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How to write a brilliant cover letter

Once you have supercharged your CV you are 50% closer to increasing your applications to interview invitations ratio. With the first hurdle cleared, your next challenge is to prepare a covering letter that is irresistible to the potential hirer.

How to write successful job advert copy

When you are promoting a job vacancy in your company, the same basic principles apply as those for when you advertise a product or service that your company is selling in the marketplace.

How to evaluate CVs more quickly, efficiently and reliably

One of the most painful jobs as a hiring manager or recruiter is wading through the mass of CVs you receive on every recruiting mission. It is hard to properly critique numerous CVs, but if this step of the process isn’t carried out efficiently, you will end up wasting a considerable amount of time later, conducting unnecessary interviews with candidates who, it quickly becomes apparent, are clearly unsuitable for the role. Read more >>

How to supercharge your CV

It’s no surprise that after 15 years spent in the staffing business you can come across many techniques and ideas to present a brilliant CV. Having been in that position myself, receiving 30 - 50 CVs per day, I know from personal experience that you develop a knack for picking out the better CVs that you plan to shortlist and interview. Read more >>

How to attract 'brilliant brains' into your organisation

Many recruiters fail to realise that there is a huge war for talent going on in the marketplace. The best candidates are offered by several agencies at the same time, and consequently may be difficult to attract. So, if you're hiring, how can you ensure that you snap up the best candidates before your competitors get their hands on them?

Ian Simpson, of PhD Jobs – a leading provider of postgraduates – has recently been taking a close look at candidate talent levels, and his findings are quite interesting. He has identified a group of top quality candidates whom he calls ‘brilliant brains’. These are highly intelligent, skilled individuals that add benefit to an organisation through their motivation, and also by pushing the boundaries of normal work methods. Read more >>

How to prepare well for interviews

Very few people actually enjoy job interviews - but you'll be more relaxed if you enter knowing that you are fully prepared for anything the interview panel may throw at you. Here's how to give yourself an unfair advantage over the other applicants - unless they've read this!

These tips have been extracted from guidelines on the website of PhD Jobs, a leading provider of postgraduates to organisations at the forefront of innovation, especially those in education, IT and the financial sector. Although they are targeted at PhD’s they apply to interviews for virtually any role. Read more >>

How to benefit from performance appraisals

If your attitude towards performance appraisals is to regard them as a tiresome formality, or even an irritating waste of time, you should reconsider. In fact, performance appraisals, whether they are annual, six-monthly or rolling, are a significant business tool, and they present an excellent opportunity for you – and your organisation – to benefit, in many ways. Read more >>

How to deliver effective performance appraisals

Many managers have a problem with performance appraisals. They just can’t bring themselves to take them seriously. In fact, some believe they are a complete waste of time. Others go through the motions, although they aren’t really convinced of the benefits. But half-hearted efforts are doomed to fail. Because before you can deliver effective performance appraisals, you first need to ‘buy-in’ to the validity of the concept. Read more >>

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