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What Recruiters Really Want to See on Your CV

Indiana Logan, a Senior Recruitment Consultant at the Graduate Recruitment Bureau, shares some advice and insider knowledge for graduates looking to get into the world of Recruitment. 1) As a senior recruitment consultant, what are the first things you look for in an applicant when recruiting? As a graduate recruiter you can receive a huge…

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The 10 Scariest Job Seeker Mistakes

Halloween is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you should let your job search turn you into a clumsy zombie. Though these tips may not help you when the undead invade, there are a number of basic survival skills you can use to get through your job search without losing your brains. Plenty…

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How to Contact Recruiters on Social Media

After having written a recent post for Undercover Recruiter (How NOT to Contact Recruiters on LinkedIn), I received a lot of requests for advice on how jobseekers SHOULD reach out to recruiters. It reminded me of a recent InMail message in my LinkedIn inbox and I thought I would share my response since it details…

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How to Repair a Derailed Personal Brand

Imagine you have worked hard to build “brand you”. You have established a firm belief in your brand by uncovering your brand attributes, strengths, and unique promise of value. You have developed the tools you need to become your brand including a personal brand statement, a branded bio, and both an online and offline brand…

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How to Find a Public Sector Job

In the good old days if you wanted a job in the public sector you did one of three things; for admin jobs you looked in the local paper, for professional jobs you looked in a professional journal and for everything else you looked at The Wednesday Guardian.  It used to be bigger than many…