Friday, October 23rd, 2009 - Interview Questions, Telephone Interview, interview, interview techniques, job application, job search

Telephone Interview Tips The Telephone Interview is the second most likely place a job seeker will be rejected in a job search. Having got through the CV sifting exercise successfully, and shown on paper that you have the required communication of skills, qualifications and experience, the job applicant now has to both prove that the [...]

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 - Professional CV, career change, job application, job application rejection, job search, professionalism, tutorial

Reject Job Applications When I first came into the world of recruitment and employment full time, two things suddenly struck me: That, on average in the typical job search, we were dismissing half of the job applications at the first stage: sifting That, to a great extent, the dismissed applications were dealt with as irrelevant [...]

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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 - Blog

Good looking job application? Manish, an experienced international charity development manager, asks: Can the good looks of a candidate or job applicant influence the decision of a recruiter or employer? In answer: Yes – if you are applying for an acting job, or something where looks are on the agenda. But for most, if you [...]

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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 - CV Tips, CV format, How to Write a CV, cv help, cv template, cv writing, how to make a cv, tutorial

CV Writing photo credit: shudrbug Diedre, a Phd Chemistry/Materials graduate, asks: I have had my CV/resume reviewed at school career centres and conferences, and I have had mixed reviews on the bullets I use. The first tier bullet is a Pisces symbol that looks like an H with the ends curved. It’s not much larger [...]

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