Why you should make sure you classify yourself correctly on LinkedIn

Going back to a theme of a week or so ago, in the blog “Why aren’t recruiters looking for you?” – It is important to have an understanding of some of the ways in which recruiters will search for candidates. I’ll take a simple example – I’m looking for a Sales Manager with experience in[…]

Writing a compelling profile for your CV

WRITING A COMPELLING PROFILE FOR YOUR CV The main reason for writing a profile is to aid the reader to quickly understand, who you are, what you do and what you want to do. Think of it as maybe what you might say if you were meeting the reader of the CV in person “I’d[…]

4000 weeks – a sobering thought?

Friday 3rd April – 4000 weeks? What exactly does that mean? – It’s an indication of how many weeks the average person in this part of the world has on this planet! Quite stark when it’s illustrated like that isn’t it? Life is really too short to be stuck in a work environment which isn’t[…]

Why aren’t recruiters looking for you?

Wednesday 1st April – Why aren’t recruiters looking for you? Most of us do our LinkedIn profile once and then forget about it until we move jobs. However, more & more these days, a lot of job opportunities never see the light of day – as in, they’re never publicly advertised, so how on earth[…]