Common job-hunting mistakes and how to avoid them

December 4, 2009 by  
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The first consideration when undertaking the task of finding and securing employment is to recognize the common mistakes that people make when setting about securing employment. Lack of research/ researching the requirement of a job is essential if you intend to secure employment, this is a common mistake made in the ... Continue Reading

Tips in Letter Creation

December 3, 2009 by  
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So the job you have been waiting for is finally on the Classified Ads. And you want to put your full power in creating this application letter for your employer. Of course this is not just your ordinary type of letter and you should present it in a standard business ... Continue Reading

Why it’s important to understand your payslip

November 29, 2009 by  
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Payslips are funny things. We yearn for them, count the days until their arrival enables our bank accounts to emerge from red into black, then celebrate with lunches and after-work drinks. Yet when we have them in our hands, we don’t know quite what to do with them. We puzzle ... Continue Reading

Excellent Ways To Write Engineering Student Cover Letter

November 28, 2009 by  
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A cover letter is a one page document which is designed to introduce the skills and qualifications of a candidate to the employer. It serves as marketing devices for prospective job seekers. It is the first thing that an employer encounters regarding the job seeker. If you want to get ... Continue Reading

How to Write an Accounting Student Cover Letter

November 28, 2009 by  
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A cover letter is a letter of introduction that is attached to your resume when you apply for a particular job. It serves as a tool to get a job. Nowadays, there is great demand for accounting students in each and every organization. If you want to secure a decent job ... Continue Reading

The professionals: Social housing requires managers with a variety of skills

November 24, 2009 by  
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Paul Gatrill had an interim assignment to oversee the refurbishment of six tower block in Westminster When Paul Gatrill began a recent interim assignment, managing the refurbishment and modernisation of six tower blocks for social landlord CityWest Homes, his employer admitted he had been set an “unreasonable target”. While estimates for ... Continue Reading

The professionals: The NHS has set up its own recruitment agency

November 24, 2009 by  
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For decades the word interim was considered a dirty word in the NHS – all too often shorthand for overqualified, costly and a quick fix. But in the past year, the use of freelance senior executives has grown. Now, in recognition of the huge value of short-term contracts, NHS providers ... Continue Reading

Job hunters need to understand the internet

November 20, 2009 by  
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There’s been a noticeable shift in the recruitment landscape. Internet savvy companies are now realising the benefits of using online recruitment – both in terms of cost and quality of candidate. But have job hunters kept up? By James Caan Published: 6:07PM GMT 19 Nov 2009 From some of the questions ... Continue Reading

Graduates face first job hurdles

November 20, 2009 by  
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Graduate unemployment is at its highest for 12 years and undergraduates have their work cut out competing for roles in their chosen sector, experts say By Richard Tyler Published: 6:02PM GMT 19 Nov 2009 Architecture and construction graduates have been affected particularly badly, with the percentage of last summer’s ... Continue Reading

Resume Writing Guide – 10 Guaranteed Tips to That Winning Resume or CV

November 15, 2009 by  
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This article is aimed at helping those of us who struggle constantly with writing that winning resume. First of all, it is not the resume that gets you that dream job; that is down to YOU, the winning resume will only get you to the interview stage. In all my ... Continue Reading