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Top Tips for Aptitude Tests
Applying for a job isn’t always just about sending a CV, having an interview and then potentially getting a job offer. Sometimes employers use all sorts of other elements in their recruitment processes – assessment centres, presentation exercises and the like. Another element which many tend to use is the aptitude test. There probably aren’t […]
What to Wear for Interview – The Employable’s Top Tips
Over the past while we’ve given our fair share of tips for interviews – from how to answer the most common questions through to how you should focus on your body language. However there is another element that’s pretty important too – what you should wear. Whilst for some people it may seem pretty much […]
5 Ways to use Social Media to find a Job
There can be no denying that social media and networking has had an impact on virtually every aspect of our lives and that includes searching for a job. Traditional job search methods like newspaper ads, recruitment agencies and the like still count too of course but they ought to be used in conjunction with other things. […]
Underused Job Hunt Techniques: How to Take the Road Less Travelled…
When we conjure up an image of an employable job seeker trying to hunt down an opportunity, the scene that comes to our mind’s eye will usually be of a solitary figure, sat amid a pile of jobs listings, or else scrolling through the almost endless number of jobs sites to be found on the […]
Social Media and your Job Search – The Employable’s Top Tips
In the last few years, more and more organisations are using Social Media as an effective way to connect and engage with their clients, customers and with potential new employees. Likewise, many jobseekers have started to use Social Media sites as an additional way to find out what jobs are available and also to connect with […]
Job Board – Getting the most from an online job board
Getting the most from an online job board… If you are currently looking for a job, chances are that you have registered or are planning to register with an online job board. One of the main purposes behind this of course is so that an employer or recruiter can find your CV and contact you […]
Job application follow up Etiquette
Job application follow up Etiquette.. So, you’ve done your bit. CV, application form and cover letter all sent off. Now it’s just a waiting game , right? Wrong! Now it’s time for the ‘Job Application Follow up’! Applying for a job is the easy bit – the waiting around hoping to get contacted back is […]
Top CV Mistakes You Should Avoid….
Top CV mistakes You should avoid… You can spend hours, days even creating what you feel is the perfect CV and then you send it off in the hope that your CV is going to stand out amongst all the other applications that the employer or recruiter receives. And perhaps it will stand out – […]
Top 5 Alternative Tips for the Proactive Jobseeker..
Top 5 Alternative Tips for the Proactive Jobseeker… The problem with job-seeking is that aside from doing many of the obvious things, after you have covered all the usual job-seeking techniques, you are left with the repetition, of doing many of the same things, over and over again to try and find employment. With this […]
Not getting to interview stage? TheEmployable’s Top Tips to change that…
Not getting to interview stage? TheEmployable’s Top Tips to change that… In the last few years in particular, when working in commercial recruitment, we often spoke to candidates who said: “ I’ve applied for loads of jobs and haven’t even had one interview.” They told stories of sending off sometimes hundreds of CVs and application […]
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