| Employment Tips for Students The start of
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| | consultants vary widely, so ask your
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| the summer can be a singularly stressful
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| | friends, acquaintances and even employers
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| time of the year. Just as soon as the
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| | themselves for referrals if you are
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| exams end you have to find a job, at the
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| | struggling to find a good one.Anybody
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| same time as everybody else! So what can
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| | familiar with social networking sites
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| you do to tip the balance back in your
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| | such as MySpace will be aware of the
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| favour?Firstly, make sure that your CV is
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| | benefits of their business equivalents,
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| well-written and up-to-date. There are
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| | such as LinkedIn. In addition to posting
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| thousands of books and websites
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| | your own profile you can look up other
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| overflowing with CV writing advice. The
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| | people by company and then send them an
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| major jobsites such as Monster are a
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| | email enquiring about employment
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| prime example and if you find the CV
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| | opportunities. Anecdotal evidence
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| writing process too daunting you can even
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| | suggests that this direct approach works
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| employ a professional CV writer to do it
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| | rather well; not least because both
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| for you.To be taken seriously you should
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| | parties can check out each other's
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| always introduce yourself with a covering
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| | personal profiles prior to
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| letter addressed directly to the hiring
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| | proceeding.Real world networking is
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| manager. If the job ad doesn't give a
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| | another important activity. - Sometimes
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| contact name then it's always worthwhile
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| | this can be as simple as phoning a past
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| phoning the company to find out for
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| | employer to ask if they need any more
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| yourself.(Some companies are remarkably
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| | help at present.Also, it may be
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| reticent about revealing the names of
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| | embarrassing to admit that your first job
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| their staff; reassuring them that you
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| | was working for your parents, but when
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| simply wish to know who to address your
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| | times are tough just accept all the help
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| email to can sometimes do the trick.)As
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| | that you can get.Of course, all of this
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| most people use the same CV for each job
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| | job-hunting advice is useless if you
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| application, the covering letter is
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| | can't impress in an interview. The trick
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| particularly important because it is your
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| | here is to practise, practise, practise
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| opportunity to show that you understand
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| | using every conversation with HR to
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| the employer's needs.A tried and tested
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| | further refine your answers. Careers
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| approach for a covering is to explain in
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| | centres can arrange practice sessions, if
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| brief that you meet all the essential
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| | your friends aren't able to help. If you
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| criteria mentioned in the advert, backing
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| | know what to say, but simply lack
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| this up by alluding to the experience
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| | confidence, then join your local
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| detailed in your CV.Compliments won't go
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| | Toastmasters or a similar public speaking
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| amiss, as long as you sound sincere, and
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| | group.Today's managers started from the
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| conveying your enthusiasm is essential,
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| | bottom themselves not so long ago, and
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| especially if you are light on
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| | they won't expect a recent graduate to be
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| experience.When applying for your first
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| | an expert at everything. It should go
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| job, focus on your energy, commitment and
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| | without saying that you need to put your
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| willingness to learn. If all else fails,
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| | best foot forward, however, exaggeration
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| consider working for peanuts until a
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| | is really not the way to go. Being
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| better opportunity arises. Other
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| | realistic about your current limitations
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| employees may give you hints about jobs
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| | shows that you can be trusted, whilst
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| elsewhere.And make sure you get a
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| | even a 'little white lie', once spotted
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| reference or testimonial. It is handy to
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| | will quickly discredit you.Having been
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| have a record of who you worked for and
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| | offered the job, make sure that you are
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| when. What they say in your favour helps
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| | clear about the financial package and
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| you fill in those forms, which ask you to
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| | other benefits such as the number of days
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| describe your good and bad
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| | holiday. Recruiters can be particularly
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| points.Voluntary placements tell
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| | useful under such circumstances as they
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| employers that you are willing to take a
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| | often have the inside line on how much
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| long-term view and are infinitely
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| | the employer is really willing to offer,
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| preferable to months of aimless
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| | and because their fee is generally in
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| unemployment. Any experience is better
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| | proportion to your starting salary they
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| than experience of being on the
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| | have a vested interest in helping you to
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| dole.Entry-level positions can attract a
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| | earn more.QUICK TIPS Update your CV
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| disproportionately large number of
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| | using Internet advice, or hire a CV
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| applicants, sometimes in excess of 100
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| | writing company to help. Add a covering
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| per week. Nevertheless, the situation
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| | letter. Get a contact name. Explain you
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| isn't as bad as it sounds, as a fair
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| | only need the name to address a letter
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| proportion of the competition will have
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| | correctly. Get work experience, however
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| embarrassingly bad CVs. (As any recruiter
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| | badly paid, even unpaid. Place your CV
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| will testify.)Loading your CV up to
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| | online. Utilise networking communities,
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| online CV databases can effortlessly draw
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| | such as linkedIn. Approach employers
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| the head-hunters to you.If you have a
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| | but tell recruiters who you've already
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| good CV, then persistence will pay off in
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| | approached. Rehearse interviews with
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| the end, as to a certain extent it is a
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| | friends or at Careers Centres. To gain
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| numbers game. However, quality is still
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| | confidence join Toastmasters who train
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| more important than quantity, because
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| | you to stand up and speak. Anthony Sharot
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| these days untargeted mass-emails are
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| | reviewed thousands of CVs, whilst working
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| simply treated as spam.Cast your net far
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| | in recruitment and is now helps
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| and wide by talking to both recruitment
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| | professionals to find the job they love
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| consultants and employers directly. This
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| | and interview with ease. To commission an
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| makes careful note-taking absolutely
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| | article, for more CV advice or for an
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| essential, as you don't want recruiters
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| | interview winning CV written to order
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| to approach the companies that you are
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| | call: +44 (0)1923 820199 or +44(0)7956
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| already speaking to. Recruitment
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| | 990 216 or email: anthony@writecvs.co.
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