Recruitment Training - 3 Key Areas Where You Must Focus To See Results

Recruitment training will span many parts of your business. From the rookie recruiter, who is scared to pick up the phone to the big biller who thinks they know it all, especially if you are the one telling them they don't!

So where does the focus need to be? The three key areas that work every time are known by all of us. It's not how to use Twitter or LinkedIn or how to send out as many CV's in the shortest possible time. It boils down to three very simple and logical things. Old fashioned maybe and it is; knowledge, skills and the real biggy attitude.

1. Attitude
I am sure we can all share stories about the amazing find we made that just had something about them. They always turned up on time and hung on your every word and surprise they took action. It is almost as if you can 'feel' their enthusiasm as they walk into a room. The good news is that attitude can also be developed. Many years ago I would have been shouted down if I had raised the subject. Now you only need to look at the amount of coaching that people invest in to know how productive it can be. The trendy word is mindset and helping your recruitment consultants 'set their mind' for success will make the difference between hitting and exceeding billings. A positive attitude can be fuelled by a focus on what people are doing well, as well as where development is needed. If you do this in the correct way you will see massive shifts in the attitude and results of your current consultants.

2. Skills
Any recruiter who wants to succeed needs a good skill set, the debate might be what that entails. Here are my favourites; the ability to prospect, sell, influence and communicate must be high on the list. Being able to sell in one thing. Consistently knowing where and how to prospect makes the big difference between a full and empty pipeline of jobs to fill. No matter what your recruitment training plans are these areas must to be a regular item on your agenda. People need constant work in this area or they lose their focus and sharpness.

3. Knowledge
Of all the other areas this is the easy one. Knowledge can be learnt. All you need is a PC, great people around you and Amazon! That may sound flippant and we are still in the information age. There are more blogs, websites, forums and content online about recruitment and how to sell that you should never be short of help on your market. If you are a recruitment business that has a focus on one sector there is probably a reason. Perhaps your founder or M.D has worked in this environment before. If they have they will have wealth of knowledge they can share with the team and a black book with additional names that can help.
When it comes to creating a recruitment training plan for you team make sure that you have a focus on all these key areas if you want to see consistent and measurable results.

If you are seeking for a recruitment consultant Singapore job, you will need to obtain the CEI cert to be qualified to operate as a license recruitment consultant in Singapore.

Top Reasons Resumes Are Rejected - Job Hopping

There was a time when most people expected to get out of school, find a job, and stick with it pretty much for the rest of their lives. Today, the opposite is true. People tend to change jobs fairly often, for various reasons. One study showed that in the U.S. people aged 25 to 37 were holding jobs for an average of 2.7 years. Sometimes they job hop by choice, other times it's forced on them as many companies downsize, or shut down altogether. Yet many employers don't like hiring people with too many jobs on their resume. How can you get around this obstacle?

When I asked my 20-something daughter why young people often job hop, she said she thinks there are a few reasons. Here are some of them:

1. It's a job, not a career - Young people, particularly if they're straight out of high school, will frequently start out in entry-level jobs in the retail or fast food industry. It's not a career to them, just a way to make money and get into the job market. They don't feel any loyalty to the place where they sell the sneakers, fry the chicken or make the fries, particularly if they're doing it in embarrassing uniforms. Soon, they move on to another place, for more money, better hours, or just a change.
2. They're bored and burnt out: Being bored can be more stressful than being overworked.A lot of today's entry level jobs can be pretty monotonous and uninspiring. Some call center jobs have been described as "mental drudgery." Few young people can handle this long-term, and soon move on, either to similar jobs, or to more promising and enjoyable jobs.
3. They're following the money: Some people take the view that they work purely to make the money to live their "real lives," so why not jump from job to job, as more money is offered.
4. Trying to find the right career: Many young people take a few years to decide on a career path that's right for them, so they may go through a variety of jobs, and make a few bad choices, looking for the right fit.

Of course, not all job hoppers are young. Some serial job hoppers are older, even middle-aged. Why would they job hop?

1. Loving the challenge: Some people just love to learn new things and have new experiences. Their favourite part of a job is the first phase where everything is new, and there's so much to learn about a new industry. Novelty and challenge make them feel alive. Once the honeymoon period is over and they've mastered the basic skills of the job, the thrill is gone, and it's on to another job, another challenge.
2. Personal Problems: There are people who always seem to have problems getting along with other employees or bosses, ending in frequently being let go, or in walking out. There are a number of other personal problems that could lead someone to leave job after job, including physical and mental health problems, substance abuse issues, an unstable personal life, etc.
3. Because they can: Recruiters and the Internet have made it easier than ever for some people to find a new job when they tire of the old one.

Why would a hiring manager reject the resume of a job hopper? It could be that the employer has the perception that the candidate could be:

1. Disloyal: He could leave at a moment's notice. It's his pattern.
2. Flaky and indecisive: If he's a serious, dedicated employee, why does he keep changing jobs?
3. Just after the money: He doesn't care about my company; he'll go wherever the money is.
4. Unreliable: If the chips are down, how can I count on him? He'll probably just leave.

