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"i was laid of in october i have handed out 8 c.vs now and had 2 back saying we have got nothing but the thing is i seen they had jobs. " As a recruitment consultant, I have a couple of constructive critisisms. The first is you've been laid off since October and sent out 8 CV's? That's not looking for work, that's pretending to. You need to be sending out at LEAST 10 per day at the moment. Secondly, has your CV and cover letter been spelling and grammer checked? I know we don't criticise spelling and grammar on here but if you're sending out cover letters and CV's in the same way as your post above, that's going to be a big factor. I am receiving over 200 appliacations to every job I advertise at the moment. I start my sifiting by discarding anyone who's CV or cover letter has spelling or grammar errors. If you can't check it or have someone else check it for you on such an important document - i'm not wasting my time inter_iewing you. Then I remove anyone with no relevant experience. Are you applying for jobs where you fit the criteria they're looking for? That usually brings me down to 50 or so, when i'll pick the most suitable 5/10 and book them in. Half of those won't turn up, 2 or 3 will be idiots face to face and one or two might actually be suitable. But really - sending out 8 CV's since October is where you're going wrong. You DO realise don't you that we're in the middle of one of the wrost recessions and that the numbers of unemployed is higher than it has been in a long time and rising? That's what you're up against - you need to up your game! *Her* | |||
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"i was laid of in october i have handed out 8 c.vs now and had 2 back saying we have got nothing but the thing is i seen they had jobs. As a recruitment consultant, I have a couple of constructive critisisms. The first is you've been laid off since October and sent out 8 CV's? That's not looking for work, that's pretending to. You need to be sending out at LEAST 10 per day at the moment. Secondly, has your CV and cover letter been spelling and grammer checked? I know we don't criticise spelling and grammar on here but if you're sending out cover letters and CV's in the same way as your post above, that's going to be a big factor. I am receiving over 200 appliacations to every job I advertise at the moment. I start my sifiting by discarding anyone who's CV or cover letter has spelling or grammar errors. If you can't check it or have someone else check it for you on such an important document - i'm not wasting my time inter_iewing you. Then I remove anyone with no relevant experience. Are you applying for jobs where you fit the criteria they're looking for? That usually brings me down to 50 or so, when i'll pick the most suitable 5/10 and book them in. Half of those won't turn up, 2 or 3 will be idiots face to face and one or two might actually be suitable. But really - sending out 8 CV's since October is where you're going wrong. You DO realise don't you that we're in the middle of one of the wrost recessions and that the numbers of unemployed is higher than it has been in a long time and rising? That's what you're up against - you need to up your game! *Her*" Christ is it that manic these days? I guess i am lucky doing what i do and there not being much competition. | |||
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"Christ is it that manic these days? I guess i am lucky doing what i do and there not being much competition. " let me guess, England footballer? | |||
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"Christ is it that manic these days? I guess i am lucky doing what i do and there not being much competition. let me guess, England footballer?" Naa a Scottish one | |||
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"Christ is it that manic these days? I guess i am lucky doing what i do and there not being much competition. let me guess, England footballer? Naa a Scottish one " you must be good then BB, seeing as we one against the Faroes, lol x | |||
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"Christ is it that manic these days? I guess i am lucky doing what i do and there not being much competition. let me guess, England footballer? Naa a Scottish one " LOL I wouldn't have done that if I were you, way too many feisty Scots women in here. | |||
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"i was laid of in october i have handed out 8 c.vs now and had 2 back saying we have got nothing but the thing is i seen they had jobs. As a recruitment consultant, I have a couple of constructive critisisms. The first is you've been laid off since October and sent out 8 CV's? That's not looking for work, that's pretending to. You need to be sending out at LEAST 10 per day at the moment. Secondly, has your CV and cover letter been spelling and grammer checked? I know we don't criticise spelling and grammar on here but if you're sending out cover letters and CV's in the same way as your post above, that's going to be a big factor. I am receiving over 200 appliacations to every job I advertise at the moment. I start my sifiting by discarding anyone who's CV or cover letter has spelling or grammar errors. If you can't check it or have someone else check it for you on such an important document - i'm not wasting my time inter_iewing you. Then I remove anyone with no relevant experience. Are you applying for jobs where you fit the criteria they're looking for? That usually brings me down to 50 or so, when i'll pick the most suitable 5/10 and book them in. Half of those won't turn up, 2 or 3 will be idiots face to face and one or two might actually be suitable. But really - sending out 8 CV's since October is where you're going wrong. You DO realise don't you that we're in the middle of one of the wrost recessions and that the numbers of unemployed is higher than it has been in a long time and rising? That's what you're up against - you need to up your game! *Her*" How would someone on benefits be able to afford to post 10 CV’s a day, if that’s what’s needed to find a job its no wonder there’s so many scroungers in this country | |||
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"Christ is it that manic these days? I guess i am lucky doing what i do and there not being much competition. let me guess, England footballer? Naa a Scottish one LOL I wouldn't have done that if I were you, way too many feisty Scots women in here. " I'm half English (don't tell BB, but my family are Yorkshire) x | |||
