How hard is it…

to get a CV right? Seriously?

I have had a lot of conversations with people over the past couple of months and longer about job applications. And the one thing I put to people and employers/ interviewers put to me, is that preparation is key. Get the basics right!

• No spelling mistakes
• No punctuation mistakes
• No lies
• No photocopies
• No “personal” email addresses (eg dutchgold01@…)
• No pictures/ images/ colours
• No unnecessary information.
• No informalities
• No shortcuts
• No unused/ nonworking contact details
• No out of date information
• No public profiles on social networking sites (Facebook, Bebo, myspace etc) Employers are using them!

That’s some of the basics. More detailed stuff coming up soon!

 

hah! classic…

I came across this on Fortifyyouroasis and then found this as a consequence.  I really planned on keeping it for later in the year, but well, it made me laugh a lot so I had to share….Plus, it’s actually rather brilliant.

(yes, I know I’m being vague, but I really want you to read it and I don’t want to give the game away…)

updated: link fixed – sorry about that.

 

Job Hunting

On the way into work yesterday morning, I was listening to the Tubridy show on the radio and I heard Rowan Manahan being interviewed about job hunting, cv’s, interviews, specifically because of the dreaded R word (recession) It’s something I get asked a lot about. What he had to say made sense, and I went back to listen to the other 2 interviews he did on this area – maybe it’ll be of use to some of you (whether you’re looking for a job or thinking of changing jobs) You can check out Rowan’s blog or go look at the archives for the show or go to the Tubridy Show archives here (August & September)

I’ll come back to this area and post more and more about this over time, as I find more and more sources for advice and information. It is probably one of the most difficult things any of us do – hunt jobs, but there is a lot of information out there on how best to go about it. Any of you have any favourite pieces of advice, or know the best people to ask? If so, please do tell!