Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
If you are paying someone to promote you, your skills, attributes and achievements, how would you want them to promote you? This is a good way to start considering the covering letter that you send out with your CV. It has to clearly introduce you, explain why you are the one, their suitable candidate, and
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
If you have applied for more than 5 jobs that you think you should have received interview appointments for and you haven’t for any of them, maybe it is time to take another look at your ‘core’...
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Firstly, it is vital to understand the CV reviewing process and your recruiter’s situation. Let’s break this process down: Recruiters are dealing with 10s of applications per vacancy. Normally under immense time pressures as...
Sunday, February 15th, 2009
According to Robert Oldham, the founder of cvtrumpet.co.uk you should not wait like 90% of people after you have attended an interview to write a letter/email to your interviewer thanking him or her, especially if you thought...
Friday, February 13th, 2009
The truth is, doing well in a job interview has nothing to do with luck! Neither is it simply a question of long years of experience. Nor a measure of your suitability for the job. Trust me,...
Thursday, January 29th, 2009
These are 10 ways to bounce back from bad interviews and job rejections. I bet you or someone you know have been rejected for job positions in the past and just before reading this article, if you...
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009
Resume Writing for Graduates This tests the resume writing skills of graduates. Basic Cover Letter Writing Do you know the essentials of Cover Letter Writing ? Advanced Cover...
Sunday, January 25th, 2009
Behavioural Interview Questions, also called Situational, are used as a tool in job interviews to discover how your performance in a previous job may contribute to your future performance in the role being recruited for. Behavioural Interviewing...
Friday, January 16th, 2009
Below is a list of 60 interview questions for a graduate/job seeker, you will absolutely be ready for any job interview if you know the right answers to these questions: How would you describe yourself? What specific...
Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Explore this 30 Job-Seeker’s Glossary (A-D) of Key Job-Hunting, Career, and Employment Terms. Quintessential’s glossary of job, career, and employment terms is designed to give job-seekers a quick definition — and then provide links where you...