So my latest Jobs Tips are about the importance of tailoring your CV and having confidence in an interview.
Tailoring a CV to the job you are going for is vital to make sure you have assessed the role correctly and given your potential employers the chance to see how you fit exactly into what they are looking for.
Lots of people make the mistake of placing irrelevant facts on their CV from jobs they have had in the past. If you are going for a job as a fishmonger and have a lot of experience in that area you wouldn't focus on the fact that ten years ago you used to work in a bakery part time during college.
Every job you have had will have given you transferable skills and these are the points that you need to pull out of your past that documents that the job you are going for really suits your skill set. If the job you want is more customer services focused and your last job had a big sales element then big up all the customer services focused tasks you did in the last position and play down the sales aspect. This is not being dishonest it is simply playing to your main strengths.
And so onto confidence in interviews
I really cannot emphasis enough the importance of being confident once you get your feet through the door. Smile, be engaged in conversation and always do your best to answer every question put to you. This really is one of the key secrets in standing out. The worst thing to ever do is freeze and answer I don't know.'
So as always best of luck in your Job Searching and if you have any top tips to share with me then get in touch as shared knowledge means greater power.