Obviously the best way to avoid the appearance of being a job hopper on your resume is not to be one. And maybe you've decided to put your job-hopping days behind you. But are there any ways to overcome this obstacle if you currently have a long list of short-term jobs on your resume?

1. Address the problem: Rather than hope the hiring manager won't notice (he will), address the elephant on the resume. In your Profile section, stress that after taking time to choose a career path, your goal is to begin a long-term career with their company. Stress this in your cover letter as well. Try to come across as mature and un-flaky as possible.
2. Combine jobs when possible: Occasionally, I see people list two jobs on their resume, when they really did one. For example, they may have worked for a large company as a temp for a year, then got hired on by the company for another two years. Show this as one job, but make it clear in the details that you made the transition from the temp agency to permanent worker. It just looks better. If you've held multiple jobs at the same place, show this as one job, under the company name, with smaller sections for each post you held. Do NOT list this as several different jobs. Again, it's all about appearance.
3. Leave off old jobs: One man, an M.D., listed every job he'd ever had on his resume, right back to when he processed film part-time in high school. Don't do this! If you're an older worker, don't feel you need to list every job you did for the last 25 years, right back to when you swept the roller rink. You want to reduce the appearance that you've held 20 different jobs, particularly since the hiring manager probably won't read slowly enough to see the details of many of these jobs.
4. Where appropriate, leave off extremely short term jobs. Never lie on your resume,but if you held a job for a month or less, better to leave it off entirely, and avoid cluttering up your resume with yet more jobs.

Just by following these tips, some people will be able to pare several jobs off their resumes, and hopefully increase their chances of getting that interview.

Seeking for a job in SG, you can search a list of latest jobs at WDA jobs Singapore.

A recruitment article by Dougles Chan - A recruitment mentor that speciliased in recruitment training and recruitment mentoring in Singapore and globally.

Contact Dougles Chan @ +(65) 9388 0851 or email to dc@dougleschan.com for your recruitment training and mentoring needs.

Why a Nursing Career is the Most Highly Rewarding Career You Can Choose

Nursing careers provide a richly rewarding career option. If you enjoy helping people and making a difference in their lives, then nursing is a wonderful career choice for you. The life of a nurse is that of selflessness and giving. Each and everyday you will come across people in need; sick, injured, or elderly. As a nurse you must be personable and friendly as well as caring and supportive. Nursing careers go beyond just knowing the technical side of nursing; it involves you being a friend and guide to your patients.

Nurses conduct some or all of the following tasks on the job:

- Assess and gather patient information

- Diagnose patient problems and needs

- Implement nursing plans

- Provide emotional and physical support to patients

- Evaluate patient progress and results

- Communicate with the patient's family members

These are just a few of the tasks that nurses do at work. Of course your tasks will totally depend on where you gain employment. Not all nurses work in hospitals. There are also options to work in schools, nursing homes and other locations.

You can also choose to specialize in particular nursing departments. These can include child birth, palliative care, children's wards, counseling and more. As you study to become a nurse you will be exposed to options on each career path which will make your decision easier.

However the best way to choose a career is to undergo work experience in a hospital or other medical facility. Here you become exposed to all the different specialties so that you can make a wise choice based on your area of interest.

Nurses often work very long hours involving shift work so you must be prepared for this and take it into consideration before embarking on this richly rewarding career path. Although nurses get paid a fairly high salary, nursing is not a career that people choose for money; it is usually chosen due to a passion to turn people's lives around.

Whether you are helping to deliver babies, helping injured people or assisting the ill, nursing careers are highly satisfying and rewarding. No other career offers the opportunity to make such a profound difference upon the lives of people who truly need and appreciate it.

Nursing Salaries
Nursing salaries are often at the center of controversy, with most people believing that they are not high enough. Thankfully improvements are being made to increase nursing salaries which is good news for you if you are considering going into this industry.

Nursing salaries are on the rise, with 2004 seeing a 14% increase in nursing salaries. The average is said to be around the $64,000 mark with 11% of nurses in 2004 earning $75,000 or higher.

Nursing salaries for graduates differ widely between locations but the average is around $40,000 for an entry-level nurse.

The areas with the most nursing jobs available are those in large, major cities. These include Chicago, New York and Los Angeles amongst others. You can also expect higher nursing salaries in bigger cities as well as better employment benefits. Nonetheless it can be very beneficial and rewarding to be a nurse in a rural area. Sometimes you may be the only nurse on staff so you provide an exceptional service to the local community. Often nurses in very small towns achieve almost celebrity like status!

Nurses in larger cities may get paid more but their jobs are often much more stressful. There are a much larger number of patients and a variety of cases that come in. This can lead to very long hours.

Nursing salaries are heavily affected by a number of factors. Because nurses tend to work a lot of overtime their salary can rise significantly on a week per week basis. Night shifts usually pay more than day shifts, sometimes $5 or more extra per hour. Most hospitals impose 12 hour shifts on nurses so night shift workers generally start at around 7.30 pm and finish at 7.30 am. The benefit is a four day weekend and a 36 hour week which is still considered full time.

