Use the Technology
Submitted by rogerwebb on Fri, 02/05/2008 - 13:55.
...it changes the documents we prepare and how we distribute them. We used to type out one CV, now we perhaps 4 or 5 different CVs, each designed for A different job opportunity.
We used to send them out only in response to an invitation; now waiting for that invitation could miss the boat.
In a lifetime of work we've done so much
...that it would take pages to do it justice - but no busy HR boss is going to read more than two pages.
Be careful not to look too strong. Don't frighten off your prospective boss.
So write several specialised CV's each focussed on a particular job market or even a particular job so:
...Keep it Readable
Some basic rules:
Don't forget the covering letter - the only bit they really have to read.
Do the same to the HR manager of firms in your geographical or discipline area.
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IT doesn’t only change how we prepare our documents
...it changes the documents we prepare and how we distribute them. In a lifetime of work we've done so much Be careful not to look too strong. Don't frighten off your prospective boss.- Focus on the positions and achievements that best illustrate your skills in the role you seek
- Quote no more than
- three or four achievements per position,
- no more than 3 or four main positions - the other positions in one-liners.
Got experience or expertise to offer? We value your input. - Don't go back more than 20 years - the world has changed so much in 20 years everything before that will be irrelevant and just underline your age.
Don't forget the covering letter - the only bit they really have to read.- Keep it short - no more than 2 pages
- Break up blocks of text
- Use subheadings
- Use tables - like this one
- Use the spell check
- Keep it to the point.
Get it out there!
- Now that you have several CVs available, all tuned to a particular job market, use the internet to identify all the head-hunters and employment agencies out there and e-mail the version of your CV that best fits the agent's market.
- Before you do...
- Call the firm and get the name and title of the best person to receive your cv.
- Carefully write the covering letter highlighting no more than two qualities that might prompt employment and all one one side of paper.
- Read the national, local and trade press. See who's recruiting and approach them even if they don't seem to looking for your expertise at the moment. Many firms are very opportunistic.
- ...Vote early - Vote often
- The cry of old-time Ulster elections but it works here:
- Have ten, twenty...fifty applications on the go
- Be proactive - get out there and sell yourself - you have much to offer
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