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Imagine one hundred emails or a pile of one hundred resumes. It’s late on a Monday night and the HR Manager or Director has twenty minutes to cull that pile into no more than ten for potential interviews. Now think of the resume you are going to send. Will it stand out? Does it get your message across? Will you be selected for an interview? Will you hit the yes pile? Read full article »
At a recent seminar I announced something that unsettled the jobseeker audience. I tore up their cover letter efforts in one sentence.
“People rarely read your cover letter”
The audience gasped.
Your resume or CV will be at the height of its effectiveness when packed with keywords. Why? Over 90% resumes will be skim read. The detail of your resume will only be read once it has been established that you are amongst the strongest applicants. This may be at a later stage in the process and perhaps even by a different reader! Read full article »
Once you are satisfied with your resume, the next step is to consider how to circulate it. You want to be sure that the right audience receives and understands your objective. Think about your target market and which medium is most appealing for them. Read full article »
The objective of your resume or CV and application letter is purely to secure a meeting or interview with your prospective employer. Your resume and application letter is important in selling you to people who don’t know you. It’s their first impression of you and needs to be a positive one if you are to progress further. Read full article »
Resume & Interview tutorials to accelerate your job search.
Sally-Anne encouraged and inspired me to keep going and to be proactive in my search with set goals when I felt like giving up ( I still have the poster hung up on my wall!)
— Furo
The P word ‚ do the big things before the little tasks = Procrastination is not your friend
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