A short guide to networking – what to do at a networking event
Everyone benefits from effective networking. Here are a few tips and reminders to help you make the most of your networking opportunities. Be visible. Make the first move, in a friendly, helpful way. Be a welcome stranger…adopt an attitude of enjoyment. (If you don’t like being there, people will sense it and will not connect […]
Salary negotiation
Many of us hate to talk about money, and we may get this from our parents. We may feel embarrassed that we have too little or not want to impress with how much we earn. It can be worse for artists who feel that what we do is above money and see it as two […]
How to create an unconventional CV
To get your job search started on the right track, Portfolio CBR have put together a few unconventional ideas to help your CV standout to potential employers.
Changes in job search – over the past 20 years
I love infographics, and here’s a great one about how job search has changed over the past twenty years.
The rules of job search
Job search is a game, and you need to know the rules. When most people start job search, they register with agencies and on line job search sites, read through newspapers, looking for something that catches their eye, send off their CV and then wonder why they don’t get short-listed. They don’t understand the job search […]
Are recruiters losing their power?
Recruiters may be losing their power, it’s getting more challenging for them to earn their fee. More and more organisations are now bypassing them and targeting potential employees direct. With the expansion of LinkedIn companies are using LinkedIn to advertise direct to people looking for a job, and making it easy for people to apply […]
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 […]
