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Writing an effective CV is a tricky job for fresh graduates, especially because all of them pass out with same academic qualifications. We list down some small things which candidates can include in their CVs to make that big difference.Writing an effective CV is a tricky job for fresh graduates, especially because all of... more
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"The recession is so bad the AARP is calling thinking I'm retired I've been out of work so long & I'm only 29!"The Blog Writer States:
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People with African and Asian names face discrimination by employers when they apply for jobs, according to a new study.
Thousands of fake CVs were sent by researchers to companies across the country, using three different identities, to discover how jobseekers with different names were treated.
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From Press AssociationPeople with African and Asian names face discrimination by employers when they apply... more
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We have seen a huge increase in job scams over the last few days targeting people making use of classified advertisement sites to look for employment. How do you separate the legitimate job offer from the scam? Here are some quick and easy checks you can do:We have seen a huge increase in job scams over the last few days targeting people... more
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Experts have found that 94 per cent of job hunters risked missing out on vacancies through poor spelling, grammar or presentation on their CVs.
From a sample of 450 CVs, researchers found that 81 per cent were laden with spelling and grammatical errors, while nearly half were poorly laid out - many of the CVs riddled with errors were drafted by CEOs, professionals and recent graduates.
Examples of CV blunders:
– My interests include cooking dogs and interesting people.
– As security guard my job is to pervert unauthorised people from coming onto the site
– I am a pubic relations officer
– I was responsible for dissatisfied customers
– My role involved coaching and mentioning
– I have excellent editing and poof-reading skills
– I relieved the conference manager
– I am a prooficient typist
– Socially I like to dine out with different backgrounds
– I get well with all types of people
– I was responsible for fraudulent claims
– While working in this role, I had intercourse with a variety of people
– Experienced sheet mental worker
– Highly adept at multi-tasting
– Left last four jobs only because the managers were completely unreasonable
In this super competitive job market, you gotta take the time to "poof-read", people!Experts have found that 94 per cent of job hunters risked missing out on vacancies... more
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When writing your CV it's imperative to ensure that you stand out from the crowd, *especially* if you're a front end developer who specialises in HTML, Ajax and JQuery.
Well Noah Stokes has done just that, writing up what is both the best, and probably worst, CV I've ever seen.
How could you not give him the job when he drops gems like:
"That's right, I'll Ajax the crap out of your site. Nothing, and I mean nothing will be static. I'll pull your data asynchronously from every orifice of your server. "
"Does your new social site need my help?! Are you ready to take down Facebook?! That crap sucks, and your stuff RULES. Well, it will once you hire me to work on it!!!!!!"
Someone should hire this guy, like yesterday!When writing your CV it's imperative to ensure that you stand out from the crowd,... more
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