For the past number of years, as we are all aware, many employers and recruitment agencies alike have tended to advertise their vacancies on one or more of the many online jobs boards that exist. Although there has been a lot of press recently on the decline of the Jobs Board, it is not going […]
The increasing numbers of job applicants for every position advertised means that there has been a distinct rise in the number of companies who are doing Telephone Interviews as part of their initial recruitment and selection process. It is becoming the most cost effective and economic way for many companies to do their initial candidate […]
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 […]
Applying for a job doesn’t always mean sending off a CV. There are increasing numbers of employers who are using the application form as their preferred means of recruitment and selection. Whilst for some employers that may mean the traditional paper application form, but for others it may consist of an application form completed and submitted […]
Regular readers will no doubt be aware that we’ve recently been trying to add a little light humour to the whole business of JobSeeking, Employment, and even Unemployment. With articles such as ‘Movies to get you motivated before a Job Interview’ Songs for the Self Employed and our ‘Job-seeking Soundtrack, we hope you agree that […]
What can we say – sometimes jobseeking can be a mind numbing and depressive pastime. To hopefully lighten the mood a little and to also keep you on ‘track’ we’ve created our very own jobseeking soundtrack – songs that might keep you going when clicking ‘search and apply’. ‘Sounds’ like fun? Read over our playlist […]