Archive for the ‘recruitment practice’ Category
Saturday, August 21st, 2010
The Honest Recruiter
The Honest Recruiter?
No matter how the market is performing in Recruitment, there is never any excuse for dishonesty.
Unfortunately, we have had alot of comments made to us from our job seekers about the level of dishonesty in the Recruitment market in recent times.
Most common complaints -
- Advertising jobs that do not exist
- Making promises to find a job seeker a job
- Telling Client Companies you can fill their job in X amount of time
- Telling job seekers you will send their CV to a Company and then not
- Not informing job seekers you have sent their CV to a Company - this is illegal practice
- Promising job seekers you will get back to them with feedback on their CV submission and then not
- Promising job seekers you will keep in touch and then not
This is all misleading and unprofessional Recruitment Practice and does not abide with the NRF guidelines for Best Recruitment Practice.
This gives the Recruitment Industry in Ireland a bad name
Recruitment is a very responsible and worthwhile job.
As a Recruiter, you take job seekers future and career in your hand - this should be handled professionally and carefully.
In recent times, the decline in the Recruitment market has led to some dismal practice and short cuts and this needs to be stopped.
Our job seekers trust us that we will do our very best for them, this sort of practice leads to a lack of confidence and trust in us.
For further infomation on Best Practice in the Recruitment Industry in Ireland, go to -
www.nrf.ie
This is for Clients and Job Seekers and every Recruiter in the country should know it, practice it and live by it every day of their working life as a Recruiter.
Honest and Integrity as a Recruiter brings Awards
Tags: Best Recruitment Practice, Client Companies, Consent to submit CV, CV submissions, Guide to Recruitment, Guide to using Recruitment Agencies, informed consent, job seekers, Medical Recruitment, Medical Recruitment Agencies, Medical REcruitment Agencies in Ireland, National Recruitment Federation, NRF, Recruiters, Recruitment Agencies, recruitment agency, recruitment consultant, The Honest Recruiter, The Recruiter
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
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.
Tags: applying for a job, Brag list, Curriculum Vitae, CV, CV advice, CV guidelines, CV Personal Profile, CV prep, CV preparation, CV Profile, CV tips, employers, job applications, job seekers, job tips, jobs advice, jobs in Ireland, Personal Profile, Sales brag list, sales jobs
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
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 -
- Do you smile enough
- How much you fidget
- How much you use your hands and gesticulate
- To observe your general body language which is 84% effective, or not in an interview situation
- Are you casual or professional
- Do you slouch
- Do you look to the left or right
- Are you rigid or relaxed
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!
Tags: body language, body language at interview, how to interview, how to present at an interview, Interview advice, interview guidelines, interview practice, Interview preparation, Interview Tips, interview training, interviewing, Interviews, mirror interview technique, smile at interview
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
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
Tags: Curriculum Vitae, CV, CV advice, CV grammar, CV guidelines, CV Layout, CV presentation, CV spelling, CV tips, first impressions, First impressions last, jobs seekers
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Friday, June 18th, 2010
Other people's opinions
Other people’s opinions can be dangerous - always check it out before making a decision based on them.
We have had 2 recent episodes where our job seekers had been told by other people negative things about the Company they were applying to for a job and nearly pulled out as a result.
This is where word of mouth can be dangerous.
Check out the facts yourself first before making such a critical decision regarding your career and life balance.
Both cases were unfounded and it transpired that these were ex Medical Sales Reps who had left both Companies on a bad note and were both spreading negative feedback about these Companies down the Medical Sales Grapevine.
If you are a job seeker, you need to be very thorough in your methods and your research.
It is okay to hear negative things about the Company you are considering, but check it out - try to get a balanced non biaised opinion.
We are very thorough as Recruitment Consultants within the Medical Industry and will know whether rumours or word of mouth is true or not as we know our Client Companies very well and can therefore advise.
However, it is still imperative you seek out both sides of story and DO NOT let one person’s opinion dictate your career path.