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"Christ is it that manic these days? I guess i am lucky doing what i do and there not being much competition. let me guess, England footballer? Naa a Scottish one you must be good then BB, seeing as we one against the Faroes, lol x" To be fair the population of the Faroe Islands is so small they didn't have enough inhabitants let alone players to fill the subs bench. | |||
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"Christ is it that manic these days? I guess i am lucky doing what i do and there not being much competition. let me guess, England footballer? Naa a Scottish one you must be good then BB, seeing as we one against the Faroes, lol x To be fair the population of the Faroe Islands is so small they didn't have enough inhabitants let alone players to fill the subs bench." shuttit you or I will steal your bananas xxxxxxxxxxx | |||
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"i was laid of in october i have handed out 8 c.vs now and had 2 back saying we have got nothing but the thing is i seen they had jobs. As a recruitment consultant, I have a couple of constructive critisisms. The first is you've been laid off since October and sent out 8 CV's? That's not looking for work, that's pretending to. You need to be sending out at LEAST 10 per day at the moment. Secondly, has your CV and cover letter been spelling and grammer checked? I know we don't criticise spelling and grammar on here but if you're sending out cover letters and CV's in the same way as your post above, that's going to be a big factor. I am receiving over 200 appliacations to every job I advertise at the moment. I start my sifiting by discarding anyone who's CV or cover letter has spelling or grammar errors. If you can't check it or have someone else check it for you on such an important document - i'm not wasting my time inter_iewing you. Then I remove anyone with no relevant experience. Are you applying for jobs where you fit the criteria they're looking for? That usually brings me down to 50 or so, when i'll pick the most suitable 5/10 and book them in. Half of those won't turn up, 2 or 3 will be idiots face to face and one or two might actually be suitable. But really - sending out 8 CV's since October is where you're going wrong. You DO realise don't you that we're in the middle of one of the wrost recessions and that the numbers of unemployed is higher than it has been in a long time and rising? That's what you're up against - you need to up your game! *Her*" Well you need to spell check your posts too!!! Like you said we tend not to criticise people spelling on here , but if you're saying their spelling is bad, best make yours correct. | |||
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"Christ is it that manic these days? I guess i am lucky doing what i do and there not being much competition. let me guess, England footballer? Naa a Scottish one you must be good then BB, seeing as we one against the Faroes, lol x To be fair the population of the Faroe Islands is so small they didn't have enough inhabitants let alone players to fill the subs bench. shuttit you or I will steal your bananas xxxxxxxxxxx" xxxx | |||
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"As a recruitment consultant, I have a couple of constructive critisisms. The first is you've been laid off since October and sent out 8 CV's? That's not looking for work, that's pretending to. You need to be sending out at LEAST 10 per day at the moment. Secondly, has your CV and cover letter been spelling and grammer checked? I know we don't criticise spelling and grammar on here but if you're sending out cover letters and CV's in the same way as your post above, that's going to be a big factor. I am receiving over 200 appliacations to every job I advertise at the moment. I start my sifiting by discarding anyone who's CV or cover letter has spelling or grammar errors. If you can't check it or have someone else check it for you on such an important document - i'm not wasting my time inter_iewing you. Then I remove anyone with no relevant experience. Are you applying for jobs where you fit the criteria they're looking for? That usually brings me down to 50 or so, when i'll pick the most suitable 5/10 and book them in. Half of those won't turn up, 2 or 3 will be idiots face to face and one or two might actually be suitable. But really - sending out 8 CV's since October is where you're going wrong. You DO realise don't you that we're in the middle of one of the wrost recessions and that the numbers of unemployed is higher than it has been in a long time and rising? That's what you're up against - you need to up your game! *Her*" Personally I would prefer someone to work for me that can do the job well and not be able to spell instead of the other way round. Tony | |||
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" Personally I would prefer someone to work for me that can do the job well and not be able to spell instead of the other way round. Tony" Depends what you're after, a brick layer, spelling not required! A lecturer/professor of English, surely a must? | |||
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" Personally I would prefer someone to work for me that can do the job well and not be able to spell instead of the other way round. Tony Depends what you're after, a brick layer, spelling not required! A lecturer/professor of English, surely a must?" Evidently! So the rules throwing out a C.V as it has a spelling mistake should pend on the job seeked, Surely? Tony | |||
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" How would someone on benefits be able to afford to post 10 CV’s a day, if that’s what’s needed to find a job its no wonder there’s so many scroungers in this country " Email. | |||
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"my god how hard is it to find a new job i was laid of in october i have handed out 8 c.vs now and had 2 back saying we have got nothing but the thing is i seen they had jobs. so i might aswell say fuck it and become a porn star what do you think lol " eight? 08? eight??????????????? | |||
