If you have been sacked, made redundant or have left a job in which you were not happy, it can be hard to feel motivated and upbeat about job searching. But ultimately it is up to you to put your best foot forward and find the job that will make you happy. Treat your search […]
A professionally crafted resume helps place you in front of an individual or panel of interviewers. So far, so good, but now is the moment when this condition can occur. It’s when an excess of nerves gets in the way of normal human behaviour. Here’s an extreme example – it is true, was witnessed, although […]
Travelling is a huge part of many people’s lives, but it can also mean a gap on your resume that can be tricky to explain when you get home. Resumes To You has a great team who are ready to help you get your resume looking its best in preparation for your job search, but […]
So you’ve created the best LinkedIn profile in the world (or had a professional to do the job for you!). What’s next? It’s all well and good to write an amazing bio, inspire fabulous third party recommendations and post a flattering head shot, but how are you going to get it before the eyes of […]
Interviews can be nerve-wracking experiences. As a job seeker, it’s in your interest to manage that fear and appear confident to the interviewing panel. Here’s five tips on how to achieve that. 1. Build confidence through knowledge Make sure you research the role you are applying for and the company, so you can speak confidently […]
For someone going for their dream job, exaggerating certain aspects of their history to match the job’s selection criteria is not that unusual. But completely inventing a skill or qualification they don’t possess (and it happens surprisingly often) is another thing entirely! It’s always surprising that people do this…surely they know at one point or […]
The answer to this question is a definite yes, and it will be wise for you to really think about how you should act before coming into any interviews or dealing with anyone for that matter. This might be the first time that you will be reading about this, but the harsh truth is that […]
It is a known fact now that almost everyone has an online presence whether they are something very relevant or of no importance at all. This is why 2 out of 5 companies actually look at the names of the people that they plan to hire or even interview on Google so that they can […]
It has become the norm to have at least one online profile as part of your career management plan and the most preferred site for that purpose is LinkedIn. When you initially created your LinkedIn account you were automatically assigned a default url, typically a combination of your first and last name followed by a […]