Nurses can work in a particular ward of the hospital such as the maternity ward, intensive care unit, and children's ward, among others. Nursing salaries generally do not depend upon which ward a nurse is placed in.

Nursing salaries are on the rise and provide a good standard of living for nurses who are one of the most important groups of people in our society. If you are seeking a highly rewarding career in the medical field, then working as a nurse is something for you to consider.

A recruitment agency article by Dougles Chan - An expert recruitment business trainer that mentors individuals on how to start a temporary employment agency effectively and and grow their business profitability.

How Do You Write A Resume?

There are no set rules to writing a resume but there is certain information that is regarded as essential that should be included. In this article I will be outlining this essential information but before starting your resume you should take time to try and put yourself in a potential employer's shoes.

I can tell you from experience that the average employer, when they have a job opening, will most likely have to sort through literally hundreds of resumes. These will be presented to the person doing the pre-selection in a pile on their desk.

The first task this person faces is to get the huge pile down into a manageable size. They will quickly scan over each resume in a matter of seconds. The ones that stand out are the ones which will get put to one side for later consideration. The rest will probably get trashed.

If a resume is presented in an untidy fashion, or if is creased or torn, or if the size of the print is too small to read, or if it just looks confusing and hard to read then it will be discarded immediately regardless of the actual content. It will not get a second look. The general appearance of your resume is vitally important in getting through the pre-selection phase despite your qualifications or experience.

To make your resume more readable and clear you should pay great attention to the formatting of you document. Use a serious font, I recommend Times New Roman or the slightly more casual Ariel. Make sure that your headings stand out well and that the information under each heading is easy to sort through. Grouping it into related areas is a good idea.

The main information that you need to include will vary depending on the job your are applying for but in general should consist of the following main headings or sections:

Objective - Here you should clearly state the job title you are going for and then add a few key phrases to show you will meet their exact needs

Education - Present this in reverse chronological order highlighting in bold any achievement you wish to stand out.

Skills and Accomplishments - A brief paragraph stating accomplishments as the result of your unique skill-set.

Work experience - Best to put this in chronological or reverse chronological order though sometimes work experience should be put in order of importance. A short description of each post held and a summary of the duties and responsibilities.

Personal Interests - If your personal interests and achievements improve your ability to do the job applied for then include this section if not then it can probably be omitted.

Summary - This should contain information on how and why you qualify for the job

References - Most employers will assume that you have references and will ask for them so this section as optional. You might even consider putting these on a separate sheet.

General. - Try to put as much information on your resume as possible but if you can leave a little bit of mystery and some points not quite complete then you stand more chances of getting called for an interview so that they can find out more about you.

Also remember that when writing your resume that you should always try and think how your prospective employer will view it. You are not asking them to give you a job because you have a certain level of experience but you are offering your services to them. Create your resume with this in mind and you will come across as more useful to them and will stand a better chance of being called for and interview.

Seeking for a job in Singapore, you can search a list of available jobs at jobs bank Singapore.

A recruiting article by Dougles Chan - A recruitment coach that speciliased in recruitment training and recruitment mentoring in Singapore and globally.

Contact Dougles Chan @ +(65) 9388 0851 or email to dc@dougleschan.com for your recruitment training and mentoring needs.

Best Jobs For Over 50s - How to Find a Job If You Are Over 50

Finding the best jobs for over 50s is not always easy, especially as so many employers still tend to go for younger workers, despite laws against age discrimination. However, there are also companies which really value the fact that older people have so much experience, not only in the workplace but also in their day to day lives. These employers can see that as a result of their experience, older people can be ideal candidates for certain jobs.

These companies are also forward-looking. They are well aware of the fact that demographics are changing worldwide and soon there will be more people over 50 than under 30. The impact of these changing demographics on the workforce will be dramatic. It will soon be essential to employ older workers and they will be working longer, possible up to the age of 70 or beyond. Otherwise there will simply not be enough young people to support the economy.

So the first step in your search for a job is to find the employers who are aware of this trend and sufficiently forward-looking to take action by employing older workers.

In the US, the American Association for Retired People issues a list of the best employers for over 50s and this is published every two years. The organizations which are on the list take an innovative approach, including flexi-time, job sharing and retraining. So if you live in America, taking a look at this list is a good starting point.

Otherwise, take a look at what is happening in your area by looking for recruitment agencies which specialize in finding work for over 40s. Search the internet for newspaper articles on companies which make a point of employing older people.

Look for sectors of the market where age and maturity are advantageous. Examples are working with homeless people and the elderly. This can cover a wide range of activities as organizations which work with these groups also need admin staff, book keepers, accountants and catering staff.

As people become older and live longer, those who are already retired want to keep active and healthy and many would prefer to learn the necessary skills from people who are closer in age to themselves.

Freelance consultancy is another possibility as it is a good way in which to continue the type of work you did whilst in employment. As companies are cutting back on full time staff, they often turn to freelancer to get some of the work done. Paying contract rates for a short time can be more cost effective than keeping someone on the payroll in a full time position.
The best jobs for over 50s are the jobs in which they are respected and valued and where they can use their experience to best effect.

