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Interview Series Part Two
16.05.12
Interview Basics - Part Two
Being well prepared for a job interview make a huge difference to the outcome. Especially if it is a job that you really want.
Interview Series Part One
11.05.12
Interview Basics
A job interview can be in turn; life changing, or scary, or fast, or long, or positive and the list goes on! Interviews can be face to face, over the phone, via video conferencing or skype. We all have different ideas and expectations on what interviews should be like and what the results should be.
So what is a job interview? Essentially it is ‘an evaluation of an applicant for a job’.
Are Cover Letters Necessary?
30.04.12
Tradition says yes, technology says no...I say yes!!
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they have considered to some extent, the job/the organisation they have applied for
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by this consideration and extra effort they indicate further how much they want the job
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the person understands there is an opportunity to personalise their application. As resumes are fact filled, the cover letter can show how enthusiastic and motivated the ap
No Interview? Follow up...get feedback...learn
30.04.12
Have you ever applied for a position and not secured an interview? You believe that you put together a great resume, you believe you have strong skills and experience for the job….
Transform the brain dump!
14.03.12
Part Two of our Resume Building series
Last week we began with the brain dump. Now we arrange the brain dump list within titles.
The first title is:
Contact details
Make it easy for the employer or recruitment agent to contact you. List your full name, address, land line number (at home if you have one), mobile number and personal email address. It is really bad form to use the contact details of your current employer if you are employed!
Time to refine
14.03.12
Part Three of our Resume Building Series
In our previous articles we have laid down the bare bones of our resume. A quick recap: do the brain dump and lay out what you have listed under titles.
Typical titles:
- Contact details
- Key strengths
- Experience
- Education, training and licences
- Referees
Now let’s format!
These are your titles or headings so these should be bold and a larger font size.
For your general text, this should be all 11 or 12 size and 14 for the titles.
Tailor Your Resume to Suit the Job
14.03.12
Part Four of our Resume Building Series
Now that you have commenced your resume or started to re-vamp your current one, start to think who is likely to read your resume?
If you are applying for a job from the newspaper or from a web site – find out at least a little about the who (company)or the what (industry) you are applying to at this initial stage. Google away!
Top Ten Resume Tips
14.03.12
Part Five of our Resume Building Series
Here are my TOP TEN resume tips gathered from years of experience, and based on the hundreds of thousands of resumes I have received in my profession as an HR Professional.
- Format your resume clearly: bold your headings use a clear font in an 11 or 12 size
- SPELL CHECK!
- Your referees: list at least 3, preferably someone you reported to recently for the first 2, advise all referees in advance
- Contact details: use personal not current work as a contact, if you have a silly email addr
Begin at the beginning!
05.03.12
Begin at the beginning on your job search journey!
Are looking for a new job? Or are you thinking about looking for a new job?
Very few people like writing a resume. Everyone I know hates writing about themselves (which is to some extent what a resume is), so think in practical terms and this is about ‘listing’ what you have achieved, your skills and education.
You know yourself better than anyone! You can write your own resume – with some good, practical tips.
Kung Hei Fat Choy! 2012 Year of the Water Dragon - Capture the Energy for Your Business!
23.01.12
Published in Darwin Life Magazine February 2012 edition - Alison Hucks, Principal, Avant
The Dragon is a major symbol of good fortune in Chinese Astrology. The Dragon is the ‘guardian of the East’ and therefore brings the Four Blessings of wealth, virtue, harmony and longevity.It is significant that 2012 is a ‘water’ year. For water is ‘yang’ and so is the Dragon. Yang is a positive element and it is the first time since 1996 that both the element (water), and the Chinese animal sign for the year (Dragon) have been in sync. Yang water flows like
