Being at the heart of recruitment means that we hear of some of the strangest – and saddest tales of woe from candidate as well as clients.
Do you actually like your job?
I’ve met many people who have never, ever had the job they actually want. They surf their way through every day in a haze of corporate worry and little job satisfaction.
Something has got in the way of them achieving this goal and I think I’ve worked it out to be one of three things:
- Money. They can’t live on the money that they’d probably end up earning with their new career.
- Belief: They really don’t think they’d ever get a job being a window dresser, train driver, put your idea here..
- Comfort: They’re too comfortable and happy to following the other lemmings being bullied in a corporate environment, taking the bosses sh*t and not complaining.
The 7 things you must remember when you create your CV Resume
I’ve just completed a workshop with some of our junior IT Recruitment Consultants and we identified 7 things you need to remember when you are writing your CV. Getting these things wroing WILL impact negatively on your ability to find a new job – fast.
Money
Be realistic. We really have seen CVs with salary ranges quoted by the candidate between £10k and £100k Come on, if you are on £25k now and would really like £32k then say so – and be realistic. It will help you, the client – and the recruiter cut to the chase.
2013 Finding a new job in IT
If you are anything like me, you get back to your desk after having a fantastic blow-out over Christmas and New Year to the realisation that nothing has changed. “Same Stuff, Different Day” springs to mind. You may translate “stuff” to another word beginning with the same letter – but you get the gist!
So what are you going to do about it?
8 Tips to work with your Recruitment Agency
Gallery
Working with your appointed recruitment agency (agencies) should be a rewarding and interesting experience. To get the best out of anything, you need to put some work in too. Recruiters aren’t machines, they are a close-knit team of real people … Continue reading
Are you a recruitment cowboy?
Recruitment Cowboys got their name in the late 90′s when they attempted to ruin the superb profession that being a recruiter could be. Professionals go out their way to dispel some of the myths that were created during this time. Some of the processes cowboy recruiters used were to increase THEIR chances of success, not YOURS. Continue reading
Writing a great CV
We’re still getting CVs that are making serious mistakes. Life isn’t about communicating via SMS messages or Facebook.
Make sure your CV reflects the job you are applying for by following the basics: Continue reading
Creating the Perfect Resumé
I have spent many hours in the pub discussing the “perfect CV”. Luckily, I am in the enviable position of spending a considerable amount of time viewing CVs as both a recruiter and a client in both permanent and contract recruitment arenas. If you like, I am blessed (tarnished? LOL) with a very balanced view of what each party seems to be looking for. Continue reading
Video Interviewing
Years ago, I had the fortunate experience to work with a forward thinking PWC manager at a large corporate who fancied the CV of an IT professional who was currently in Australia. Never one to shy away from a good CV, my client, Nish Kotak (still an acquaintance actually) booked a double ISDN video conferencing room at Perot Systems in Nottingham and asked the candidate to find a similar facility in Adelaide. He managed this at the local library Continue reading
Barclay Anderson new CMS
We’d like to thank the many people who encouraged us to keep the old site for as long as possible but we all have to move with the times and we’ve therefore developed a new CMS site with a great job search functionality too. Enjoy!