Seeking for a job in Singapore, you can search a list of latest jobs at WDA jobsnet.

A recruiting article by Dougles Chan - A recruitment coach that speciliased in recruitment training and recruitment mentoring in Singapore and globally.

Contact Dougles Chan @ +(65) 9388 0851 or email to dc@dougleschan.com for your recruitment training and mentoring needs.

If You Lose Your Job, All You Have To Do Is Get Another One In Our "Wonderful" Economy

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported a low unemployment rate for years. Behind these reports are articles about 50 percent of all young blacks in the inner city being unemployed and another story about 33 percent of all who lost their jobs after age 55 never finding another one. A local church bulletin carried this notation for a long time - " Success is reaching Social Security age before having to declare bankruptcy.

The Consumer Bankruptcy Project found that the rate at which older Americans - those 65 years of age or older - filed for bankruptcy increased 213 percent between 1991 and 2001. The steepest increase in Chapter 7 filings occurred among people older than 55. In 2002, the percentage of Americans older than 45 who entered bankruptcy reached 39 percent up from 27 percent in 1994, the study found.

Another report says that 47 percent of all small business people maxed out their credit cards trying to keep their business afloat in an economic arena of unfair trade. Many eventually suffered usury rates at up to 35 percent interest. Apparently many bankruptcies are not based on just consumers overspending but basic survival. Today many who believed in the Free Enterprise system and the American Dream have to take a bankruptcy education course before filing for bankruptcy. This new law was passed by politicians with many being "double dippers" getting both a salary and a retirement income while in the private sector have to take this course after being in business for many years.

However, the most striking counter statistic is this. Only about 40 percent of all workers in the U.S. qualify for unemployment insurance. The other 60 percent are in some sort of economic limbo. They either do not work long enough at one job or make enough money in any given period to qualify. ( We also do not know how everything adds up with some people working up to four jobs at one time. It appears the BLS reports one job equals one worker. )

The Bureau of Labor Statistics stop using the unemployment offices in their reporting due to this. Which leaves us with this final conclusion. We do not need any conspiracy theories to know the unemployment reporting is a managed system and a single mother making only a $100 a month is considered employed. This would have been laughable during the 1970s. Then the laughter would have turned to something more serious and Congressional hearing would been called. Now in the current economic arena, nothing has been done to expose this terrible void.

The BSL finally admitted about five years ago that many are missing in action from any kind of reporting giving up searching for a job. They put this figure at just 4 million while the streets tells us there must be many more than just 4 million. Hurricane Katrina in News Orleans exposed a vast under class living in a silent depression. The same could apply across our land.

It is difficult to find out many many jobs are full time ones. From what we have studied only about 88 million jobs are full time which confirms there is an economic limbo out there with a labor force of at least double that number. Studying the way the unemployment rate is gathered is another story.

Reportedly, the BSL gets their results by a random statistical calling of 50,000 households a month.

The person answering the phone is asked if they looked for a job in the past month. If they say no, they are counted as employed. If a person says they are helping out in the family business or on the family farm without any pay, while they are looking for a regular job, they too are considered employed. We welcome anyone to tell us we are wrong and we wish we were wrong. The Get America Working Forum says 50 percent of U.S. human resources are not being used. The term underemployment has faded away.

Meanwhile the media keep telling us how good the economy is with our low unemployment rates. They tell us how well the stock market is doing too. However, once upon a time, companies stocks values would increase based on how many people companies could hire while still making a decent profit. Today the stock values are now based on people getting fired instead of hired. Some American companies now have only about 10 percent of their workforce in America. The stock values rise as more low paid foreign workers are hired. As consumers shop their jobs away at places like Walmart.

President Clinton confirmed Free Trade with the passing of NAFTA and GATT trade agreements. President Bush followed affirming it was nothing personal for it was only business in getting Fast Track passed which makes the Executive Branch the CEO of world trade. President Bush tells us the Mexican workers come to the United States to take jobs American will not do. He neglects to tell us that Mexico reports low unemployment rates too and apparently, there are many jobs in Mexico that Mexican workers will not take. The more than 4000 factories that were moved from the USA to Mexico evidently did not help the Mexican economy that much.

It created a new working poor class in the USA and an impoverished working class in Mexico. Now many of these factories are moving out of Mexico to places like China because the Chinese will take jobs that Mexican workers will not do. The Globalist Free Traders want a world economy without borders. They say it will spread prosperity but in reality, they are spreading poverty because there will always be someone who will work for less for down to the levels of wage slave and even child labor.

Today, we can travel for miles across our cities and view the vacant factories and stores while the government tells us happy days are here again with the greeters at Walmart welcoming us to spend money of products made in far away places while our local value added economies have been chopped up into pieces as relics of another time. Our industrial might won World War 2 and restored local value added economies in Europe and Asia through the Marshall Plan. In the end, the USA lost World War 2 fifty years after the combat was over.

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Seeking for a job in SG, you can source a list of available jobs at WDA jobs portal.

