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How to Write Your CV
Posted by Katie Andrew in Online jobs on May 15, 2009
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The art of CV writing has evolved with the passing time. If you search online you can find a number of recommendations on how to make your CV more presentable. The traditional layout of CV has long gone. The goal of a CV is still the same. It is a marketing tool, which makes your employer believe that you are the best person for the post vacant in his or her organization.
Do away with the old format and give your personal details at the bottom. Your CV should start with your career objective and followed by your experience, qualification and skills. There are many employment agencies which help you to format a CV. If you take help of any employment agency you can format your CV in the latest fashion.
You can also design it yourself and submit it to a recruitment agency instead of directly approaching an employer because the recruitment agencies are well aware of the openings that matches your sprofile.
Employment Agency
Posted by Katie Andrew in Employment Agency on November 11, 2008
In today’s modern world every job seekers are busy so they use services of the employment agency to save their useful time and money. The work of recruitment agencies is to match the criteria of employer with the job seekers. However some agencies are specialized in the specific field or sector.Most of the recruitment agencies don’t charge any fee form the job seekers but they usually draw money from the employers who pay them to find the right candidate for the job. Traditionally there are different ways to find recruitment agencies but there many internet-based recruitment agencies which make life easier.
Here are some basic tips which show why employers tend to use recruitment agencies:-
- If the company does not has personnel department for finding the staff.
- If the company does not likes to advertise for the job vacancy or don’t want to go to public with their requirements.
- Company wants to save the cost of advertising.
- If the company looking for particular skill in the job seekers.
- If the company have some problems in the past while finding some
- If the company have some problems in the past regarding the proper applicant through advertisement.
Why you need to register with the Recruitment Agency to find a job?
- You don’t have to spend time read through the classified sections for the job.
- You could pick the recruitment agencies which is specialize in that sector.
- The employment agencies will do all the hard work for you and send your details to various employers. Thus, increasing your exposure and saving your time and energy.
- This agency helps you to find the job that matches your requirements so that don’t have to waste your time in applying for the unfit positions.
- Generally, the employers contact the person through recruitment agencies and not by other sources.
- Recruitment agencies also help you to prepare your CV properly for the interviews and provide feedback how you performed in the interviews.
- You would not require paying the postage charge involved in sending your CV and the application of job.
Employment agencies benefit both the job seeker and the employer. Also remember to keep a detail record of the recruitment agencies which is finding more vacancies for you.
Shortcuts To Finding UK Jobs
Posted by Katie Andrew in Jobs in UK on October 17, 2007
A good place to start looking for jobs in UK is digital recruitment, in other words online jobs you can explore in front of your PC rather than in the newspaper or by physically visiting recruitment agencies. Obviously there will seem to be a bias toward London jobs, but that is only because it is the economic heart of Britain. There is no reason for online recruitment agencies to concentrate on any particular geographical region. That’s the beauty of the internet. Search and you will find!
Employers a very fond of employees who can speak to customers in different languages, so if you speak a language in addition to English you should consider applying for bilingual jobs. Even if you haven’t experience in the particular field (such as banking jobs, telemarketing jobs, secretarial jobs) you might get the job anyway on the basis of your bilingualism. Also you should look for tourism-related jobs such as administration jobs and multilingual jobs in hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions.
Popular jobs in London
Some to of the areas that are very active when it comes to recruitment are marketing jobs in London, jobs in the music industry, jobs in broadcasting, jobs in publishing and jobs in advertising. These all have fairly high staff turnover rates so it might be advisable to start there if you are in a hurry for a job and meet the specified criteria.
Another area you should not overlook is the payroll industry. You might regard this as a fairly uninspiring area of the business world but believe me there is a demand for payroll personnel. If you have the necessary commercial background, then you are urged to make applications in this field if you are looking for employment fast. If you are prepared to invest the time and money in payroll training there are payroll training courses available through the professional body for this business sector.