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More than just training More than just training More than just training More than just training

Going for a New JobGoing for a New JobGoing for a New JobGoing for a New Job

A View From Impact FactoryA View From Impact FactoryA View From Impact FactoryA View From Impact FactoryRobin Chandler & Jo Ellen GrzybRobin Chandler & Jo Ellen GrzybRobin Chandler & Jo Ellen GrzybRobin Chandler & Jo Ellen Grzyb

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2Going for a New Job?Going for a New Job?Going for a New Job?Going for a New Job?Every once in a while something happens and our lives are shaken up. Sometimes weshake them up deliberately and sometimes outside forces come along and throw ourworld into a bit of a tailspin.That’s certainly what it feels like at the moment. You are reading the most visited page on our website, and that’s not just because ofthe current economic climate – though that certainly has a big impact. Given what’sgoing on right now you may have been made redundant (or to use the irritating jargon,downsized or outplaced; whatever, it still means you’re out of a job). Could be thatpeople around you are being made redundant and work doesn’t feel a particularlypleasant or inspiring place to be.When people are fed up, need a new challenge, want more money, want a moreconducive work environment they start reading the want ads, polishing their CVs,pounding the pavements and trawling the internet job updates and helpful sites likeours.The current situation, however, does tend to mean that a whole lot of other people arealso looking for new jobs, so you need to have a jump on the competition bypresenting yourself in the best possible light, no matter whether you’ve been maderedundant or are looking for something fresh and motivating.Even before we created Impact Factory 18 years ago we were helping people developtheir careers, present themselves more effectively, identify their best skills andacknowledge their unique qualities, all with the aim of getting terrific jobs.With our Impact Factory lives we continue to support individuals in building theirconfidence and skills which in turn enable them to go after their next job. We haveInterview, Presentation, Personal Impact, Body Language, Assertiveness and Leadershipcourses as well as individual one to one coaching designed to help stack the jobseeking odds in your favour.Given our lengthy experience in career and skills development, here are some of ourtop tips for going for a new job.How do people get jobs?How do people get jobs?How do people get jobs?How do people get jobs?There are six ways to get a job:Internal promotionApplying for an advertised jobWord of mouthNepotism (a form of word of mouth, with a familial twist)

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3Going through an agency or using head huntersIdentifying a company you want to work for, a career you want to pursue or afantasy job you’d like to have and being pro-active about getting through thedoor.They’re all valid.If your brother-in-law’s second cousin knows the head of HR at a company you arereally interested in, go for it!Equally, if you want to go to employment agencies and try your luck that way, go for it! Jo Ellen: “I’m a great fan of the sixth way of job hunting. It’s one that many peopledon’t think about and it does take courage. When I decided I wanted to move from theUS to the UK over 25 years ago, I made a list of all the organisations I thought I mightwant to work for and wrote to each of them, told them when I’d be in the UK andasked for an interview. Of the 10 letters I sent, I got 5 interviews and one job. Itworks!” Your first opportunity: getting the Interview Your first opportunity: getting the Interview Your first opportunity: getting the Interview Your first opportunity: getting the InterviewIf you want the job, chances are so do about a million other eager people, so yourapplication has to stand out from the crowd. The majority of CVs are usually dull andboring, and people create them as historical documents, rather than as marketingtools.Remember your CV has about seven seconds (yes 7) to make a visual impression. Youcan dramatically boost your chances of getting an interview by making your CV look and 'sound' special.Use good paperDesign a personal logoFiddle with the layout to make it easy on the eyeEdit it ruthlessly (everyone always puts in too much detail)Highlight the bits that relate to the job you're going forThey don't need to know you went to St Mary's School when you were 12!Put "Who you are now" at the beginning of your CVLeave education and qualifications for the end.If you don't have what you think are the right educational qualifications, don't worry. Just leave them off. If you include enough interesting and intriguing material aboutwho you are now, what you didn't do is far less important.Put a short paragraph at the beginning that says something about your personalqualities and your business skills. A short statement about what you're seeking can alsogo down a treat.As we know, a job for life is very rare nowadays, that eclectic, unusual and eveninconsistent CVs are OK as long as they're presented well.

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