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Internal promotionApplying for an advertised jobWord of mouthNepotism (a form of word of mouth, with a familial twist)Going through an agency or using head huntersIdentifying a company you want to work for, a career you want to pursue or a fantasy job you'd like to have andbeing pro-active about getting through the door.They're all valid.If your brother-in-law's second cousin knows the head of HR at a company you are really 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 people don't think about and it does takecourage. When I decided I wanted to move from the US to the UK over 25 years ago, I made a list of all theorganisations I thought I might want to work for and wrote to each of them, told them when I'd be in the UK and askedfor an interview. Of the 10 letters I sent, I got 5 interviews and one job. It works!"*******************************Find the next available
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Your First Opportunity: Getting the Interview
If you want the job, chances are so do about a million other eager people, so your application has to stand out from thecrowd. The majority of CVs are usually dull and boring, and people create them as historical documents, rather than asmarketing tools.Remember your CV has about
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(yes 7) to make a visual impression. You can dramatically boost yourchances 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 includeenough interesting and intriguing material about who you are now, what you didn't do is far less important.Put a short paragraph at the beginning that says something about your personal qualities and your business skills. Ashort statement about what you're seeking can also go down a treat.As we know, a job for life is very rare nowadays, that eclectic, unusual and even inconsistent CVs are OK as long asthey're presented well.Depending upon the specific job you're going after, you can be as creative as you like. We've seen CVs presented asgraphs, as poems, as drawings, as a route map, as a podcast; you name it, we've probably seen it.Whichever route you choose, make sure your CV is pitched correctly for the audience who will be receiving it.*******************************Find the next available
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You might also think about rewriting your CV for specific jobs.
Robin: "When I was a working actor I had separate CV's for television work, stage work and commercials work. It was just a matter of rearranging the order of things to give prominence to the work that would be of most interest to eachprospective employer, and it worked!"You can do the same; highlighting certain areas of your CV to showcase the skills that will matter for the specific jobsyou're going for.You are what you seem! So what do we mean by that?When we ourselves recruit for new members of staff we are absolutely appalled by the sloppy, unprofessional CVs wereceive: misspellings, poor layout, bad grammar. Needless to say, our rubbish bins get filled quickly during ourrecruitment drives.So a word of advice: proofread. No. Forget that. Get someone else to proofread your CV.
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