Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 - Job Advertisement, Job Boards, career change, career transition, cv help, cv writing, job application, job application rejection, job search, job seeking
Job Application: employer direct
As a recruiter, of course I would always prefer that as a job seeker you come to me over going to an employer to find a job. I get paid a fee for vetting out the unsuitable job applications, and reduce the time an employer takes to fill a job.
But I actually [...]
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 - Job Advertisement, job application, job offers, job search, recruitment, tutorial
More than one job offer
It is quite typical in a job search, that having made multiple job applications that you will receive more than one interview, followed by more than one job offer. The question of the job seeker then becomes not how do I get more job interviews but how to handle multiple job [...]
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 - CV Tips, Job Advertisement, Job Boards, cv help, cv writing, employment, job application, job search
Job Search Costs
Have you ever considered the costs of a Job Search? No? Perhaps you should, because even if your job search is going well, your job search is costing you time and hence money.
Firstly, lets put aside the cost of missed opportunity in the wages you are missing. The average UK wage is presently [...]
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Monday, September 28th, 2009 - Job Advertisement, Recruitment Process, career change, career management, employment, job application, job hunting, job search
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 advert or [...]
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009 - Job Advertisement, cover letter, employment, job application, job search, tutorial
Cover Letter Improvement
Louise, a receptionist, asks: I have draft a Cover Letter for a receptionists job at a GP surgery, and was wondering how could improve it? Here is the job description:
Must have a good telephone manner and have knowledge of computers. Previous reception experience would be an advantage as is previous work experience in [...]
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