by Maureen Steele | Mar 29, 2013 | Communication Skills For Job Seekers
A traditional CV and the cover letter are the only parts of the job application process over which you have full control. Even this is being diminished when you apply on-line with standardised response boxes and limited word counts. No matter what the format, it is...
by Maureen Steele | Mar 27, 2013 | Communication Skills For Job Seekers, Responding To Change and Transition, Written Communication Skills
In these days of on-line applications and e-mail, you may think that a cover letter is no longer important. This is NOT the case although it is fair to say that cover letters now come in various formats, of which the traditional letter is only one; it may be an e-mail...
by support | Mar 27, 2013 | Communication Skills For Job Seekers, Responding To Change and Transition
“If you call failures experiments, you can put them in your resumé and claim them as achievements.” Mason Cooley It may be easy to be a bit cynical sometimes about the true value of a good resumé but CV’s really do count. They provide your future employer...
by Maureen Steele | Mar 27, 2013 | Communication Skills For Job Seekers, Written Communication Skills
When someone opens an envelope or looks at your files on their PC, what they see in front of them delivers an impression of you as a potential employee or colleague. Before they even get to reading the content, the visual attractiveness of your documents ( or lack...
by Maureen Steele | Jan 7, 2013 | Communication Skills For Job Seekers, Training Box Occasional Blog
January is the time for resolutions – perhaps yours is to move on and find the ideal next step up the career ladder; or perhaps – in these difficult economic times – the decision to look for a new post is not even your own choice; or maybe you are a...
