Telephone Interview

Telephone Interview The telephone interview places three obstacles in front of the job seekers The challenge of questions A restrictive communications environment The need for clear communication and presentation is paramount Fail any of these challenges, and that ideal job becomes but a “thank you for your application” letter. How would you like to overContinue reading “Telephone Interview”

Reject Job Applications

Reject Job Applications When I first came into the world of recruitment and employment full time, two things suddenly struck me: That, on average in the typical job search, we were dismissing half of the job applications at the first stage: sifting That, to a great extent, the dismissed applications were dealt with as irrelevantContinue reading “Reject Job Applications”

How to search for a job?

How to search for a job? If you were undertaking a job search, one of the actions you could take to improve your chances and speed employment would be to go and ask the experts: employers, recruiters, other job seekers. I mean, surely, they must know how to search for a job, right? However, theContinue reading “How to search for a job?”

Recruitment Process

Recruitment Process One of the questions I often ask job seekers when advising them, is do you understand the recruitment process? Often, they look at me quizzically, and think I must have gone mad. Why would they need to understand the recruitment process, it is the same at every company and anyway, the job advertContinue reading “Recruitment Process”

Employment Contract Law

Employment Contract Law Sue asks: In May 2008, I joined my present employer and signed a regular Contract of Employment. The hours were scheduled Monday to Friday, 9-6. In March 2009, they asked me to work shifts, promising that soon a new position would have been made available for me, that suited more my personalityContinue reading “Employment Contract Law”