Category Archives: job hunting

All the posts in this category are focused on helping you find your next job.

The Definitive Guide to Job Hunting 7 – Where you fit in

When a company sets out to fill a vacancy, there is a specific process involved. In some cases, this is relatively simple but it can also be along, protracted process with many steps that sometimes make candidates (And Recruiters!) feel as though they are jumping through hoop after hoop.

The Definitive Guide to Job Hunting 6: A Regional Recruiter’s View

How to use a regional recruiter to find a job.

The Definitive Guide to Job Hunting 5: Get the Best out of Agencies

You never know what you are going to find when you set out on a path to find a new job. Allow the agencies to work with your data to give you the widest possible exposure but don’t expect individual treatment until you embark on a recruitment process (I.e. go for interview). Until then, your CV is purely a number in a huge pool of candidates and it’s the agency’s task to match it to potential opportunities.

Taking the First Step Towards Your New Career Path

Coming to terms with being in the wrong career for you, is not an easy place to be. However, it’s best to keep the momentum going and put together a simple strategy that will start you along the road you need to take.

The Definitive Guide to Job Hunting 4: Understanding Agencies

Many job seekers successfully find their next role via recruitment consultants. Here is your guide to understanding how recruitment agencies work.

Definitive Guide to Job Hunting 3: Get your CV spotted

How to write a CV which is ‘found’ when placed on-line

Definitive Guide to Job Hunting 2: This is business

This post deals with how to market yourself – your product to the recruiters.

Definitive Guide to Job Hunting Chapter 1 : Get a plan

Before you start job hunting you need a plan. This post details what you need to think about for your job plan.

Are you prepared for a tsunami of CVs?

Your top talent are the people who are most at risk of being poached, or who are the most able to sell their talents to your competitors. What are you doing to incentivise them to stay?

14 Classic mistakes people make when writing their CV

Many job hunters struggle to get asked to interview, and wonder why they are being rejected so often. In my experience, a poor CV can often be one of the main reasons why they are not getting asked to interview.

7 great tips to help you change career successfully

Reality has forced many people in the last twenty-four months to consider a career change. Here are seven great tips to help you change career successfully.

How to use social media to find your next role

Social media is a great way to increase your profile and get recognised. Here are seven top tips to use social media to help you find your next job.

10 tips to help you get a job FAST

Did you know that the conventional ways of finding a job a not the most effective or efficient? Here are 10 tips to help you get a job fast.

The five most efficient ways of finding your next job

Did you know that almost 80% of all vacancies are not advertised? All the most efficient ways of finding your next role, involve you finding out about these un-advertised vacancies.

The five least efficient ways to hunt for your next job

Did you know that the most common methods of finding a job, are generally the most inefficient ways of finding a job? This post details the five most inefficient ways to find a job.

Four questions you need to answer to get your job search up and running efficiently

Maybe you have sensed that your organisation is going to be re-structuring or downsizing in the next six months, or maybe you have decided that you will find a new role. But, how do you actually get started on an efficient job search?
This post details the questions you need to ask yourself to start a job search efficiently.

Freelancer OR Interim OR Business Owner? Part 2

In this post, I look at what it means to work as an interim employee, and how this differs to business ownership and being a freelancer.

What to think about when negotiating a job offer

The actions and time between receiving a job offer and starting work with your new employers will set the tone for your working relationship with your new employers. Here is our guide to what you need to think about as you negotiate your terms and conditions with your new employer.

How to find unadvertised roles and speed up your job search

The unpublished job market or “hidden” job market – where an opening is filled without it ever being advertised – represents approximately 80% of the total jobs filled each year. Therefore, particularly the more senior roles that you are targeting, it is important to spend at least 60% of your job search time and effort on the unpublished job market. Here is our guide to planning your unpublished job search

Why thinking about your achievements will help you get an interview

How to use your past achievements to get your CV noticed and invited to interview.

11 ways to write a CV that gets you an interview

The purpose of your CV is to get you to interview. Nothing more, nothing less. As a career coach, when helping job seekers, more often than not the first thing I am presented with is a CV. It always amazes me how easy it is to stand out from the rest of the job seekers by spending time on a well-thought out and written CV. Here are my top 11 ways for you to get your CV to stand out from the crowd.

Six alternatives to permanent employment

If you have been asked to consider a new career path – or are wondering whether permanent employment is for you, here are 6 alternatives to permanent employment

5 ways your network can help you find your next role

Your personal network is the best way of finding yourself your next role. This articles details 5 ways to use your network to find your next role.

7 tips to make sure your covering letter gets your CV read

How to write a great covering letter which will ensure that your CV gets read.

8 things you must consider if you are leaving an organisation as a result of redundancy or compromise agreement

The Efficiency Coach advises on the issues you need to consider when leaving an organisation as a result of redundancy or compromise agreement.

Just found out your role is ‘at risk’?

Whether you are already unemployed of facing redundancy, it can severely knock your confidence. The Efficiency Coach gives her eight tips on how to get your career back on track.

Getting dumped by your company is no fun

How to achieve more with your blog

Looking for a new role?

Even in the current tough job market, it is still possible to find a new role. Here are ten great tips to help you fast-forward your job search

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