Doctor Doctor!
Well folks, it’s a Bank Holiday weekend and just the right time for a ‘Doctor Doctor’ joke -
Patient – ‘Doctor Doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains’
Doctor – ‘Well, well, just sit there and pull yourself together’
Enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend folks and talk again next week.
Your CV Personal Profile is essential
Your Personal Profile on your CV is essential in today’s jobs market – you cannot submit your CV for a job without one.
When a potential employer receives an average of 50 CV’s today for 1 job, your Personal Profile can be the determining factor as to whether he/she will look at your CV in more detail, or not.
Employers use them as a guide to you!
Your Personal Profile is your one chance to highlight yourself and point out why you should be seriously considered for the job.
Your Personal Profile is your introduction to you – your chance to sell yourself, your chance to shine and stand out from the crowd.
Without one, the CV has no introduction and simply becomes a black and white list of your life.
Your Personal Profile should be one paragraph, approx 5 sentences outlining where you have come from and where you are going.
It can be used to sell yourself to a particular job and altered accordingly.
It can be used to rule out the competition.
It can be used to highlight your biggest achievements or used as a Sales ‘brag list’
These days, you cannot afford to have a CV without a Personal Profile at the top of it which takes minutes to draft but can alter your career path
A CV without a Personal Profile is like buying a new computer with no instructions!
So remember, you must have a Personal Profile on the top of your CV – do not send your CV anywhere without one.
A Fair Deal?
A Fair Deal it seems will now end up costing more than originally planned according to the latest Performance Report from the HSE.
In May, there was a trend showing a marked increase in Private Nursing Home payments.
A total of €16.6 million was spent on this scheme in May bringing the then year to date figure to almost €50 million.
If this rise is spending continues, the Report states, the costs will be higher than originally planned.
The application process for ‘A Fair Deal’ is now being closely watched to determine the possible trends for the remainder of 2010 according to the HSE.
The Board will be advised should the limit of funding be reached, according to the Report.
A large number of Nursing Home beds are now being left vacant as clients move towards the Private Sector with the launch of this ‘Fair Deal’
The outcome of this is that HSE Local Health Offices may have their budgets reduced as funding moves over to the ‘Fair Deal’
Use the 'Mirror Technique' to prepare for your interview
The pre interview ‘Mirror Technique’ is a very effective way to prepare for an up and coming interview.
We are asked every day for advice and information on how to present yourself at interview.
One of the techniques we highly recommend is to sit in front of a mirror and interview yourself.
Another option is to ask a friend or family member to interview you, but this has disadvantages – you can become self conscious, giddy or the feedback may not be too honest! -
A mirror never lies!
This is a very useful exercise for the following reasons -
By playing the role of both interviewer and interviewee, you can observe how you come across to others.
This is concentrating on Body Language and in an interview situation, this is all important
Content of your interview is another matter dealt with seperately, but this ‘Mirror Technique’ focuses primarily on how you come across
In many interview training sessions, videotape is used and played back and this is a similar method to see how you sound, look and come across at an interview.
Unfortunatley, many of us do not have the relevant equipment at home to do this, but we all have access to a mirror!
Remember, when attending an interview, practice the ‘Mirror Technique’ beforehand so you are aware how you come across and have given youself the chance to improve anything you are not happy with BEFORE the actual interview.
Good luck!
CV is your first impression
First impressions last and it is rare you get the second chance to get it right.
In this day and age, CV slip ups are simply not allowed.
There is no excuse for a careless or poorly presented Curriculum Vitae – (CV)
If you are serious about your next job, you must be serious about your CV.
Your CV can make the difference between you getting an interview or not.
One of the most common errors we are seeing on CV’s are spelling mistakes – simple spelling mistakes.
This gives the impression of a job seeker who is rushed, careless and does not have good attention to detail.
Your CV should be your show piece – it is your one document of your life and experience of utmost importance when changing or seeking a new job.
Your CV is a direct reflection of you
I say nowadays as we are in an age of very advanced technology, there is software available to do your CV for you – there is a basic spell check – grammar check and a multitude of sources of reference on the internet to perfect your CV – therefore there is absolutely NO excuse for spelling mistakes on a CV.
We have one here within our website specific to CV guidelines and layout -
http://www.jackiebrownmedical.ie/advice/resources.php?url=advice
Those who take care, time and pride in their CV, recognising it’s significance will be the ones who are called for interview – your CV is a future employers or a Recruitment Agents first impression of you, so remember -
FIRST IMPRESSIONS LAST
See it - Believe it - Achieve it
The Law of Attraction – If you see it in your mind, your’re going to hold it in your hand
Unfortunately, most people think or worry about what they don’t want or don’t want to happen and then wonder why exactly that does happen.
People ask why good things always seem to come to certain people and bad things seem to fall on others.
If you spend time thinking of these people ‘types’, you will begin to understand -
Positive people who have all the same problems around them as the next person but who persist in their optimistic view – ‘things will get better’ do attract exactly that.
Those who get very down in the mouth, negative and stressed when things go wrong – (understandably) attract negative things their way.
You are the one who calls the ‘Law of Attraction’ into action and you do it through your thoughts.
The good news is this is something we can learn to change through awareness.
This Law of Attraction is based around Quantum Physics and has been in existence since the beginning of time.
This centuries old Law has been understood and used by some of the most prominent people in history -
Einstein, Beethoven Plato and Carnegie to name a few.
In our recent economic climate, the debt and worries every family now face – how nice is it to discover that by changing our way of thinking – we can help to change our situation?
So remember, if you feel down as a result of the cards dealt to you -
Your life is a mirror of the dominant thoughts you think
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