Monster. Your calling is calling.The M word 16th of August 2010
Grade expectations
This week it’s A-level results time, so if you know an angst ridden school leaver, do the decent thing and buy them a nice quarter pounder and a milkshake to cheer them up. This week we give you a step by step guide to doing a successful telephone interview (rule one: pick up the phone). Next, ever been frustrated by having an interview and then hearing nothing back? We take a look at how to job (sorry, jog) your interviewer’s memory. Lastly, why not use our super salary checker to find out if you’re under paid, over paid or just plain nosey. Now that’s a real result!
Career on hold
Someone wants to interview you by phone. Great, you think – ‘I can lie in bed with a packet of HobNobs and just natter away’. Wrong! Even on the phone you’ve got to give a good impression – or it could be the end of the line!
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Forget me not
You’ve done the interview, shaken hands, exchanged pleasantries and waved goodbye. So, how long should you wait before politely asking whether you’ve got the job or not? We say when… and how.
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The super salary calculator
Are you the calculating type? You will be with our all inclusive salary checker tool. You can find out what you’re worth, compare salaries and find out where the money is – in an instant. Now, how much is that worth?
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Your industry
Monster can help you find all sorts of useful industry career advice that's relevant to you. There are valuable tools, articles and expert advice on offer and this issue we take a look at the following:

IT & Computing Retail Education Engineering Job of the week
Intelligence Operative

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If you've always been good at solving crossword puzzles whilst leaping across streams and yomping over muddy fields, you might have what it takes to become a trainee Army intelligence operative. Army Intelligence helps commanders to understand threats from opposing forces, to plan tactics and safeguard colleagues from attack. You'll gain specific skills in areas including imagery analysis and surveillance and have the option to learn a new language – all skills that will set you up for a career in the urban jungle of civvy street! Are you ready to gain a tactical advantage?
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