The message was so strong that it hit me like a ton of bricks.
Build a relationship with a least three recruiters. (this means people not companies, you build relationships with humans).
When: NOW. This is regardless of whether you have a job or not. Yes this means even if you are happily employed.
Remember this was before the financial crisis, which has shown just how vulnerable any career can be.
Steps to take
- Don't wait, start now
- Get your resume current
- Start taking and returning recruiter calls
- Do research about possible recruiting firms
- Ask among your network for recommendations
- Call recruiter and introduce yourself
- Provide your resume
- Stop your resume being "broadcasted"
- Follow up, stay in touch every 3 months
http://www.manager-tools.com/2006/10/contacting-recruiters/
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Update. This week a friend of mine ask by recruiters do I mean HR departments of companies. No I do not
During my 50 years administration and accounting career I have been involved both as intervuer and intervuee. Following are some suggestions for those preparing resume´s or attending intervues.
1. Prepare your resume´ in point form rather than paragraph written form. The intervuers are busy people and the quicker they can assess the content the better it is for them especially seeing they probably receive several resume´s.
2. If the resume´ is after you have been working a number of years provide detail of the first four years but only brief info of earlier years.
3. Whether this is your first intervue or more endeavour to display a confident manner and also be tidily dressed. You might also try to find out what type of dress sense might be expected for the particular work.
In Australia the office dress style for interviews is normally suit and tie but I notice that here in Sweden the styles are more casual.
Thank you Bernard. Good advice from someone with a wealth of experience
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