Career Coach CV/Resume Writer by Rob Ridout

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Interview and Hiring Statistics  (suggested read by Rob Ridout) What great info. I am always trying to give my coaching clients perspective into what happens in the job recruitment market and this article really provides the reader with a great perspective of what happens in the world of hiring and some of the stats are quite unbelievable.  https://zety.com/blog/hr-statistics?gclid=CjwKCAiAuqHwBRAQEiwAD-zr3TZb78EWx6w4kpScOs9HRjytfbR9fMdwWnMp07qDP5S5_GdOYM6BxoClEsQAvD_BwE

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Rob Ridout Career Coach CV Writer 2017 - The world changed. For talent around the world, the dream had come true...choice! In the dark ages, we found our jobs in print newspapers. Recruiters and companies advertised their roles in alphabetical order on uncoated paper. We waited patiently every week for these large publications to release their staffing inserts. The ultimate problem!  A single communicator (the recruiter) speaking to an audience who had no opportunity to speak back let alone ask questions. Just press the send button on the fax and hope for the best. That's right - the good old fax. (Another soon to be outlawed technology dinosaur)  This was the world where the headhunter reigned supreme, with the ability to find and sell their opportunities in a space where top talent indeed was “hard to find.” The golf course became the place to be seen - the ultimate hunting ground, the extended boardroom. Even the newspapers such as the Sunday times had ...

CVforLife provides career advice, career guidance and CV writing During my time as a recruiter, I have seen CV’s with many different stories to tell. One element that most recruiters will spend some time on when screening CV’s is to trying understand why a candidate has left their previous companies and why they would like to move now.  For me as successful recruiter identifying a candidates “move motivators” is a critical part of successfully placing a candidate who will stay with a company. Individuals who have a history of moving frequently can spell disaster for any recruiters client relationship. However, there needs to be a careful balance when identifying reasons for leaving vs time stayed in a company. There is, of course, the chance that candidates may not disclose the entire truth to the recruiter or hiring manager regards their previous move motivators while being interviewed. An experienced recruiter can however very quickly establish the real reason for leavi...

The traditional  CV/resume has been around forever. Even with the advent of Linkedin and other social media platforms the candidate and hiring manager still considers this necessary document as the primary screening document.  This CV has, however, three particular uses that the candidate needs to understand before entering the market.  Screening Purposes  The ultimate test for the CV is that it passes the screening test. The CV should always give the initial “Minimum requirements” test. Most candidates still seem to think that there is no need to adjust their CV when submitting. The CV needs to be ‘loaded” for each specification! The reader will cross reference your CV with the specification to ensure that the two documents match. If not you are out. This is very important! You should also not create to much fluff around the actual information you are providing as part of your minimum requirements. The reader must be able to find this informati...