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"As a recruitment consultant, I have a couple of constructive critisisms. The first is you've been laid off since October and sent out 8 CV's? That's not looking for work, that's pretending to. You need to be sending out at LEAST 10 per day at the moment. Secondly, has your CV and cover letter been spelling and grammer checked? I know we don't criticise spelling and grammar on here but if you're sending out cover letters and CV's in the same way as your post above, that's going to be a big factor. I am receiving over 200 appliacations to every job I advertise at the moment. I start my sifiting by discarding anyone who's CV or cover letter has spelling or grammar errors. If you can't check it or have someone else check it for you on such an important document - i'm not wasting my time inter_iewing you. Then I remove anyone with no relevant experience. Are you applying for jobs where you fit the criteria they're looking for? That usually brings me down to 50 or so, when i'll pick the most suitable 5/10 and book them in. Half of those won't turn up, 2 or 3 will be idiots face to face and one or two might actually be suitable. But really - sending out 8 CV's since October is where you're going wrong. You DO realise don't you that we're in the middle of one of the wrost recessions and that the numbers of unemployed is higher than it has been in a long time and rising? That's what you're up against - you need to up your game! *Her* Personally I would prefer someone to work for me that can do the job well and not be able to spell instead of the other way round. Tony" And pray tell how would YOU sift through 200 CV's in half a day then? If effort isn't made, those people don't deserve a job. It's that simple *Her* | |||
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" Well you need to spell check your posts too!!! Like you said we tend not to criticise people spelling on here , but if you're saying their spelling is bad, best make yours correct." Very clever. You can't see that most of those were typo's from typing quickly? Since I was in my lunch, in an office, alone and trying to help someone on here. As someone has said to me in PM, a busmans holiday. I'm not applying for a job You attack me for doing nothing but advise someone who is clearly struggling with no idea why, but what useful advice have you given? None, nada. What do I know tho eh? It's only been my living for the last 8 years | |||
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"my wife has checked the c.vs everything she is in admin so yes everything has been done right but thanks for the advise its abit harder for me aswell iam disabled but iam under the shaw trust which are a big help so i will see what happens xxxxxxxxxxx " Don't put too much faith in Shaw or A4e or any of the 'paid by results' chancers out there. | |||
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" Personally I would prefer someone to work for me that can do the job well and not be able to spell instead of the other way round. Tony Depends what you're after, a brick layer, spelling not required! A lecturer/professor of English, surely a must? Evidently! So the rules throwing out a C.V as it has a spelling mistake should pend on the job seeked, Surely? Tony" From what I read above, getting an inter_iew - never mind a job, is getting harder or harder out there and anything, ANYTHING, you can do to lessen your chances of being binned at first sort has to be worth the modest additional effort of spell and grammar checking anything you submit to a potential employer. | |||
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"On a tangent, I had a meeting earlier this year with a gorgeous recruitment consultant with whose company I was advertising. This was in Bristol. I'm fairly sure it wasn't the above lady, but my imagination keeps running away with me... " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yx3EIPzx3g&feature=related enjoy | |||
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"How would someone on benefits be able to afford to post 10 CV’s a day, if that’s what’s needed to find a job its no wonder there’s so many scroungers in this country " That's what unemployment benefit is for - helping you get back to work. | |||
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"How would someone on benefits be able to afford to post 10 CV’s a day, if that’s what’s needed to find a job its no wonder there’s so many scroungers in this country That's what unemployment benefit is for - helping you get back to work." If the numbers quoted about are correct (and I've no reason to doubt them) it isn't economically viable to print, photocopy (try not to), stick in an envelope and mail the number of applications it'd be neccessary to submit in order to get a job. Email is the answer. | |||
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"On a tangent, I had a meeting earlier this year with a GORGEOUS recruitment consultant with whose company I was advertising. This was in Bristol. I'm fairly sure it wasn't the above lady, but my imagination keeps running away with me... " Nope, not me then lol That could be fun..... Now MY imagination is running away with me lol I have come across candidates on here tho and had a meet last weekend with a prospective client I know business is tough at the moment but still..... lol *Her* | |||
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"I think there isnt much point applying for positions that your not qualified for is there. ......................" I'm not sure Job centre plus (or whatever they're called now) see it that way. | |||
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"I have read most of this thread and I have thought about what some of you have writen. I lost my Job last November as a nurse through ill health. I haven't done a thing but nurse since I left school. That avenue is no longer available to me. But I have decided that I need to do something so I went back to school. I now am doing a OU degree in Child and Youth. I still need a job while doing this. For me finding a job that I can do is unlikely as I am now disabled. No one will want to employ me as my condition changes from day to day, but I still go out there and try. I will go so far as saying I would stuff envelopes to earn a wage to feed my Children. The one thing I was told was that when you are sending your CV never fold it always put it into a A4 envelope as they may not be bothered to open it. (makes life easier for them). Send of more CV's and if you have problems paying for the postage the Job Center can help you out with it. But out of you 8 CV's that you have sent with the two replyes you work the math how many weren't even looked at " Contact your local Shaw Trust office, they are not a goverment contracted agency like A4E/Pathfinders....they are a registered charity who specialise in getting job inter_iews for people with disabilities of all types and degrees of disablity. | |||
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