New Year – new job or new perspective?
Early January, did you make resolutions – lose weight, stop smoking, learn a language, but already struggling? why is it so hard to make a success of this? Is one of your goals to get a new job? Let’s talk through a structure to help you get the change you want in 2013. Review your […]
How to use an external job offer within your company
Let me tell you about Sally, happy enough in her job she was approached to apply for a job. For you it may be that you applied for a job to ‘test the water’. And then, like Sally, you got the job offer. For Sally it was a great step up on her career path, […]
Job Search Tips for 1st time Job Seekers
Build evidence of your employability while studying. School students don’t undertake much part-time work, but you may have been babysitting or volunteering and you will have evidence to explain your responsibility and commitment. Be clear about what you did, how it helped and provide any details of things a bit out of the ordinary that […]
Why people have a second job
I was on Radio Hereford & Gloucester on Friday 26th July, talking with Elliott Webb. You can listen to the recording via this link. Not the best of recordings, but you can hear what I say. Listen to Denise here Many people will do shifts in the pub or work in the beauty/fitness industry but […]
Should you send a thank you letter?
I encourage my clients to send a thank you message shortly after the interview. In the past you could post a letter but in a time critical situation you want to get it sent by email. Prep in advance and there is likely to just be one section to add in. Of course, you will […]
LinkedIn profile makeovers
I love to write, I love to capture the personality and voice of my clients. Creating LinkedIn profiles is one way I help clients. I’ve done extensive training and keep up to date via continual training and having to recertify each year. Recently I thought that a static page was not enough. So yesterday I […]
Replying to job ads – key advice
Replying to job ads – generally, there are 2 ways that people reply to job ads. Mainly they will pull out highlights from their background and send a generic cover letter to all job applications. The other way when replying to job ads is to take a diligent approach to showing how well you match […]
Application Tracking Systems
Application Tracking Systems (ATS) have been used for years, and I wrote about this in 2013, see the article here and revised below. What most people don’t know is that now there are many different systems – 200+ and that how they work has changed, originally they were designed to read documents like a scanner, […]
How to work with a recruiter – guidance for the job seeker
It can be hard to know how to work with a recruiter – you want to get them on your side. The best way to know what to do is to listen to the voice of the recruiter. Read on for advice from some top recruiters. Heather Bellingham, Talent Acquisition Lead at Bonfire Interactive Be […]
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 […]