A recruiting article by Dougles Chan - A recruitment mentor that speciliased in recruitment training and recruitment mentoring in Singapore and globally.

Contact Dougles Chan @ +(65) 9388 0851 or email to dc@dougleschan.com for your recruitment training and mentoring needs.

How to Get a Job Without a Resume

I hate resumes. In fact, other than resume writers, I don't know anyone who actually likes them. How can I reduce my experience, my talent, my passion, my genius (yes, you have genius too!) to a couple of sheets of 8.5" x 11" paper and use that to justify why you should give me a job? I can't. That's why I hate them. That's probably why you hate them, too. Even recruiters hate them, because they get SO MANY, and most are a waste of their time.

I'm an Executive Coach, I do a lot of work with extremely talented people, just like you, who want to find a new job. When a new client hands me a resume first thing and asks me what I think, before I know anything about him or her, something in my gut seizes up. I know it's gonna be a hard slog because "The System" has already crushed their soul.

So, why do resumes exist? Because they served a purpose, once, I guess. To be honest I don't know. They don't serve a purpose now, but all sorts of systems (for example, the key-word scanner) have grown up around them, and everyone has bought into the belief that this is how you get a job. At best, a resume serves as talking points, after you have already secured a meeting with someone. At worst, it is the tool The System uses to exclude you.

I hear your objections already! "But Dave, every employer demands one!" OK, fine, how is that working for you? If you sent a resume to CareerBuilder or the HR department and got an interview, then a job, stop reading this, you know some magic that I don't and I can't help you. In fact, you can teach us how to do it! For the rest of us, who have sent hundreds of them out into The Void, hoping for a job, and heard nothing back, I am going to show you another way...sort of.

I'll start with the bad news. By definition, I can't give you a checklist for what to do. If I could, everyone would follow it and then it would stop working. So, you need to fill in the details yourself, and then go DO IT. That requires initiative, creativity and courage, which I know you have, so you'll be fine.

Still with me? The good news is, I will give you the high-level idea, and some examples. I will also offer you 20 minutes of my time if you contact me (info at the bottom of the page) to flesh out the specifics that might work for you. So how do you get a job without a resume? You demonstrate that you are extraordinary, that you have initiative, creativity and courage and use them in service to others. Let me give you some examples. If you are in corporate training, instead of sending a resume to the training department of every firm in town and then waiting patiently for a response, you could...

· Choose a topic you are passionate about, then offer free workshops (in-person, or webinars or teleconferences, whatever you like)

· Create an online course and put it on a website (put the website on your business card and e-mail signature, of course)

· Write a short (10 - 30 page) eBook that addresses some problem or opportunity faced by the people you want to work with, and circulate it to everyone you know

· Offer to teach or mentor friends, colleagues, neighbors on a topic where you have expertise and passion · Be a speaker or panel member at a conference or other industry event, or give a talk at your church or Kiwanis Club

· Get on the school board and bring your expertise to bear on the challenges the schools are facing

OK, that's fine for a trainer, what about an IT guy?

· Create a fun piece of software such as an iPhone app, game, productivity tool, etc, and give it away (be sure it has your contact information in it somewhere)

· Participate actively in an industry association, perhaps even join the board

· Create a great website for a non-profit or small business

· Post lots of helpful notes on the user boards

· Be IT support for your friends and colleagues (if you help someone rescue a corrupted hard drive with crucial data on it, or get the servers back up, you are THE HERO, but you already know that)

How about for an accountant?

• Offer a talk to the local Chamber of Commerce on tax planning or avoiding audits or better cash management
• Do your church's bookkeeping
• Write a 2 - 3 page white paper on some area of your expertise and circulate it to everyone you know
• Set up QuickBooks for a non-profit
• Become the Campaign Treasurer for a candidate for political office

You get the idea, I hope. What are the common themes here?

· Anybody can do it, but most people don't

· You are creating something that doesn't already exist (shows creativity, initiative, responsibility, courage) · You are willing to be memorable and to take risks (confidence, courage)

· You are giving away for free something that you really enjoy doing (commitment, passion, engagement)

The last point is huge. Most job-seekers want to GET, but not you, you are GIVING! That immediately separates you from 95% of your competition. Plus, you can only GIVE something you already HAVE, which means that if you offer a lot, you must have a lot to offer, and that is VERY attractive. Plus, and this is the big one, the very act of giving makes you stronger.

Think about that for a second. Every gift makes you stronger, so the more you do it, the stronger you get. You are gaining experience and practice actually doing something you love, as opposed to getting experience writing resumes (yuck!) In contrast, most job-seekers get discouraged and weary, and their skills degrade. They actually get weaker as time passes, unlike you.

Lastly, a resume merely describes what you can do, and therefore it is not very persuasive. Little things like typos or a gap in your work history can sink your candidacy before They ever get to see what a great person and employee you are. Not to mention, people "fudge" on resumes. The above activities showcase you actually doing something, producing a deliverable, demonstrating talent, so that others can experience your skill and passion for themselves, and that is far more compelling.

