With the Christmas holidays almost upon us many people are getting ready to celebrate with family and friends. But for anyone who is job hunting, use the time wisely and it could put you in a much stronger position in the competitive jobs market.
Review your CV and get an independent viewpoint on how it presents your skills and experience – getting this right is one of the first steps to winning a job, so do take time to refine your CV and really make it work for you.
You should also start preparing for future interviews. Practice interview questions with friends or family – especially tricky ones such as what are your weaknesses?; plan what you will wear – rather than leaving it to the last minute; and revise your own history! – it’s amazing how many people forget key achievements in the pressure of an interview.
In short, don’t let your Christmas holidays go to waste. There are plenty of graduate jobs available, but you need to prepare and practice to give yourself the best chance of winning them.
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Monday, 15 December 2008
Friday, 28 November 2008
Look After Your Personal Profile
With competition for top graduate jobs becoming increasingly aggressive, graduates and undergraduates need to start looking after their personal profiles if they are to be in with a chance of landing that perfect job.
CVs need to be attractive to potential employers, who will look for more than just a list of qualifications - no matter how impressive the degree.
How to do it? Get involved with as many extra curricula activities as possible – from joining university clubs and societies to doing voluntary work. This not only looks impressive on a CV, but will provide invaluable life skills that can then be transferred to the world of work.
Relevant work experience should take its place on every CV. Summer jobs, part time work and internships in your chosen field of work will show future employers that you really mean business.
Social networks should also be well maintained. You may not think it, but the contacts you make during your university years could prove crucial to your career after graduation. Stay in touch with any contacts you make during work placements and build upon these relationships wherever possible.
And remember – keep your online social networks clean! Once that incriminating photograph is posted on your FaceBook page, the damage is done so use networking websites wisely.
CVs need to be attractive to potential employers, who will look for more than just a list of qualifications - no matter how impressive the degree.
How to do it? Get involved with as many extra curricula activities as possible – from joining university clubs and societies to doing voluntary work. This not only looks impressive on a CV, but will provide invaluable life skills that can then be transferred to the world of work.
Relevant work experience should take its place on every CV. Summer jobs, part time work and internships in your chosen field of work will show future employers that you really mean business.
Social networks should also be well maintained. You may not think it, but the contacts you make during your university years could prove crucial to your career after graduation. Stay in touch with any contacts you make during work placements and build upon these relationships wherever possible.
And remember – keep your online social networks clean! Once that incriminating photograph is posted on your FaceBook page, the damage is done so use networking websites wisely.
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