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21/01/2014

Is this you too???

Its a busy new year time for CV for ME. Seems many people have made a new years resolution to find a new place of employment and start the new year fresh. Why not get your resume re-worked and re-written by CV for ME and get your headstart in the job market.

17/01/2014

Happy New Year to all those of CV for Me. Lets hit the ground running. After being inspired by a recent article on Linked In.

Time Sensitive Job Offers (referred to as "exploding job offers)

If you had your fairshare of time in the job search seat you possibly been offered a position and would have had a recruiter/ employer say "we will need to know if you accept this offer by tomorrow/end of the weeek" and you as a candidate need to start thinking whether or not this place is the best place for you.

Often at times the thought of job seeking anymore is enough to get people to take an offer. Though if you are already employed you might be feel safe enough to turn the job down and take the "risk" of doing the job seeking passively again. The former and the latter are two completely different situations and things that you need to ask a recruiter if you are faced with this situation.

1) I have also had an interview with company b, and company c, what can you tell me about company a that makes them an better employer

This give the recruiter a chance to tell you about the strengths of the company (which they should know like the back of their hand) and it also gives you "the best" picture. Recruiters will get a fee for placement, so you can bet your bottom dollar they will try and get that fee, so they should be describing the new company like it is Nirvana believe a quarter of it and then do your own research.

Places like Linked In is a great place to start researching your company of potential employment. You can search the company names, get a list of people who work or have worked there and see their duration and how far they went in the company and what types of roles and how long ago.


2) How many candidates have been offered this position prior to the offer to me? How many candidates are in the running for this position

If they tell you the truth and whether they tell you a lie, it can depend on what you do, if there is only you - there need not be a rush for a decision. If there are multiple, then you need to ask yourself, are they all as good as me AND if they are not all as good as me, what kind of monkeys could I be working with.. will they all have been pressured into taking the job, or are these the lesser candidates when the highly desirable candidates turned them down.

3) Is there anyway that we are able to extend the time of the decision?

This should be used if you are interviewing elsewhere advise the recruiter where you are in your recruitment stage. If there is a job that you really want, perhaps its time you give that recruiter or company a call, advise that you have a strong interest with woring with the company, and that you have been offered a position with ****** but would like to know where you stand in the recruitment process before giving the other company an answer.

Things you need to ask yourself is:

1) if they are pressuring me to take the job, what are they going to be like to work for

2) If they dislike the recruitment process so much, how well does the other functions work - sloppy recruitment process means sometimes very bad hiring decisions i.e: not so great co-workers

3) Do I really really want this job. If you have thoughts that this isnt your first choice, then you should really do the right thing and not take it. It is reccommended that even entry level candidates stay in a position for atleast 12-18 month to ensure that job hopping is not on your resume.

And what ever decision you decide to make, make sure that it is made on clear and logical thought not on panic and anxiety.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

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20/12/2013

As 2013 comes to an end, I would like to take this time to thank all of those who have supported CV for Me during the first year of operation. The support that this small business has collected over these 11 months has been humbling and I am very thankful and hope you and your family have a very happy and safe holiday period.

18/12/2013

The christmas period is upon us and CV for ME will be closed for new business as of the 21st of December 2013. This closure does not effect existing clients, but please note that we will not be operating on the desginated public holidays during this time. CV for ME will reopen on the 17th of January 2014.

13/11/2013

Its the Australian culture to poke a little bit of fun at ourselves (and each other) but really there is a place and a time to do all of this. Your resume is not the place, and the person screening your resume (who will have screened possibly have screened 100s) will not see it as the time. The contents in the link below, is very funny. Just not for those who were thrown into the "No Pile" because of their oversights, poor phrasings or (attempted jokes). Have a look at your resume. Do you have something similar? If you do then edit it out. Leave your charm for the interview;

One look at this list of resume mistakes and you'll have yours edited pronto!

13/09/2013

No surprises, but interesting way of gathering information to see it happening in real life.

