Employers often receive hundreds if not thousands of applications to their graduate vacancies (making the life of a Graduate Recruiter a particularly stressful one)! Competition for good professional jobs is tight!
This article is for successful graduates / students looking to create an awesome CV and uncover some amazing job search tips that will help beat other graduate job seekers to the best vacancies.
For all its faults and bad press social media can play an essential role within the recruitment lifecycle. While most individuals use it for communication and entertainment, businesses (and most notably employers) use social media as an information platform, with mainstream uses including customer service, marketing promotion and also recruitment.
By sending a follow up to your job application it reinforces your interest in the company, reminding employers you're still available and keen and it also bumps your details to the top of their inbox and to the front of their minds.
In this article, we’ll give some tips on when to follow up on your job application or job interview, and provide some best practices when doing so. Read on...
Hockey Mum’s situation is not unique and in-fact it’s something I see quite a lot (which is why I decided to create this post). The Compound Rejection Cycle or the Job Search Spiral of Doom is a common trap. This is what it is and how to get out of it.
If you've ever been left wondering "why not me" here's some insight into what happens to your CV after you've hit the "apply now" button. The 6 biggest reasons why you didn’t get a job interview explained here.
Let’s face it, regardless of market conditions searching for a new job can be a stressful and anxiety-producing activity. As time passes the pressure seems to ramp up, compounded by a pile of job applications and an ever-growing weight on our shoulders. Wherever you are in your job search journey, this guide hopes to steer you through the murky waters, putting you in the right frame of mind for positive success and a stress-free job search.
COVID-19 has decimated all our plans for 2020. The employment landscape has changed and unemployment is set to rocket. Prepare for the post-apocalyptic job search now.
You thought it would never happen to you. You thought you were immune to it. You thought everything would stay constant, comfortable, an easy-to-manage routine. But then, the unthinkable happens. What you’d never expected.
This article will tell you what to do when you lose your job.
I’m often asked about all the things that need to be done in the build-up and during the job search process, so, I spent a little time out my day to create this free Job Search Checklist (Tick All 30 For Career Success).
So, you've created your CV, updated your LinkedIn, sent your CV off to a bunch of recruiters and applied to some amazing dream jobs but you just don't seem to be getting any interviews, your inbox is empty and your phone isn't exactly ringing off the hook - what do you do next?