Take a break to be more effective
I’m back from a week away in Turkey, deciding to travel with just hand luggage and with a miserly 5kg allowance I needed to travel light, so no laptop and no work, and it was good. With technology it can be so easy to be ‘always on’ but I chose to only check emails once […]
CV – when the recruiter is bored!
I’m bored with CVs says a recruiter As a career coach I also read recruitment magazines so I understand changes that can impact my clients. Recently I read that Rob Ryan, a recruitment and talent manager for Tesco Telecoms/ Tesco mobile told hospitality recruiters at a Caterer breakfast meeting that when recruiting internally for promotion […]
Applicant Tracking Software (ATS)
Organisations are using Applicant Tracking Software to help manage the high volume of applicants who apply for jobs that are advertised online. Many applicants are poorly qualified for jobs they apply for and there just isn’t the time to skim read all application. The ATS software scans for key words related to a particular job.
Questions to ask at the end of the interview
Over to you … Questions to ask at the end of the interview At the end of the interview, you will be asked if you have any questions. Far too many candidates miss out, and say that everything has been covered, this makes for a week ending. Demonstrate you have done your homework and choose […]
The elevator speech that works
Have you got an elevator pitch? You probably do – career coaches and job search experts have been promoting the use of them for years. I have got clients to practice a 60 second pitch but I’m now moving away from this. Do you really want to make a pitch to someone? So I’m getting […]
How to increase your chance of success at interview
Stop: before you start thinking about interviews. Is your CV and cover letter ready to do you justice? Do you know yourself? What are your strengths? Why do you want this job? How much are you worth? It’s important to understand yourself to enable you to be a credible candidate. If you don’t understand your strengths and […]
Find jobs through people you know
The importance of who you know. How people you know will help you get your next job There’s a good chance you will get your next job through someone you know. This used to be that someone that you would hear of a job opening through a friend, or they would arrange for you to […]
What next after the public sector
Should you start thinking of your future now? Headlines such as ‘1 in 10 public sector workers face axe’ (have caused unease and uncertainty in public sector employees, concerned they may be one of the 490,000 to lose their job. The CIPD put the figure higher. John Philpott said that public sector job cuts […]
Career guidance in the current economic climate
In times of recession, effective careers guidance can really make a difference in someone’s life. When a job seeker needs to be clear on what jobs are available, how they match up and learning how to convince an employer they are the best applicant they can try and do it alone but are likely to […]
Springtime – time to dust off your CV
Spring is here. This is a time of the year when I give the house a good clean. I love getting rid of unwanted items, and love to move everything so I get at trapped dust. It’s a lovely feeling to see my windows sparkle, to have got rid of cobwebs, to start to think […]
