Adapting to the Changing Face of Recruitment
Understanding how firms carry out their recruitment can be useful for jobseekers. It can help you to avoid ending up on the rejection list. Giving recruiters what they need is a way to make their job easier and, therefore, increase your chance of success. Follow the application process to the letter The first thing to […]
Job Hunting with LinkedIn – How many recruiters contact you?
I want you to have a LinkedIn profile to meet the needs of recruiters, and it’s probably not what you think. Recruiters have a special app – Recruiter Corporate which means that they see LinkedIn profiles in a different way to users like you and me. Did you know a recruiter: Can’t see CVs […]
Are you over the hill at 50+
A fifth of workers Over 40 Fear Their Career Has Hit A ‘Brick Wall’ – And At 54 It’s All Over. That was the headline in the Daily Mail following research by Slater and Gordon Law Firm. Edward Cooper, head of employment law at Slater & Gordon, said: ‘With people living longer than ever before, […]
Half of all workers regret their career path
Are you one of them? A recent survey (of 2,000 workers) has found that half of all Britons are unhappy at work and believe they made a mistake over their career choice. This sounds like a lot, but as a psychologist I want to ask questions about the questions and the survey methodology. It’s like […]
APPLYING FOR JOBS ONLINE
Most advertised jobs will be found online, and you will need to customise your application. So many people get it wrong. They upload their generic CV with a brief cover note and then wonder why they aren’t getting shortlisted. They aren’t doing the necessary preparation, so here’s guidance to follow. The best way to respond […]
What have you done to learn and develop yourself this week?
Good morning, I’m spending a lot of this week at Cheltenham Science Festival, it’s not just ‘pure’ science and I’ve been to interesting sessions on technology and health. What have you done to learn and develop yourself this week? I can take learning from many things from attending a conference to going through an online […]
Happy Christmas – What? You still haven't got a job?
Christmas, a time of good cheer and we meet up with family and friends. This is meant to be a time of fun, but it can also be stressful, particularly when the conversations turns to our search for employment. You know that questions will be asked, people will want to know how your job search […]
Stop doing the same thing if you want a different result
Some inspiration “I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost… I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t […]
The Most Popular Job Search Sites
The Most Popular Job Sites There are so many job sites, and using the most popular is not necessarily going to be best for you. I recommend sites like http://www.indeed.co.ukwhich aggregate jobs from different sites. According to research from Experian Hitwise, published in Recruiter (www.recruiter.co.uk) here are the most popular sites LinkedIn www.linkedin.com 20.03% Indeed […]
The Portfolio Career
What is a portfolio career? A portfolio career is a way of working where you have more than one job. This could include working 2 days developing your own catering business and 3 days working in your main career as an accountant. Or it could be to use your area of specialism and to perhaps […]