Tags: advice on applying for a job, applying for a job, hospital sales, Hospital sales jobs, Hospital Sales Rep jobs, job applications, Medical companies, medical industry, Medical Jobs, Medical Recruitment advice, Medical Recruitment Agencies, Medical Recruitment Agency, medical Recruitment Company, Medical Sales grapevine, Medical Sales Jobs, medical sales rep jobs, medical sales reps, opinions, other people's opinions, recruitment, Recruitment Consultants, word of Mouth
Posted in CV tips, Candidates, Client, Health, Interviews, Jackie Brown Medical, Medical Jobs, Medical Recruitment, NRF, News, Recruitment Agencies, job seekers, medical sales, recruitment practice | No Comments »
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Use Word for your CV
For job seekers out there currently in the market, please remember to use only a Word.doc version of your CV to send to Recruitment Agencies.
Word is the most commonly used format and can be edited, changed and read easily.
Client Companies also do not like CV’s to be submitted in any other format than Word.
Other formats eg JPeg or PDF do not look as well, do not copy or edit as well and can take up alot of time to translate back in to Word.
If it’s not in Word format, your CV will not get the full attention it should as it will go down the priority list over someone else’s who’s CV is in Word and is good to go.
If you are looking for a job - only send your CV in a Word.doc format so it will get immediate attention and be more appealing to a Client Company
Tags: applying for a job, Curriculum Vitae, CV, CV format, jobs seekers, Word CV's, Word.doc
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
Meet the criteria before applying for a job
It is always worth reading the essential requirements for a job before applying.
All too often, CV’s are being sent to us by people totally unsuitable for the jobs they are applying for.
There are a number of reasons for this -
- Careless
- Rushed
- Poor attention to detail
- Desperate
This creates a bad impression from the outset which is not what you want to give the Recruiter who will be helping you to find your next job.
It also wastes alot of valuable time when a Recruiter gets hit with 20 unsuitable and careless CV submissions before he/she can get to the ones that are suitable.
This may also be the reason why job seekers can feel they are being ignored or not responded to as even the most fantastic Recruiter in the world - all of whom work for JBM!, will eventually lose patience with what are commonly knows as the ‘time wasters’
Applying for a job is a process which requires care, attention and time - never fall in to the trap of just sending your CV out to a multitude of jobs and sites as this will be spotted very quickly as it starts turning up at the same place more than once and will instantly give a bad impression of you
Please always ensure you meet the criteria on the job advert before applying and if you dont - dont apply
Tags: Candidates, essential criteria, Interview, job applications, job criteria, job seekers
Posted in Candidates, Interviews, Medical Jobs, Medical Recruitment, Recruitment Agencies, job seekers, recruitment practice | No Comments »
Monday, October 26th, 2009
Psychometric Test
Psychometric testing has become an integral part of the recruitment process for many companies.
Want advice on how to do well in them? The only good advice is to be yourself and answer all questions truthfully.
Psychometric test are designed to find out your strengths, weaknesses, personality traits and any other factors that influence your suitability for the position. Some of them give very accurate results indeed.
The trap that many fall into when sitting a psychometric test is to try and give the answer that they think will be what is required for the job rather than how they actually feel or think.
A question could be something like:
You are shopping and on leaving the till you realise you have been given too much change. What do you do?
- Go back straight away and hand back the money
- It depends on the amount and if I am rushing or not
- No way am I giving it back, I get charged too much for everything, Finders Keepers.
- Donate some of the money to charity
- Donate all of the money to charity
If you are thinking about what you should do rather than what you would do you will answer “1, Go back straight away and hand back the money”.
The trouble with that is, if you are not the sort of person that would do that then it will show up in other questions. You are exceedingly unlikely to do well in a psychometric test in this way. You will come across as a Walter Mitty character rather than the person you really are.
Have some faith in yourself. Quite apart from anything else it takes the pressure off you when you are doing these tests. You can’t do any preparation for them that is worthwhile so try to look at it as fun. Also, try to get a copy of your results. They may give you an insight into yourself that will help you in the future.
Tags: Finders Keepers, Given too much change, Have some faith in yourself, Personality traits, Psychometric testing, Psychometric tests, Psychometric tests at interview, Psychometric tests in recruitment, testing for strengths, testing for weakness, Walter Mitty, What is a psychometric test?
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