 Smart salespeople often give away a free sample of their product, and that makes you want more, right? Sometimes talking about it isn't enough, you need to show them the REAL DEAL, which is impossible on a resume!

So, when you want a new job, rather than dusting off your resume and inserting lots of "action" verbs while noodling with the margins and trying to make your job sound important, get creative and get out there and be so memorable and so generous with your time and talent that employers are in a bidding war for you!

Searching for a job in Singapore, you can search a list of latest jobs at jobs bank WDA Singapore.

A recruitment article by Dougles Chan - A recruitment coach that speciliased in recruitment training and recruitment mentoring in Singapore and globally.

Contact Dougles Chan @ +(65) 9388 0851 or email to dc@dougleschan.com for your recruitment training and mentoring needs.

Career Counselling - Finding a Career Suited to Your Personality

The most important aspect of finding your dream job is to look for the job or career that is matched and compatible with your personality. This may sound relatively simple, however often we often don't have a clue about what different careers really involve and too often people find themselves "ending up" in a career without ever having made a conscious choice to do so. Resources for career counseling, including career tests, can be a great help in giving people the power to make a career decisions. So what are some of the resources available to people and how can they be most effectively used to achieve outcomes?

Job Search Websites and Databases
The Internet is an exhaustive information source that allows us to select from an ever growing list of options. Most online resources help job seekers find a job based on their personal preference and skill. Unfortunately, as often happens candidates are forced to search for and take jobs that meet their requirements at that point in time based on factors such as salary, location, and often simply what jobs are on offer at the time.

If not careful however, once a job seeker takes a job or role based on such factors however, they have often unknowingly move further from achieving their true career goal. Job seekers using this methods to decide on a career may eventually feel they have found themselves ultimately unhappy and in a job or career that is not suited to their personality or to them.

Identifying What Is "Really" Important To You
A critical aspect of finding a career well matched to your personality is to understand what is important to you. It sounds simple but surprisingly few job seekers actually do this. There are a few ways one can do this. You could make a list of all the things you think are important to you in a job and then place them in order from most important to least important. You could then access a jobs database and review the many thousands of jobs and careers in order to locate those that suitably match your list of priorities.

While this process could potentially be successful, it would be extremely time consuming and fortunately there are more effective and time efficient ways of going about this process. One such method is for job seekers to take a career test, which when completed will review all their job preferences and personality traits before providing them with a list of all the jobs suited to their personality. Most quality tests, such as the Strong Interest Inventory (SII) also go a step further and provide a good list of detailed action steps to guide the person in taking the necessary steps to move toward achieving their desired career.

Ensure you use a quality Career Test only
Career tests aren't career tests, just as "oils ain't oils". What is meant by this is that there are many career tests or "Quizzes" on the internet today which, while fun to play around with, are along way from quality career advice and are often very unreliable. In order to use a career test to help you find a job suited to your personality you need to find a test you can rely on. This is easier said than done but the only reliable or trusted way of doing this is to select a career test or questionnaire which is backed by solid research data and one which hasn't just been created by the webmaster of the site you are visiting.

For example, as mentioned above the Strong Interest Inventory is a career test which has been used by professional career counselors around the world for many years, and has had many revisions and updates. It is based on years of research and its developers publish its reliability and validity data which is publicly available. Free career tests and quizzes on the internet may make many claims, but when was the last time you saw one that actually provided you with concrete reliability and validity figures and measures?

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How to Write a CV

CV Writing Basics

Your CV is the first step for getting your foot in the door for a great job opportunity.
When you have a well written and professional CV, it can make all the difference between job searching and job finding!

The first part of your curriculum vitae will consist of basic information like your full name and contact details. Always try to provide your prospective employer more than one way of contacting you. A direct phone number or mobile and email address would be ideal.

In some cases depending on which industry you specialize in and also the country you reside in, you may also need to put down things like your age, gender and nationality. This is a practice that is swiftly falling out of favor, but it is still occasionally used.

When you write your CV, everything should be up to date and current.

Just below your contact details, write down something about your career ambitions and goals. It is recommended to keep this part of your CV down to three brief lines.

Next on your CV, write down your academic background, education and any qualifications. Start with your highest educational achievement first. Make sure that you write down the name of the institute where you graduated and also the year. In some cases, you might want to write down the subjects that you have taken as well.

After your academic background section, include your work experience starting with the role you are in or last position held. Remember to mention your job title, job description and length of time in each position. Your job descriptions should be straightforward and to the point, ideally using bullets to list all your main tasks.

Finally, remember to make sure that you have contact information for your previous employers.

When you are looking to register your CV on the leading job boards and CV databases, keep in mind that they often make use of in-house software to complete their searches, based on specific key words. It is therefore imperative that you also include any skills, training, software knowledge and achievements.

Perhaps one of the best ways to get a great CV is to get one drafted or rewritten for you. With an expert CV writing service, offered by Gibson Recruitment, you can have professionally written Curriculum Vitae - quick and easily!

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What is a Personal Information in the Resume Or Curriculum Vitae (CV)?

So, how to start your "award-winning" CV or "killer"-resume? You want to know how to write a good CV? Easy! You just should right start, so start from the Personal Information.

