Archive for the 'Job hunting' Category
Employers don’t like misspelt job applications
0 Comments Published by Jackie June 16th, 2008 in Job huntingSurely everyone knows this? Maybe not. My stepson Graeme has just spotted this on one the blogs he follows and forwarded it to me.
So far we’ve received about 80 applications to our call to hire a new web designer at 37signals. Thanks to everyone who’s applied. We’re beginning to get in touch with people we […]
Creative job applications
2 Comments Published by Jackie March 17th, 2007 in Funny and Weird, Job huntingMy daughter came across this on the web and sent it on to me. It made me hoot with laughter. Enjoy!
McDONALDS APPLICATION
This is an actual job application a 17-year-old boy submitted at a McDonald’s fast-food establishment in Florida – and they hired him because he was so honest and funny!
NAME: Greg Bulmash
SEX: Not yet. Still […]
The 10/20/30 rule when using Powerpoint
0 Comments Published by Jackie February 23rd, 2007 in Job huntingCame across this really good tip on using Powerpoint for presentations. It’s from Guy Kawasaki’s blog and makes real sense.
I am trying to evangelize the 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint. It’s quite simple: a PowerPoint presentation should have ten slides, last no more than twenty minutes, and contain no font smaller than thirty points…Ten is the […]
CVs and light bulb moments
2 Comments Published by Jackie October 20th, 2006 in Job hunting, CV writingAt the university, where I work one day a week, I run a careers and enterprise course as part of a core module for around 200 computing students. It’s based around a case study which the students, working in groups, have to tackle as if they are the owners of a new, technology based, start […]
As one of my biggest gripes is the poor state of CVs in this country I thought I would start a short series of entries on how to produce a half decent CV. So here is entry number 1, I will keep posting on this over the coming weeks.
Firstly - please don’t use a template […]
The key to a great CV …
0 Comments Published by Jackie July 22nd, 2006 in Career planning, Job hunting, CV writingWorking at the university careers centre yesterday I again spent quite a bit of time checking student’s CVs. It never ceases to amaze me that people still haven’t got the message that a CV is a targetted sales document, designed to sell them to a specific employer. Most CVs I see are a bit like […]
The first singing CV?
0 Comments Published by Jackie May 7th, 2006 in Funny and Weird, USA conference, Job huntingTalking of leveraging the medium (see last post) this French job hunter decided to post his singing CV on the web, maybe the first singing CV ever … and it got him a job with Microsoft! You have to watch it, it is a hoot
If this link doesn't work, go to www.flashcv.com
Web Portfolios and blogs as career management tools
1 Comment Published by Jackie May 7th, 2006 in USA conference, Job huntingKirsten Dixson, from Brandego, put forward a very well presented case for why careers coaches/advisers have to help their clients to use the internet as a career management tool. In the US, research shows that when looking for skilled, talented and high performing employees 75% of recruiters do a search on applicants on Google. 23% […]
Beyond the Resume: What’s new in career marketing documents?
0 Comments Published by Jackie May 7th, 2006 in USA conference, Job huntingMany of the people attending this conference make their living writing resumes (CVs to you and me) for individuals wanting to find or change jobs. This session, led by Louise Kursmark, gave a run through and description of all the different types of careers marketing documents that are being used over here. I hadn’t realised […]
So, how do you get an employer's attention in these days of personal branding, verbal business cards and e-portfolios? Well, you could try holding them to ransom like this guy! Not sure I'll be recommending this one …
