an internship
A good student CV sells what you are doing now: your studies, a part-time job, volunteering, a society or a project. Below are CV examples for students at university, sixth form and school, then how to write each section of yours, even with no work experience.
CV examples · 31 Oct 2026
Graduate CV examples: how to write a graduate CV that gets you onto a scheme
A graduate CV has one job: turn a degree, a placement and a few part-time jobs into proof you can do the role. Below are graduate CV examples for the UK, starting with a full CV for a 2:1 economics graduate with a placement year, then what to write in each section for graduate schemes and first jobs.
Interview guide · 31 Oct 2026
Questions to ask at the end of an interview (with examples)
Almost every UK interview ends with ‘Do you have any questions for us?’. These are the questions to ask at the end of an interview, sorted by topic, with what each one tells you, what to ask a panel, and what to keep until you have an offer.
