Nov
19
CV Writing Tips - How is a Good CV Used?
November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
How is a Good CV Used?
The good news is that your CV may be used in various ways for different purposes, but your CV is not written to get a job. It is a self-marketing tool to get you a meeting or job interview.
When responding to an advertised job vacancy, a well written CV [...]
Nov
19
How to Make a Targeted CV
November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment
In the past, no one retyped their CV every time they applied for a job. Now, with the introduction of Word Processing you can, if you wish, customize your CV to all job applications. However, the effort involved should be justified. If it makes a difference to you getting a really good job, then it [...]
Nov
18
Quick Money - Ideas To Help You Get By
November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
If you’ve been recently laid off, you’ve hopefully updated your resume and started your job search. You should treat your job search as a full time job. Don’t just sit around the house licking your wounds. Granted, applying for jobs isn’t an immediate money maker. There are some things you can do to make some [...]
Nov
17
Finding the Perfect Job
November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Are you happy with your job? Because if you are, you are one of the very lucky few who have been able to find the job they love to do. If not, then there are probably countless reasons why you still haven’t found the perfect job for you.
Not all people are happy with their work, [...]
Nov
16
Your Resume has never been so Important
November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment
With talk of major layoffs, redundancies at the moment the job market will get more and more competitive.
Your Resume will now be even more important when looking for that Job.
Too many of us send out badly worded and formatted documents.
If you want to get noticed you will need to spend time to make yourself stand [...]
Nov
12
Laid Off Or Fired : Now What?
November 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment
So….you’ve been laid-off, fired, whatever you want to call it. A mix of harsh emotions are probably stirring around inside you. So, what should you do now? First, realize this may be a dream come true. Seriously, every time I’ve been fired or laid-off, it’s ended up being a blessing in disguise. I’ve always ended [...]
Nov
7
6 tips before you join a new company.
November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Those days are gone when an employee used to stick with a company until his or her retirement. On an average, the maximum time an executive spends with a company is 3 to 4 years. To a high extent most of the companies too have accepted this trend. But that does not mean that an [...]
Nov
7
How to Be Hired by an Organization
November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Keep on trying. For a successful job search, you need to decide where exactly you want to take your career, and then carefully plan the steps you need to take to get you there. Do extensive research, find out which companies are the best, find out who you need to know within each organization, and [...]
Nov
5
Organizing Your Job Search for Success
November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Working, as I do with job seekers every day it seems to me that the most common complaint relates to being organized. The main activities you will be involved in include networking, resume and cover letter building, the search itself, and of course interviews. It is imperative that you develop a methodology to keep track [...]
Nov
5
Three Things You Need To Know About Job Search In Difficult Times
November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
If you want to be successful in searching for a job in these difficult economic times there are three key things you need to be doing. They are each to do with marketing yourself and include your resume, networking and your pitch. I will explain each of these in this article and how you can [...]