EMPLOYERS discriminate against "unattractive" job applicants - particularly women - according to a study at an Italian university.

03/08/2013

Journalists in Coffs Harbour? Sounds like a fantastic opportunity!!!

The New South Wales news team is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced radio journalist for its Coffs Harbour newsroom.

19/06/2013

Lately there has been a run on resumes in industries that I have not usually had much to do with. It has increased my knowledge and my imagination. Initially I baulked, and the initial queries, advising these people that I had not much knowledge to provide, and that I had no history of success for these types of roles. Fortunately, these people were successful in their quests of employment and have expressed much gratitude for my assistance. I advise them it was them who sold themselves at the interview. I stand by this, but there is joy in knowing that sometimes my assistance can open doors, and the faith others have of me, surpasses my own faith sometimes, and in my job, there is joy. I hope you all realise your own abilities much more than I have mine recently, and with brilliant results. Its not often that I surprise myself, but when I do, it is cause for celebration. Little wins that allows my work life to be a little more joyous.

21/05/2013

What is cool/hip/in/trendy?

As many words as describe it, there are points of difference, when it comes to clothing for a job interview.

What is cool and trendy to you, could be seen as something else by an employer. Let me give you some examples. In my days of recruiting, I have seen most people in a suit or business clothing of some sort, it was only on the rare occasion where I didn't. Being a recruiter in the Financial District in Sydney, I saw some pretty glamorous outfits during my time. One day, during the its "ok" to wear long shorts for women times (you know those knickerbockers?) I just a young lady come into the office, with them on. I was mortified, she did have a suit jacket (bless her little cotton socks) on, but paired with the shorts... I felt she missed the mark. However when I bought in a colleague of mine (a very metro sexual man with more fashion sense than Gok) he commented on how cute her pants were.

I was a little taken back, yes the shorts, teamed with a high neck ruffled vintage musk pink top, along with some cool heels, I would not have objected during working hours if she was already part of my team, but for an interview.. I was a heartbeat away from throwing her resume in the trash. Does it really matter that much, UM YES. It really does matter. With great level candidates, who have been interview prepped and have similar education, similar experience; appearance matters, dress matters. Point is, what is cool and trendy, to you, might not be cool and trendy to your employer. Keep your shoes shiny, your hemlines modest, your trousers pressed and your b***s in your shirts. Especially in small towns its generally better to go conservative (even though there are exceptions) oh and please, if you have shorts that are a longer than shorts, but shorter than dress pants, please do not wear them for an interview...

16/05/2013

Looking for professionals... I think it would be great to get people who know know stuff about employment, other than resumes to have a blog spot here.. I would like to call it, Things that they dont tell you about...

Who I would really like to hear from are people like:

HR Managers
Workers Compensation people
Managers
Naturopaths
Stress Management
Even Centrelink professionals
Fashion Stylists - for interviews and job
Make-up artists - for interviews

I dont need them to have a PHD, just people who have a lot of knowledge in one area... are there any other areas that you would like to hear from?

09/04/2013

Do you feel kind of lost?

I met a really nice man a couple of weeks ago. He was wanting a resume prepared and due to his success in the company he was working in, he had always had internal promotions thus, never had the need for a resume.

He felt lost, he would soon no longer be part of a company that he had shared so much of his life with, this job had been his life that spanned across his marriage his children; and felt lost.

Sometimes we can lose ourselves in our jobs, its hard not to get an identity with our work. So many people I speak to, say "I'm just a checkout chick", or I'm just an administrator, or something similar. You are not. You are YOU, you are so many things, lets try not see your vocation become your identity.

And while parting can be such sweet sorrow, it is easier when you can see, that its just you, starting a new job, where your skills and expertise are appreciated and valued once more.

I don't mean this to be mushy, with the thought of violins being played in the background, I just want people to understand, that a job/career is supposed to allow you to financially do all those things that you want to do in life, it is not supposed the BE life...