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Career advisor - 3 steps to your success |
| Our aim is to assist you however possible to find your ideal job and apply for the vacancy advertised in the most appropriate manner possible. Your first impression is through your CV, which is your passport to meeting the employer for an interview. This section is meant to be used as a guide as to what we would term as standard recruitment practice. |
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1st step - CV writing |
Do not forget a well-designed CV is essential to the job search process and should mirror the job for which you are applying as closely as possible and should be designed with your personality and industry in mind.
So, if you have not yet produced a CV or would like to check your own, please do not hesitate to contact our recruitment specialists. |
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2nd step - Search and apply for jobs |
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Job vacancies have traditionally been advertised in newspapers and local or specialist journals/magazines but nowadays the greatest source of vacancies is the web. There are many employment and recruitment agency websites which advertise vacancies nationally and internationally, nearly all of which will allow you to submit your CV on line.
When you have registered your details on an employment site, the potential number of employers and in some instances recruitment agents is enormous. Do not however rely on being contacted. You must continue returning to the site to check for any new vacancies that may have been posted. Many sites have an e-mail job alert facility that will let you know about appropriate jobs as they are posted. But beware this facility can also be a hindrance, as some sites have been known to bombard job hunters with hundreds of irrelevant vacancies. Job alerts are a useful feature but not a substitute for continuing to visit the site and search through the jobs available. |
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3rd step - Follow up your application |
Job advertisements usually give a clear indication of whether you should be making personal contact or whether the recruiter would prefer an email or hard copy of your application in the first instance. If at all possible take the opportunity to discuss the vacancy with the recruiter on the phone. As you prepare for this conversation make sure you clearly understand the vacancy, and make bullet points about why you are suitable for the job. It is however never advisable to mention money at this stage. The aim is to have a meaningful conversation with the recruiter and arrange to meet for an interview.
We hope you find the information useful and best of luck in searching for your ideal job. |
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Need professional appraisal of your current CV? |
Please do not hesitate to email us your CV if you would like to obtain a professional appraisal of your current resume.
Our experts will hapily review your CV and advise you on how we would change it to obtain the results you are looking for. |
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Thinking of ordering your new customised CV? |
| Visit our services section to find out more about our fee structure and how to place an order. |
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