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Politely declining a counter offer
Jun 8th
Counter offers. They’re really very flattering, aren’t they? You’ve handed in your notice and are ready to move on to bigger and better things, only to find that your current employer makes a new offer in a bid to keep hold of you and the skills you have to offer. Wow!
They’re not always ideal though, are they? After all, you’ve gone to all that trouble of updating your CV, tweaking and tailoring it for the jobs you’ve found and attending as many interviews as necessary for someone to offer you the right opportunity, and then your current employer throws a big, fat spanner in the works! More >
The importance of interview feedback
Mar 25th
The job search process can be a stressful and prolonged one; full of twists and turns, hope and enthusiasm, disappointment and frustration. Crafting the perfect cover letter and CV, searching for suitable vacancies, filling in application forms and attending job interviews all take up a lot of time and effort.
It’s therefore not surprising that when an application has progressed through to interview stage (perhaps to even two or three interviews) before a jobseeker discovers that they have been unsuccessful; it can be incredibly difficult to accept that the job search process must start again. More >
Why cover letters matter
Feb 9th
Ahh, the cover letter… the trusted sidekick to the CV or resume.
They go together like Bonnie and Clyde; like peas and carrots; like bees and honey. You can’t have one without the other, so you can’t afford to spend hours creating the perfect CV or resume and then submitting it alongside a hastily written cover letter.
Cover letters matter because they introduce your CV; they encourage the recipient to give it the consideration you know it deserves; and they can be the reason you make it past the waste paper bin or the “delete” key and capture the attention of your target company. More >
Four top CV and resume writing tips
Feb 4th
A quick Google search for “CV writing” will bring you around 1,850,000 results; “resume writing” gets you 31,500,000. That’s a LOT of information – well over 33 million pages of tips, hints and advice about how to produce the best CV or resume!
Even so, job seekers are still submitting applications that simply don’t work. It’s important, especially at a time when unemployment rates are high and competition for vacancies is fierce, that an exceptional applicant submits an exceptional CV or resume, just to make it past the first hurdle.
If you do anything when you’re writing your CV or resume, make sure you do the following: More >