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Recruiters Shorthand
Recruiters, like many specialised professionals, have pet words and phrases that they regularly use to classify certain types of candidate. These code words can speak volumes about what a search executive is thinking about a candidate.
Here is a sampling of terms -- some more common than others -- that recruiters say they often rely on when assessing the potential of their candidates:
TMI: Shor…
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CV Power Words and Phrases: more words and phrases for your CV.
In order for your CV to act as an effective marketing tool and achieve its aim of placing you ahead of the competition, it is essential that you project yourself as being a highly motivated and successful individual. The below list of words and phrases have been specifically selected with this in mind. Have a look through these and use them in your CV, covering letter and application forms so as t…
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CV Critique
Here are some comments made by recruitment specialists and these their thoughts on what makes a CV really stand out. Bear in mind, that the CV is made or binned in the eye of the beholder. Not every recruiter feels the same way as other recruiters, so some comments may be pertinent, and others may be as relevant as rain on Mars. There is no right or wrong way to compile a CV, a lot of it is common…
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Additional Words For Building A Good CV
There are hundreds and hundreds of words that can be used to describe what you do and how you do it, but sometimes, we get "writers' block". This list may help you overcome the non-inspiration phase of your current situation and help you build a better CV.
• Accomplished
• Achieved
• Administered
• Advised
• Analysed
• Approved
• Arranged
• Assessed
• Assisted
• Attained
• Budge…
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CV Words and Phrases
For anyone writing their own CV, getting the terminology right is one thing, but what if you run out of ideas for things to say or just don't know how to describe something that you either do or did?
Here's a bank of words and phrases that might come in handy:
• Results-driven, logical and methodical approach to achieving tasks and objectives
• Determined and decisive; uses initiative to develop…
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How Good Are Your Interview Skills?
Part of any effective job search includes preparing for that all-important interview, but are your interviewing skills up-to-date? What were considered correct responses in the 1990s could actually prevent you from getting a job in the here and now. Why? Because the job climate has shifted and employers have different expectations of a prospective employee than they did even five years ago.
So ho…
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Changing Job & Interview Strategies
Are you tired of finishing second best for every job that you apply for? Is someone dropping clangers about deficiencies in your people skills? Perhaps your line manager has commented on your poor management skills or has possibly been requested to point out your short-comings at the behest of others. Perhaps the subject was raised during a recent performance assessment. Are you really that insens…
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What To Do After Losing Your Job
What to do after you’ve lost your job.
In the present economic climate, it isn’t unusual for a jobless executive to face up to a year or more of unemployment. This is a lot of time, especially for hard-charging high-performers who are not used to having any free time. While some job seekers spend hundreds, even thousands, of hours discovering daytime television, others seem to thrive on activitie…
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The Do's and Don'ts of CV Writing
Writing a CV or Résumé sounds simple enough, but when you sit down to actually do it, it usually becomes something much more complex than you anticipated! A CV is not so much about how it looks, but more about what it says, although style and presentation are key factors; but just because your CV may look good, doesn't mean that it's a good CV.
It's not easy to write objectively about yourself b…
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Changing Career
So you’ve made a conscious decision about changing your career. Whether it’s because you are under pressure to earn more money or whether you are bored, or even if you feel your chosen career can no longer give you the satisfaction it once did, it’s a big development and will have life-changing consequences for you.
If you are surveying the market for a higher paying career, then you need to plan…
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