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As the job situation becomes more desperate, so the job search techniques become more outlandish. Whilst personal branding and networking have now become established and successful methods to seek out opportunities in the hidden job market, is parading the streets wearing a sandwich board likely to catch on?
This was the approach taken by a couple of despondent jobseekers, one of whom spent a week handing out his resumes on the corner of 50th and Park Avenue to further his pursuit of a job on Wa… Continue

The very mention of the word ‘networking’ strikes fear into the hearts of many a jobseeker. It conjures up images of an old boy’s network, a packed room filled with confident, professional people chatting amiably and authoritatively, and you standing in the wings with pounding heart and sweating palms, too afraid to join in.

How do I know all this? Simple – because we are all the same. Whilst it might seem as though some people are born to networking or public speaking or the performing arts, n… Continue

In these times of rapidly rising unemployment and increasing competition, jobseekers are turning their thoughts more and more to the question of how to stand out from the competition. Whilst some have resorted to the novelty factor by employing some rather unusual and attention-seeking job search techniques, others continue to stick to their tried and trusted methods of responding to job advertisements and signing up with employment agencies.
At the end of the day, in order to achieve success in… Continue

1. Never admit that the reason for leaving your last job was the fact that you beat up your boss.
2. Never flirt with the interviewer, or ask him or her out on a date during the interview.
3. Never ask the interviewer what the company does.
4. Always turn up for the right interview with the right company.
5. Never start brushing your hair in the middle of an interview.
6. Never criticize or run down your previous employer.
7. Never ask the interviewer about notice periods.
8. Never take your dog… Continue

We all think we know how important our resume is, but with more than 30,000,000 of the things out there in circulation every month in the US alone, getting it right is more important than ever.

Recruiters are busy people. Faced with hundreds, sometimes thousands, of resumes to consider for each vacancy, their first few sifts need to be quick and effective to get them down to a manageable number. Estimates as to how long it takes a recruiter to decide whether yours is a ‘hit’ or a ‘miss’, vary f… Continue