Thursday, November 26th, 2009 - CV Tips, How to Write a CV, Interview Questions, Professional CV, cv writing, how to make a cv, interview techniques, job application, job interview, job search, tutorial

Elevator Pitch
You may not have heard of it before, but I know from the results we see through our Professional CV service, that creating an Elevator Pitch is the most important step you can take in CV Writing or winning your Job Search. Why? What if you had a statement – known as [...]

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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 - Telephone Interview, employment, interview, interview techniques, job application

Telephone Interview Help!

James asks: I need some guidance on what to say when I receive a phone call from a recruiter company or employment agency. Is there any specific guide for excellent telephone conversations from recruiters or employment agents? How do I handle the initial phone call that recruiter companies or agents make to you [...]

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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 - interview, interview techniques, job application

Job Interview: Cross Dressing

Claire asks: I’m a cross dresser, and am wondering what to wear for my first job interview? I’ve been cross dressing for a number of years now, making regular trips out for shopping, the cinema, etc. I haven’t confided in my close friends/family about my gender identity issues, but feel like I [...]

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Friday, October 23rd, 2009 - Interview Questions, Telephone Interview, interview, interview techniques, job application, job search

Telephone Interview Tips

The Telephone Interview is the second most likely place a job seeker will be rejected in a job search. Having got through the CV sifting exercise successfully, and shown on paper that you have the required communication of skills, qualifications and experience, the job applicant now has to both prove that the CV [...]

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Friday, August 28th, 2009 - Interview Questions, career transition, employment, interview techniques, job interview

Job Interview Hair Styles

Job Interviews are about two things:

Confirming you have the applicable skills you claim to have in your CV/resume
Showing you will socially fit in with the organisation

Confirm – not necessarily complete – those two issues, and the job is yours: easy.
But, you would be amazed and shocked what sometimes happens in [...]

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