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WHY NOT START YOUR OWN RECRUITMENT BUSINESS

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WHY NOT START YOUR OWN RECRUITMENT BUSINESS

It may seem strange in these troubled times to even think about ‘going it alone’ but in reality for the more entrepreneurial types now is a good time to launch into running your own business.

Many mid management people will find themselves out of work, with little chance of returning to their chosen profession and no idea what to do next. The luckier ones will have received a good severance package that should keep them ticking over for a couple of years or more. The unlucky ones without this cushion will, I am afraid, have trouble unless they find work quickly. (more…)

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Looking for a new job or just confused about career prospects?

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Looking for a new job or just confused about career prospects?

Well you are not alone, a report in the Mail today says a third of the work force keep an eye out for other job opportunities while more than half are confused about their career progression.

I would say that 80% of the workforce that has an internet connection readily available will spend time looking for another job, maybe not all the time but at least once a week. (more…)

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Changing a tyre or writing your CV

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Changing a tyre or writing your CV

The two items may look completely different, and yes they are, however there are similarities in the way you should approach both tasks; other than calling out a break down company.

Before you start to change a tyre you should make sure your car is secure and on a flat surface with the brakes on and wedges behind the wheels. If at the roadside wear reflective clothing and place a warning triangle behind the car and set your hazard lights on; once these simple precautions have been carried out you can start the hard work. (more…)

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Are you selling yourself short?

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Are you selling yourself short?

We know times are meant to be hard and that a lot of people have been out of work for a long time, but should you take a job that is paying well below the market or is a job that you have no intention of sticking to.

Yes you have bills to pay, yes you need to get out of the house and back into employment, but you should really look at what you are worth and then aim for that goal. (more…)

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Would you work overseas

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Would you work overseas

We are hearing more and more of our middle to senior executives telling us that they would happily take a job overseas; is this because they have a yearning to move away or because the economic climate in Europe does not look that good. Whatever the reason there are many things to consider before you commit yourself to life as an “ex-pat”.

The first and major thing to overcome about moving abroad and before you approach any agency or employer is your family. Many times we have the bread winner of the family say “we will move anywhere” then we find they have teenage kids about to sit exams; the chances of the spouse agreeing to a move at this point are almost zero, unless they go alone and leave the family behind. (more…)

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How hard are you prepared to work to get the career you really want?

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How hard are you prepared to work to get the career you really want?

We are in unusual times where the number of people chasing a small number of jobs is increasing by the day. I know that the press reported a slight increase in situations vacant this morning, but are these “sitvacs” for you?

It is the higher paid jobs that are suffering more and more, we are still seeing a large number of people being let go from the banks and finance companies, jobs that are being replaced by more junior and cheaper staff. It is the people aged 40 upwards that seem to be bearing the brunt of redundancy; possibly it is these very people that are keeping the business afloat, but they are more expensive in salary, benefits and ultimately pensions. (more…)

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Time to change course

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You are unemployed, you have attended an outplacement agency paid for by your company and come away armed with a reasonable CV, you have fired the CV out to numerous agencies; yet despite this there have been no interviews and no offers of employment.

What next?

If you went through traditional outplacement paid for by your last employer the chances are it was fairly basic in that they helped with a CV, told you how to network, offered you a desk PC and phone and chatted with you for a limited paid for consultation. You should understand that your last employer has no real interest in helping you to find a new job in the same industry as you have left in case you go to a rival company and then prosper; your last employer has only supplied basic outplacement with a known company as a way of making it seem that they are sorry to lose you and to try and reduce the possibility of legal action against them. (more…)

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What are your chances of landing a job?

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What are your chances of landing a job?

35 to 1 if you take the figures from the Daily Mail today about the applicants applying for a job at Range Rover. In the Mail’s normal doom and gloom mood it highlights the flagging economy by saying how desperate the state of the job market is when a company receives 35,000 applicants for a mere 1,000 jobs.

The trouble with this negative reporting is that it makes no mention of the quality of the applicants CV’s or the applicant’s suitability to the positions on offer. If we go by our experience of applicants to adverts I would say that for every advert we place on the web for a senior qualified person we will receive in excess of 50 CV’s of which 5 may have the skills to warrant an interview; the rest are just applying for any position that they see without reading the job specification or the qualifications demanded by the employer.

Before you apply for an advertised position take the time to read the specification carefully, then confirm that you meet at least 80% of the general requirements and 100% of the “essential” requirements, ensure the location of the job is acceptable to you and the salary is realistic to your last salary or what you feel you are worth; then and only then apply for the position. (more…)

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Are you prepared for an interview?

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Lucky enough to get to the interview stage, so what’s next?

 

Preparation and homework is essential prior to any meeting. Find out about the company, if possible find out about the interviewer (check their profile on Linkedin/Facebook). Prepare valid questions, not about remuneration, about the company its ethos and where they see the company going; ask them how they see you progressing through the company. (more…)

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Will a SEPA deadline create a payments project bonanza?

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With most banks nursing considerable impairments and being asked to bolster their balance sheets 2011 has seen a marked reluctance to embark on new projects.

The announcement yesterday of a February 2014 deadline for SEPA , whilst yet to be rubber stamped, sets an ambitious target according to a straw poll of delegates at last year’s SIBOS conference.

So 2012 could see an upsurgence in payment related projects requiring experienced individuals to see through the changes needed. If you fall in this category please get in touch with us as we are anticipating increased demand. Use the Christmas break to update your CV – if you need help it can be found here. We look forward to helping you.

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