Last week I read an interesting article on Business Insider titled, “What Recruiters Look At During The 6 Seconds They Spend On Your Resume”. This article has been circulating on the social media front for a little while so if you haven’t yet seen it, it’s probably because a) you don’t follow me on… Continue Reading
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Walk-in job enquiries – 7 tips to impress this Christmas
I recently had a meeting with the manager of my local WHSmith (where you can now pick up 7 Keys to a Winning CV) and he shared with me how the number of walk-in job enquiries they receive in the run up to Christmas always increases dramatically. “Unfortunately,” he added, “the quality of candidates do… Continue Reading
What to do when you’re over-qualified for the job
You may read the title of this post and exclaim, “If only!” but being over-qualified for the job is becoming an unexpected but increasingly common problem in today’s job market. “Over-qualified” happens when your skills, experience and knowledge clearly exceed the job position you are applying for. Unfortunately many jobseekers today, particularly those who have… Continue Reading