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How Your CV Makes The Difference Between First Place And Nowhere
May 4, 2009 | 
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The difference between winning and losing has always been measured in small amounts. Whether it is thousandths of a second in a track race or a single goal or point in a football or rugby game. Very often the difference is almost too small to measure Read the rest of this entry »
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Get That Job! Traditional Tips That Work
Tip (1) Preparation, preparation, preparation. If you don't know a whole bunch of stuff about the organization that is interviewing you, in the first place you shouldn't be there. It simply isn't good enough for you to be looking to work for someone that you know nothing about. Do your homework- you need to know the key people, some topical things about them, etc. Find out what they do, what they make, their customers, suppliers, accounts, etc. Get ahead of the competition before you start- you'll be glad you did. Read the rest of this entry »
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CV Experts Get The Best Jobs Post Graduation
Experts get paid the most money. It doesnt matter whether its the expert who gets called in to do the TV interview or the consultant ophthalmic surgeon. The thing that they have in common is that people see them as the expert in their chosen field. It is no different when considering your CV- those who have expert input into their CV get the best shot at interviews Read the rest of this entry »
What Information Should I Include In My CV?
A recruiter looking through a pile of CVs needs to see information in a certain way. In the same way, when we look at a menu in a restaurant, we expect to see starters, main courses, desserts and beverages laid out in a particular way. Failure to meet the readers expectations leads to confusion. Most people will put that CV straight into the "no" pile rather than waste their time trying to pick out information that should have been readily available Read the rest of this entry »
Perseverance In The Face Of Job Adversity
Are there still jobs available out there in the big bad world right now? Of course there are but competition is now so much more difficult as there are so few jobs being advertised right now compared with, say a year ago. Companies under cost pressure will not necessarily pay for advertising any more Read the rest of this entry »
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Getting All The Interviews You Can Handle? Don’t Read This
Every day recruiters get hundreds if not thousands of CVs landing on to their desks. What makes you think that you are special that your CV will get the attention of the reader before everyone else. You have around 20 seconds to make that first impression. Pass the 20 second test and you've got at least a chance, fail it and you might never know what went wrong Read the rest of this entry »
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How Did I End Up In This Job anyway!
Do you find yourself in your dream job right now? I guess not if you're reading this article. We all mostly seem to end up doing a job that we never planned on doing, generally for a boss that doesn't like you, wages that suck like an unripe lemon. Just stop and think for a minute- how did I get here, more importantly, what do I do to get out? Read the rest of this entry »
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