Top of the pile
You may be the best person for the job, but unless your CV is easy reading you won’t even make it to interview. A recruiter for more than 20 years, Roger Burch has screened 1000’s of CV’s. He provides a sample layout and some basic rules to entice an employer to read yours – and invite you for interview, rather than consign you to the bottom of the pile.
First Impressions
Make sure your interview is not over before it starts. Geraldine Gault gives some light but candid advice on making - and maintaining - the right impression. Geraldine is Recruitment Advisor to one of the Thames Valley's top design & marketing agencies. From first handshake to last she knows what she is looking for.
Questions, Questions
Your CV reads like the job spec, you have an impressive portfolio and glowing references. But the wheels fall off at the very first question. Dee Parker, HR Manager for a big integrated marketing communications agency, gives a preview questions that might be asked during your interview – and the answers interviewers look for.
How Much?
Some jobseekers feel anxious, embarrassed and uncomfortable when it comes to discussing salaries. Advice such as "never bring it up, let the interviewer say it first," is rarely helpful if you have no idea of how to respond. Bob Grover, Managing Consultant for a large London recruitment practice, works with both employer and candidate to secure a successful outcome to negotiations.
Advice Centre
Top of the pile
Ensuring your CV gets read.
First impressions
They count. So make the right one.
Questions, Questions
What they ask. What to answer.
How Much?
Getting what you’re worth.
