How Adonis Creed can inspire our job search
Creed 2 is the recent follow on to the Rocky story. We know how these films end … but it is the journey that’s the interesting part. Preparing to defend a world championship is like preparing for job search. We must do more; and understand our opponent. Too often people follow the standard path, they […]
Redundancy – 7 key tips
7 key ‘Don’t panic’ tips for when you are made redundant Treat it as an opportunity and a chance to take stock. Not many people love their job so take stock and work out what you would like to do – different company, different job, something radically different? Then create a plan to get there. You […]
My current job is below my capabilities. How can an employer see beyond this?
QUESTION I have recently worked in a number of lower grade positions in order to maintain employer continuity and to earn necessary funds whilst applying for suitable higher grade permanent positions. However, I feel that this has been to my detriment because rather than seeing my strong work ethic, adaptability and speed to pick up a job, employers […]
Artificial Intelligence – how it is used in Recruitment
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used in all aspects of our online lives. You may not be happy with technology and prefer the personal approach. You can still do this – you make contact with people and arrange to meet them but recognise that much of the recruitment process is now being automated. Let me look […]
Technology and the recruitment process
I encourage clients to have an effective LinkedIn profile, but I also ensure they have an effective CV/Resume. Despite LinkedIn claiming that an offer is made every 10 seconds, this is not based on your profile as almost all jobs advertised ask you to upload your CV for the ATS (Applicant Tracking Software). ATS software […]
Returning to work after a career break
Returning to work after a career break can be planned – taking time out to look after children, or can creep up on us. Perhaps following redundancy you took some time out and the weeks have turned into months and you have not really considered working for a while, or you took time out to […]
CV advice from the experts
I undertake regular professional training to keep my skills up to date. Recently we had a session where recruiters gave CV advice This is the CV advice you need to read, then look at your CV and make changes. Change the objective statement for a summary Recruiters don’t care about what you want, it should […]
Weak Ties – the importance of weak ties
Many years ago (1973!), Mark S Granoveller published an article in the American Journal of Sociology on the Strength of Weak ties. We all know many people and with some we have strong ties, these are our close friends and part of our social network, we understand each other, do things together, we’ve got their […]
Why your CV is not getting you shortlisted as a Director Level candidate
You know you are ready for the next step, but you are struggling to get shortlisted. I’ve been working with a couple of clients recently, both seeking 6 figure salaries and both had ineffective CVs. Here’s what I told them Your CV is boring You’ve been told that your CV should reflect the seriousness of […]
Recruitment advice from Elon Musk
When asked by an audience member at Austin’s annual South by Southwest (SXSW) festival on what has been his “biggest mistake,” entrepreneur and Tesla/SpaceX founder Elon Musk said? “The biggest mistake, in general, I’ve made, is to put too much of a weighting on someone’s talent and not enough on their personality. And I’ve made […]
