Thursday, September 10th, 2009 - Job Advertisement, job hunting, job search, professionalism

Job advertisement: sales or purchase? I think I have just figured out where most job seekers and job applicants are going wrong: one of those life “click” moments. To start out, here are two questions: What is sales? According to the Oxford English Dictionary – and most countries legal definition – it is the exchange [...]

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Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 - Article, CV Tips, Personal Profile, cv help, employment, job search, recruitment, tutorial

Job Search Secret I thought today, it was about time, that I told you the successful job hunters secret. The problem is, is that it is not much of a secret; it certainly is not that big. It is just that what it is in not actually implemented very well. But if I wrote a [...]

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Thursday, July 16th, 2009 - How to Write a CV, Job Advert, Professional CV, career change, cv examples, cv help, employment, how to make a cv, job application rejection, job hunting, job interview, job search

Current Job Seekers = inexperienced! The current job market is sad. It is also hopeless, and without reason. Why? Because there are no jobs? Err no – loads of jobs, enough for most. Possibly in the wrong location yes, but lots of jobs. The problem with the current job market is the job seekers: they [...]

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Friday, June 19th, 2009 - DWP, economics, employer, employment, health, professionalism, recruitment, tutorial

Drugs and Employment I have wanted to publish this article for ages, but held back for a while. But its a Friday, I am under a bit of pressure, and so I thought – why not! As a recruiter in a regulated market place – HGV driving – I think we probably get at best [...]

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Monday, June 1st, 2009 - Job Advert, career transition, cv help, job application, job application rejection, job search

Rejection Letters photo credit: Desmond Kavanagh Charles asks: I was recently rejected from a job application at the first round. Having seen so many Recruiters and HR Professionals say that they can review a CV in 20-30 seconds, I am asking myself now: how can someone really adequately review a CV in 20-30 seconds? How [...]

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