 What is the "personal information"? Certainly, you must write a CV with your First Name and Last Name. But not only with it! Write the age (better a date of birth) and the contact information in your CV it is necessary also.

Remember: to contact with you employer has a lot of ways.

Yes, many ways, remember it! And it is necessary to specify as much as possible quantity of these ways which you must write in a CV contacts. For example, the post address.

Now many of young people mean "the post address" as an "email" (certainly it is must be in CV too), but now I spoke about "usual" mail, about the address where you can receive the PAPER letter! If you are studying and live in other place (not at home) write a CV with both addresses - it is desirable with dates when you can be there or there.

 For the employer reading your curriculum vitae (or resume) it should not be puzzle - he will simply look at a calendar and will know where are you now. Certainly the professional write a CV mean there should be email too (spoke about it above).

 And phone, and mobile, and fax numbers if they are. Internet-phone Skype has an increasing popularity - he can be mentioned in your curriculum vitae too. But I don't recommend to write in CV your UIN of the ICQ. The employer will not want to waste time for a chat in ICQ but at the same time he can call through Skype and talk as by phone.

So, below I will write once again the list of all those data which are necessary if you know how to write a CV, sure... And now let's talk how this personal information should be issued.

I don't mean cv templates - the separate post will be devoted it. I speak about about strategy of writing CV. My advice is to write personal contacts given a smaller font, than all other CV part.
Thus attention of the employer don't stop to these data - let reading of all of the rest more likely. For he(she) it is simply important to know that these data are present in header of CV.

And now employer (if he or she will be interested of the main CV content) can return to the contact information. However, this council does not concern a name and surname - here it is necessary to write them by a larger font. Let the person who reads yours CV knows whose resume or Curriculum Vitae he or she reads ;-) It will not damage of your career...

Personal Information of Your Curriculum Vitae Must Include (hope this cv writing tips can help your):

- Title (e.g. Mr, Mrs, Miss)

- First Name

- Last Name

- Contact Number

- Mobile

- Your Email

- Post Address

- City

- State

- Postcode or Zip

- Country

- Date of Birth

- Marital Status

- Dependents

- Nationality

- (optional) Eligible to work

- (optional) Driving License

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How to Write a Resume Objective

"Where do I begin?" When you sit down and start to write your resume, you should always start with your resume objective. But what do you include in your objective? How long should your objective be? And finally should I have a general objective?

These three questions are the most basic questions when that people ask themselves, when starting to write their resume objective. To determine how best to write yours, you are going to ask yourself this question "What is my objective? What is my goal?" You must know the answer to these two questions, to be able to write your resume objective.

Within your objective (or summary) section, you are going to first include your current or most recent job title and department. You are also going to include what you are looking for. Your objective should be no more than two lines, as you do not want to lose or bore the person reading it.

 You should always include the organizations name that you are applying to, which demonstrates your interest in their organization. An example of a strong resume objective would be:

"Currently working for TD Bank as a Human Resource Generalist, seeking full-time employment with Bank of Montreal, while working part-time towards the Human Resource Management Certificate"

This resume objective states this applicants' current role and organization, states clearly what they are looking for and also adds their education goals (which is an extra but can be beneficial)
Writing your resume objective can seem like a difficult task, but simply ask yours elf what your goals are and what you want to achieve through your job search will get you on the right track. Do not make your objective lengthy it is simply a short summary of what you want.

 Once you have completed this section of your resume, you are quickly moving to the next step in completing a fantastic resume!

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How to Write the Perfect it CV

Writing a CV for the first time for years, or wondering why your CV isn't getting you the interviews you deserve? Here are some tips to help you write that attention grabbing CV:

In today's fast paced world, IT Recruiters and Recruiting Companies want a CV to get to the point quickly. Remember the reason a CV exists is for a potential employer to decide within a couple of minutes whether they want to meet with you or not. It is as simple as that. As a result your CV should be simple to read.

If you find yourself lacking in being able to sell or promote your attributes, do not be tempted to turn to gimmicks in order to draw attention to your CV. Snazzy colours, unusual fonts or layouts do not make up for lack of experience. Stick to a word document with a white background and legible font.

Also - try to keep the CV to a maximum of 3 pages - page one being your name (in bold at the top, centre) your contact details, a brief summary and technical qualifications. Pages two and three should focus on your employment history (most recent first as people want to see what you are doing now) with your educational details at the bottom of the third page.

Hobbies and interests should be viewed with caution. You can of course put a brief paragraph about your hobbies and interests at the end of the CV, but unless you have something really interesting to say here I would recommend that you leave this out. I think most people in the world enjoy 'going to the cinema, eating out with friends and reading'.

Following these tips will ensure that your CV does not end up in the 'No' pile before it has even had a chance to sell you!

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Writing a Good Resume

Resume writing is a technique which is sometimes very critical in terms of putting all the achievements, credentials, skills and abilities together in a resume. Resume writing is a process of writing a resume, which is concise, clear and complete.

 Resume reflects your personality, your approach towards something and the way you work. A bad resume gets rejected within no time where as a good resume helps to make first impression on the employer the best one.

