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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Mar
21

A Key fo Creating the Ultimate Self Development Program

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The Ultimate “Soft Skills” Career Development Plan If a survey of employers conducted by Hart Research Associates released Jan 20 2010 on behalf of the Association of American Colleges and Universities is anything to go by, if you want to commercially focus your personal development program, perhaps you should consider their results. Early on in… 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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Oct
06

What does the content of your resume say about you?

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Is your resume merely a self-serving autobiography or does it present a solution to your readers’ problems? These are questions asked by Phil Rosenberg of “reCareered” sometime back, the answers are however probably even more pertinent in today’s business climate. I receive many resumes on my free resume form page and I am astounded by… Continue reading »

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Sep
13

Five Great Ways to Land Your Resume in the Office Waste Bin

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A great resume advice article by Jessica Holbrook on “careerrocketeer”. The main points: Applying for a job, resume sin number 1. Not including a cover letter with your resume. Obvious really! Resume sin number 2. Including an objective statement. “Point blank objectives are bad form.” Sin number 3. “Use headings like profile and career summary… Continue reading »

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Sep
06

Does your Perfect Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) compute?

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I recently read an interesting blog on “Writing the perfect resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)” and the section that caught my eye was that regarding the ability of software selection or “resume CV reading software” to put you in the to be interviewed pile. To quote the writer: “As organisations (or organizations if you prefer) become… Continue reading »

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Jul
20

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT: WHAT ABOUT YOUR EMAIL IMAGE?

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When seeking employment your image and particularly the first impression you make is vitally important. I have written in the past about cover letters and resumes and how to enhance your chances of getting an interview. One issue that seems to be overlooked by many is their email address. Now for personal correspondence your email… Continue reading »

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Jul
06

Queens University career adviser Bill Means starts a blog!

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Excerpt from article by Bobby Sisk of charlotteobserver.com “What I intend to do is chronicle my experience with clients and experiences over the years as it relates to career advice,” Means said. “You can learn from other job seekers’ trials and tribulations.” “I really want it to be an example of how others have dealt… Continue reading »

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Jul
02

Finding New Employees, via Social Networks

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A NY Times story by Julie Weed ‘Alan Kennedy… did what many job seekers are now advised to do: he set up profiles on Facebook and LinkedIn.’ ‘Mr. Kennedy’s former co-worker used a software tool to search the profile information of his Facebook friends and LinkedIn contacts. He flagged Mr. Kennedy as a possible match… Continue reading »

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