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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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 that the [...]
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Monday, December 7th, 2009 - employment, job application, job offers, job search, job seeking
Job Application: reference check
Tracy, a Life Coach, asks: What do recruiters and HR Professionals use to check references of job applicants? I am trying to determine how to best advise my clients when listing references and am curious to know the opinions of those doing the checking. What do you look for and is there [...]
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 - career coaching, career management, career planning, career transition, cv help, job search, job seeking
Solving Job Search Depression
In this economy at present, it is a common situation amongst job seekers: getting depressed due to the lack of results in their job search.
We shouldn’t be surprised that many do get depression during their extended job search, but what does surprise me is that when I talk through their job search [...]
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009 - CV Tips, Job Advert, employment, job application, job search, job seeking, recruitment
Job Search: job titles or job descriptions?
When undertaking a Job Search, what is the first thing you look for in reading Job Adverts? Right, the Job Titles. You are looking for equal or better position, and hence the Job Title comes first in your Job Search.
Do you look beyond that? A bit of prestige and [...]
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