Resume writing tips:

Titles or Headings -

Use title or headings that will hook the employer's attention at a glance. Titles and headings make the resume readable.

Use Design -

Use design to grab the attention of your employer. Employers make immediate judgment on whether or not you are qualified for the job if your job titles or skills do not match with skill set required. They do not have so much time to see the whole resume in order to check if you have the required skill sets they need. The design of the resume should be such it should highlight all important information related to skills, education and experience.

Create content -

Create meaningful content that would grab the attention of the employer. The content or description should be presented in such a manner that it should attract the interviewers. This will ensure you get maximum number of interview calls as well as you receive a high level of salary offers.

Power words -

Be specific and use power words and verbs that would match the level of position one wants. Suppose a person wants to encash his experience and move into management. For this he should use as many 'management oriented' words as he can.

Identify keywords -

Identify keywords which the ad or job titles use, so that, those keywords can be used to find matching positions.

Employer's hidden needs -

In today's heavy competition in the field of job it is of prime importance that you identify the problems the employer is facing and tell them how you can help them in solving it.

Benefits of your skill -

Sell benefits of your skill by writing down all your work responsibilities and job tasks handled by you in your resume.

Image -

Create an image about the salary you would like to draw from the new company in the resume and the position you would expect to acquire, once you are a part of the organization.

Content of the resume -

Prioritize the content of the resume by writing the important points in the beginning of the resume and then, gradually writing the unimportant points.

Resume writing is very critical, as it is meant to get selected by your employer. Resume writing involves patience, perseverance and an objective to make flawless resume from the available resources. If the resume is made in a haphazard manner, then it is of no use. So in order to make a resume, do take advice from experienced resume writers and check out sample resumes on the internet.

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Tips to Write an Effective Curriculum Vitae

You have written your CV, the perfect CV perhaps, if that is possible. You have tailored it to the specific job that you are applying for, as you should do. Now you must proofread it, check for mistakes, check that each word, each sentence, and each aspect of punctuation has been edited with 100% accuracy.

And yet, your perfect curriculum seems not be having the desired impact. What are the possible reasons? Perhaps you could be applying for a job which you are not particularly well qualified for. Your experience and qualifications may be excellent, but not quite as good as another candidate's capabilities. This is difficult to improve upon in the short term, and you must hope that your competence and achievements are better recognized by the next prospective employer.

However, another possibility could lie in the quality of your CV cover letter. If you receive help with curriculum writing from a CV writing service, some key advice would be that a good CV cover letter should always accompany your CV, and you may have left this to chance.

A CV cover letter should be more expansive than 'here is my CV'. You should set out to inform the employer why you have sent the CV, and extract some suitable highlights from it which you feel may be particularly relevant to your application. This outline of your suitability for the post will aim to suggest strongly that you are the ideal candidate.

Be careful to begin and end your cover letter correctly. You may know the full name to which the letter should be addressed, and you can then begin with 'Dear Mr' or 'Dear Mrs' and close the letter formally as 'Yours sincerely'. However, it is quite likely that you will not be confident that you know the recipient's full title. In this case, it is important not to address your letter in the wrong way.

 You should certainly not be over familiar ('Dear Jane') and it would be advisable to contact the employer to ask how the recipient in question prefers to be addressed.

If you explain the reason for contacting them this could very well act in your favour, as being polite costs nothing and you will quite probably be the only applicant who has taken the trouble to find this out. This could pay dividends, as you will instantly be distinguished from everyone else who has applied for the position.

Being noticed is one of the keys to writing a potentially interview-winning cover letter, and now you will have a head start. You can also receive some good advice from our site on the subject of writing a cover letter for your Curriculum Vitae.

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Writing Resumes - Resume Objectives Give Your Resume Focus

When writing resumes, consider a resume objective. Resume objectives can give your resume focus, so it stands out in the stack.

What are resume objectives?

Appearing near the top of your resume, these statements tell an employer why they received your resume, what position or area of work you desire, and your qualifications.

Should you use an objective statement on your resume?

There is an age-old argument of whether one should be included on a resume.

On the positive, resume objectives help give your resume a focus and a target.

On the negative: narrow resume objectives can be used by employers to eliminate a candidate, and often objectives are over-used, generic, and state the obvious.

Setting these valid arguments aside, the real question to ask is:

Should your resume have a focus in order to increase your odds of landing a job interview and getting the position?


The answer is emphatically, YES!

Imagine being a hiring manager with a stack of 100 resumes to go through for a position - with none of them with objective statements on them or having no real focus. How would you choose the right candidate?

If your resume has a clear focus using a resume objective statement, yours will stand out.
Or imagine the worst case that your resume is one of the few in that stack that has no clear focus? Your resume would likely be tossed immediately, even if you were the most qualified candidate.

Your best bet is to write an objective statement for each general type of position you are seeking, and write it more as a qualification brief, summary or profile that is specific to that position.

If you don't use one, present it in your cover letter and make sure your resume's job titles and skill headings stand out, so that it's clear what type of job you want.

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