How to Leave your Current Job
This may seem like a strange topic for an article, as on the face of it, leaving a job appears a very straightforward task – you simply prepare a resignation letter and hand it in to your boss and ‘Hey presto’ you can leave your job. But, it is more complicated than that; the way that you leave your current job can determine how ‘easy’ or ‘hard’ it is to get your next job and can therefore have a long lasting impact on your career.
What Kind of Test Might You Face at Interview?
Research from Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK shows that 70% of multinationals and an increasing number of SMEs use psychometric tests during the recruitment process. This means that as a job applicant, it is very likely that you may face a psychometric test during the recruitment process for your next job. This should not concern you greatly, because this may simply be what it takes to get the best job; therefore, your focus should be on properly preparing yourself for these tests so you can maximise your chance of success. It is important to prepare because research shows that practicing tests under simulated test conditions will mean that you perform better during the ‘real thing’. But, what tests should you practice for? While most employers will tell you that there will be a psychometric, many of them will not tell you what the test will be. So, in this article, we thought we would supply you with a little insight into the kind of tests you might face at interview.
The Secret to a Great Cover Letter
True, not all recruiters read covering letters, but most recruiters will notice if there isn’t one there – the absence of a covering letter could be perceived as a lack of effort or real interest in their company. By the same taken a poorly written, generic cover letter will also not impress the recruiter as the recruiter may think that you are adopting a scatter-gun approach to your job applications.
Irrespective of whether it is asked for, the most effective applications should contain an effectively written cover letter in accompaniment to your CV. In this article, we outline several tips which can help you to produce an effect and powerful cover letter.
How to Create a Winning CV
A recent study by Australia At Work reveals that the average job tenure of Australian employees is seven years, which is by far the lowest in developed economies, for example, the European average is approximately 11 years. This means that the typical Australian employee with a working life of 50 years, could expect to change jobs 7 times in their career. Since it is your CV which will get you the interview for each of the new jobs, your CV will be a crucial factor in your career progression. This is why you must become an expert in art of CV creation – and to that end, here are 5 tactics that you can use to help you write a great CV.
How To Negotiate a Higher Starting Salary
There are two important steps to negotiating a higher salary; the first is trying to place yourself in as strong a bargaining position as possible and the second is how you actually conduct the negotiation.
So what is the significance of a bargaining position?
Take the example of sports stars who, with the help of their agents, regularly manage to secure lucrative contracts with new teams. They manage to achieve these lucrative contracts because the sports star has a strong bargaining position, which means they can show the following:
- that they are great at what they do;
- that they are in form;
- that they will make a difference to the team they join;
- and finally, that they have other options.
6 Top Interview Tips
Getting a job in today’s climate is hard enough, but getting the job you want, your dream job, will prove much harder, as competition will be fierce – during the recruitment and selection processes you can expect to find yourself competing with up to 8 suitably qualified applicants.
In light of all this, how do you make yourself stand out from the competition? You can achieve this by preparing yourself to deliver the highest quality performance at interview. An outstanding performance at interview may be the deciding factor that propels you to the front of the queue and gets you the job. However, performing well at interview is not something to be taken for granted, because it does not just happen of its own accord, it happens as a result of advanced preparation.
Here we have set out 6 tips that can help you to prepare for interview which can help you to deliver a more effective interview performance and increase your chances of landing your dream job.
