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How to Prepare For a Potential Job Loss
What do you do when you have that gut feeling of impending doom
about your job? Is the writing on the wall? Are you about to be
laid off or fired? Is the company going under? Or is it going to
come out of the blue that you no longer have a job....
HOW TO WRITE A BETTER RESUME
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Job Hunting On The Sly
So you want to look around for your next career step but you are
concerned that your current employer will find out and give you
an early exit? Confidentiality in your job search is a
reasonable concern and makes the way you approach finding...
Success! An End to Job Search Misery
There is an end to the job search tunnel! It has been a long, hard road: layoff, unemployment, fear, depression, and occasionally panic or despair. Beyond the trauma of losing your job stretches the uncomfortable, stress filled nightmare of looking...
The Job Interview
The second step in getting a job is having an interview with a
potential employer. The first step was sending your application
and after careful review by the company, you are seen as
candidate for the vacant position.
The employer got this...
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Why Your CV/Resume Is Not Generating Interview Offers
If your current CV or resume is not generating the interview offers you want, it is time to start assessing it. Check to see that the following descriptors apply:
*Begins with a succinct, clearly stated career objective tailored to the particular job for which you are applying.
*Highlights how your skills and qualifications match the company's specific needs.
*Employs appropriate titles for previous jobs to demonstrate clearly that you are suitably qualified for the advertised position.
*Gives a concise description of your previous employers - their products, services, industry, etc. - and your role in the company.
*Uses PAR statements to describe your accomplishments. P identifies the 'problem' you faced; A describes the 'action' you took to solve the problem; R describes the 'result' of the action you took.
*Quantifies your accomplishments using numbers, percentages, etc.
*Makes effective use of the key words and phrases contained in the job advertisement to describe your skills and areas of expertise.
*Every sentence starts with an action word, for example: "increased production by 20% while saving £200,000 in operating costs" Examples of effective action words are: compiled, conducted, created, designed, developed, established, implemented, introduced, invented, maintained, negotiated, operated, organized, produced, and published.
*Explains how, in your
previous jobs, you increased sales and profits, improved productivity, saved time and costs, and established good customer relationships.
*Provides evidence of the competencies most valued by employers, for example: your communication and interpersonal skills, flexibility, initiative, organisational ability, and teamwork.
*Includes any pertinent awards or honours you may have received.
*Provides your educational history and details of training related to the position you are seeking.
*Employment history is logical and consistent; and gaps of more than one year between your jobs are clearly explained.
*The layout is neat and uncluttered, with an easy-to-read sequence of sections and no large blocks of text.
*Contains no errors in spelling or grammar; and all unnecessary words have been eliminated.
*Hobbies and interests have been included only if they serve to reveal characteristics, skills or accomplishments that support your career objective.
Visit the author's website at http://www.assignmentsplus.com
About the Author
Gerard McLoughlin, Director of Assignments Plus Communications, has contributed career-related articles to a wide range of recruitment companies, websites and publications throughout the world: USA Today, JobBankUSA.com, US-Recruiters.com; Jobs1.co.uk, Nurse-Recruiter.com, Recruitireland.com,
AutomationTechies.com, EcruitingInc.com, etc.
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