Category Archives: Job search

How many professional bodies does the UK recruitment industry need?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Martin

Yesterday saw the launch of the latest professional body for the recruitment industry – the Institute of Recruiters. After a quick scan online (and with the help of this great list from UKrecruiter) it seems that this now takes the … Continue reading →

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Training Zone contract and other job stuff

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Martin

Haven’t updated my job search posts for some time. Well, now there is some news I thought this would be a good time to share what’s going on. Over the last couple of months I have been doing some freelance … Continue reading →

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Business thinking versus careers thinking

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Martin

As a part of my outplacement package from Reed Business Information I attended a workshop on self-employment (it was an awareness workshop, so covered all the things you need to be thinking about if you want to set up on … Continue reading →

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20 things I’d like to see from a recruitment consultant

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Martin

Not posted a job search update recently so thought I would go with this. Recruitment consultants have jobs that I am interested in, but I would like to see some improvements in how I am treated. Here is my wishlist. … Continue reading →

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Describe what you do . . . in one line

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Martin

I am going to overhaul the look of this blog and as a starting point I have just had a long chat with a family friend who is also an illustrator. We got talking about a new logo for this … Continue reading →

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10 social media job descriptions in a wordle

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Martin

One of my job search RSS feeds is for social media jobs. Today I thought I would take 10 advertised jobs and create a Wordle of the job descriptions to see if there is anything surprsing. Wordles work by making … Continue reading →

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Where do you go for jobs and careers advice?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Martin

Had a chat today with a friend who was bemoaning the fact that there was nowhere to go for careers advice – I mean advice for someone in their late thirties who has been in employment for the last 17 … Continue reading →

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Can your CV ever do you justice?

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Martin

I am beginning to wonder whether my CV will ever do me justice. I am currently pulling together all the info I need for my CV and much as I have enjoyed reflecting on achievements and what I like doing … Continue reading →

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Looks like I’m going to be a a pop star (not)

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Martin

I have a bit of time thanks to the redundancy money so am trying to do a proper job in preparing my CV and getting focussed on what I want to do next. As a part of the my redundancy … Continue reading →

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Networking 1, recruitment consultants 0

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Martin

Last week was my first week looking for work. As it turned out the job search didn't really happen – my daughter was in and out of hospital so (thankfully) I was around to look after her brothers (she's recovering … Continue reading →

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