CVs, Job Applications & Interviews: useful advice for job seekers

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Useful Help and Advice about CVs, Job Applications & Interviews

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Useful Help and Advice about CVs, Job Applications & Interviews

Your CV

Guidelines on preparing you CV. What to include, and how to present information

How to present your employment history in your CV

The employment history section is one of the most important within your CV and shouldn’t just be a list of places you have worked.
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Preparing your CV

CV’s should be classed as a summary document that can be easily read and understood by the recruiter
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What NOT to include in your CV

Our top tips for ‘what not to include’ and keep your CV to two A4 pages
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Writing your CV

Your CV is likely to be the first impression you make on a potential employer and will determine your success in attaining an opportunity to attend interview. The following section provides a concise overview of what information prospective employers will look for and assess when screening and selecting applicants for interview
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Applying for the job

Guidelines on application forms

Filling Out Application Forms

Candidates are sometimes required to apply for a job using a form rather than a CV and will be used by the recruiter to compare applicants on a like-for-like basis. Forms can be daunting and time consuming, so allow plenty of time and follow these five steps
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How to Write a Covering Letter

As you read through the recruitment pages, you’ll notice that candidates are often asked to also send in a covering letter with their CV. You may consider this unnecessary or a waste of time and paper, but this letter can be just as important as the CV itself.
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The interview

The Job Interview: Guidelines on preparing for the interview and the Interview itself

Answering tough Interview Questions

It would almost be impossible to prepare for every question that may arise at an interview, but with a little planning you could cover the ones that can prove to be particularly tricky
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Interview Techniques

Unfortunately, having an excellent career track record and skillfully drafted CV to match, isn't enough to secure any position you apply for, but both these elements when done correctly should get you an invite to interview.
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Preparing for an Interview

Congratulations you got the interview! You only get one chance to make a good impression, so it’s imperative to get it right.
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Redundancy

Practical guides about coping with the various aspects of redundancy

The emotional side of redundancy

Until redundancy affects you directly you are unlikely to know how you will react and cope
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The practical side of redundancy

A quick guide to redundancy
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Using an employment agency effectively

One of the quickest routes to employment is to use the services of an expert in the form of a recruitment consultancy
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How to Resign Painlessly

Congratulations you’ve been offered a new role, now its time to hand in your resignation
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Recruitment Consultants for Scientific, Technical, Engineering, IT, Commercial, Industrial, Construction & Site Management, Logistics & Supply Chain
Recruiting thoughout the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) Ireland and selected location in Europe and Asia
Registered office: 1 Springfield Street, Palmyra Square, Warrington, Cheshire, UK, WA1 1BB

Dats Recruitment Consultants, 1 Springfield Street, Palmyra Square , Warrington,CheshireWA1 1BB, UK, +44 1925 403 800