Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 - Social Media, job interview, job search, job seeking

Job Interview test and presentation James, a job seeker, asks: I have an interview tomorrow, any advice? I have been unemployed for a while (5 months) finally I have an interview tomorrow (I had three last week but no reply). The job is SEO (search engine optimazation) they also give me a link of a [...]

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Thursday, March 18th, 2010 - Blog, Social Media, job search, job seeking

No social media profile, no employment? In light of the March 2010 UK unemployment statistics, there appears to be good news on the employment and economic horizon. However, media reports have made me ask one question: If you don’t have a social media profile, is it now stopping you being employed? UK Unemployment Yesterday, the [...]

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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 - Blog, job search, job seeking

Job Search: Can’t find jobs and too many jobs There are two types of job seekers who I know are failing in their job search: Those you can’t find any jobs Those who are applying for more than 20 jobs per week, after 4 weeks or more of starting their job search The problem with [...]

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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 [...]

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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 - CV Tips, How to Write a CV, Professional CV, career management, career transition, curriculum vitae, cv help, cv writing, how to make a cv, job application, job search, job seeking

CV Writing: career positioning When CV Writing, many think tactically about what goes where and what they should insert/invent to fill out the sections they have created. This approach from the start creates holes in their job application, which even the inexperienced HR administrator or recruiter could pick up on very quickly. The problem is [...]

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