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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Monday, February 1st, 2010 - CV Tips, career transition, cv help, employment, recruitment, unemployment
Poor work history
One of the more serious problems faced when seeking employment is that of poor work history, most commonly with either gaps or a succession of terminated/dismissed reasons.
Termination or dismissal is easy to cope with in future job applications. The simple rules are:
What does your reference say: if in doubt, ask for a copy
Don’t [...]
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009 - career change, career management, career transition, cv writing, employment, job application, job search, qualifications
Job Search: qualifications transfer
Tauraz asks: I am a Overseas Qualified Pharmacist, but due to regulations in the UK, I cant practice as a Pharmacist. I completed a Masters degree in Business from a very reputed UK University and I have 3 months experience as a Territory Manager selling Speciality products (Vaccines-Hormones). I presently work as [...]
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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 24th, 2009 - career management, cv writing, job application, job hunting, unemployment
Unemployed Teacher
Claire asks: I’m unemployed and cant get a job. What do I do? I’m a teacher. I have two years temporary experience and due to cut backs in education have found it impossible to find anything. I’ve sent hundreds of CVs and driven to loads of schools. Starting to feel like rubbish about the [...]
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