CV & Managing your Job hunting in Ireland
I had an interesting conversation with a jobseeker yesterday. They were struggling in the job market to get a new job and had turned to myself for help and guidance. This individual had identified interview coaching as the key area to address in order to bring a change of fortune. After a 20 minute chat it was clear that the CV was the problem. The jobseeker was not having it – head in the sand. There are two points from this situation
1. Managing your job hunting
If you manage your job hunting effectively you should quite clearly see what is working and what is not. A little black book will record all your activity. It acts as an important feedback tool but is also professional and a valuable source of information for future job hunting. If the above individual had have taken such advice they would clearly see that they were finding jobs and applying for jobs and this is where the process stops. They were not actually getting interviews so how could this be the problem.
2. What worked in a good job market may not work in a tough market.
So why did this individual fight against my findings. “No my CV is fine – it successfully landed me my last 2 jobs.” Sorry but your CV is c**p. It worked previously because there was no competition, employers were desperate and they could not afford to let little detail like a poor CV stand in the way. This market is different – there are fewer jobs, more competition so jobseekers must be clinical in approach. Your CV must stand out in the crowd of paper on an employers desk.
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