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, December 2nd, 2009 - Job Boards, Professional CV, career change, career management, career transition, employment, job application, professionalism
Best Job Application method?
Daisy, an HR Specialist, asks: I saw a temp job advertised on a job board by a specialist (HR industry) recruitment agency. They’d changed the title slightly, but by looking at the skills being asked for / doing a bit of detective work, I was able to locate what was obviously the [...]
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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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Saturday, October 31st, 2009 - Job Boards, employment, job application
Paid Job Board
Dave, an oil rig worker, asks: Can job sites that ask for a fee before you can upload a CV be trusted? I’m currently looking for work on a offshore oil rig but many of the job boards I find ask for a fee. What do you think?
In answer:
Yes, the pay Job Boards [...]
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 - Blog, Job Advert, Job Boards, employment, job application
The truth about Job Boards
As both a Recruiter and as a CV Writer, Job Boards leave me frustrated. So, today I just thought I would write about it, and what frustrates me about Jobs Boards, in the Job Search process for Employment.
But, and here’s the real personal kicker: I could have figured this out really [...]
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