Getting a new job isn’t easy. On many occasions, you might not even get an interview. Or when you do get in the room, it’s all too common to worry that better candidates have already interviewed. Nerves can take over too, whereby you end up over talking and waffling, not saying enough or perhaps even coming across as cocky, trying to win the interviewer over. Invariably, many fall at the first hurdle.

But take heart; you can get that job! The BIG job. The one you always dreamed about. Even when faced with stronger candidates, it’s very often down to how you perform on the day.

Don’t believe me? Well, take a look at THE big race of the year in the UK: The Grand National.

Q: How often does the favourite win?

A: Almost never.

Here is the list of the last five years winners:

2016 – Rule The World – Odds 33/1

2015 – Many Clouds – Odds 25/1

2014 – Pineau De Re – Odds 25/1

2013 – Auroras Encore – Odds 66/1

2012 – Neptune Collonges – Odds 33/1

So come on – take heart – give us a call and we will back you!

By Anita Turya

Legal Recruitment Specialist at Ambipro