Jul
17

10 Cover Letter Tips for Effective Cover Letters

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The first ten words need to be attention grabbers. If you don’t get your readers attention early they wont continue reading. Perhaps, for example, if you are applying for a sales job you could open with something like… “During the last 12 months I have beaten my sales targets by X%. You could of course… Continue reading »

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Dec
03

Preparing for Job Interview – 10 Critical Pre-Interview Tips

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1. Know How to Get There: Say your interview is in three days time. Sometime between now and then at the same time of day do a practice run on how to get there. If this is not possible plan to get to the interview location one hour before the appointed time. You can then… Continue reading »

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Oct
17

RECRUITMENT QUESTIONS LIST FOR LINE MANAGERS – BETTER INTERVIEWS

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Most managers are lousy at interviewing new staff candidates… astounded…? I am willing to bet that if you ask your line mangers what questions they ask during interviews they will stare at you blankly, shuffle their feet and act as if you just crawled out from under a piece of old cheese. There is a… Continue reading »

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Jan
19

Not Messing Up a Job Interview

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Some undesirable behaviors and crazy complaints that will destroy a job applicant’s chances to being offered the job, 1.   Saying something like “wow it took me two and a half hours to get here.” 2.   “I had a problem finding your business premises.” 3.   “Of course I’ll take the job.  How much does it pay?”… Continue reading »

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