Good working practices – 28 tips!
Whether you are approaching the first day of a new job or want to start making a stronger impression and want to check how you are doing, these 28 tips will help. How many do you get, let me know by commenting below. It’s easy to slip in some areas, or forget how […]
Setting up Google Alerts
Are you using Google alerts? Very helpful for your job search and also to monitor when you are mentioned online. Here’s what to do To set up Google Alerts, go to google.com/alerts. Establish your search terms. Whatever topic you want to be alerted on! It could relate to your job, areas of interest, […]
The Modern Job Seeker – recent survey results from JobVite – a short summary
I like to follow what recruiters are saying about the job situation. Here’s the key highlights from a recent survey from JobVite. 60% of job seekers are equally or more optimistic about job opportunities than last year. 45% of people in work see their current job as temporary A recent JobVite survey report has found […]
When you need a survival job
You may know the job you seek, but appreciate it may take a few months to get a job offer.Yet you need money now, you need a survival job, a temporary measure to bring money in.Or you may be looking for a way of developing an additional income on ‘the side’. Here are some suggestions […]
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 […]
