Your Curriculum Vitae is a crucial selling/marketing tool when applying for jobs and in today's employer-driven recruitment market it is vital that you take time to prepare it … you do not get a 2nd bite of the cherry. Often with 100's of CVs to ‘plough' through, initially an employer will not spend much more than 30-60 seconds looking at each. Clients can literally ‘cherry pick’ the best candidates against their criteria and if your best points are hidden, or even worse not on your CV (!) then you will be rejected.
Our expertise within the Recruitment industry demonstrates an up-to-date knowledge of what employers look for in a CV, how to create an impact and make it easy to read – it should be professional, pertinent and punchy. If you work in any of the following sectors and would like to re-vamp your current CV or have one written from scratch, please contact us on 01985 219590 to discuss your requirements .
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Are you inundated with jobseekers?
It was reported in the February 2010 edition of the Recruitment Consultant magazine that “businesses have seen a 130% increase in applications in the past two years” and on average they receive ”c120 CVs for each newly created advertised vacancy according to a survey of 872 businesses”.
It is true that most vacancies are attracting far greater numbers of candidates, a natural process in such times of high unemployment. I am currently running an advert for an Administrator and in 8 days have received 150 applications! It takes lots of time to view each application and make a judgement as to whether they are suitable for the role/client. It is difficult as probably at least 50% of those applicants could do the job, but we have to be harsh and cut it to a min of 10% to take it to the telephone interview stage. The benefit to clients of course is they can literally cherry pick the best applicants for their role.
The Recruitment Consultant also reported “Shortlists have also doubled and candidates face a one-in-ten chance of passing the interview process”.
If you are a business looking for help to relieve the burden of the extra administration now involved in the recruitment process, then we at e-recruitment buddy would be delighted to hear from you. Our Vacancy Management service could be ideal for you.
As a candidate if you want your CV to stand out from the crowd to stand a chance of being shortlisted, then take advantage of our CV Writing Service.
It is true that most vacancies are attracting far greater numbers of candidates, a natural process in such times of high unemployment. I am currently running an advert for an Administrator and in 8 days have received 150 applications! It takes lots of time to view each application and make a judgement as to whether they are suitable for the role/client. It is difficult as probably at least 50% of those applicants could do the job, but we have to be harsh and cut it to a min of 10% to take it to the telephone interview stage. The benefit to clients of course is they can literally cherry pick the best applicants for their role.
The Recruitment Consultant also reported “Shortlists have also doubled and candidates face a one-in-ten chance of passing the interview process”.
If you are a business looking for help to relieve the burden of the extra administration now involved in the recruitment process, then we at e-recruitment buddy would be delighted to hear from you. Our Vacancy Management service could be ideal for you.
As a candidate if you want your CV to stand out from the crowd to stand a chance of being shortlisted, then take advantage of our CV Writing Service.
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