Catherine Jones

Job Application Forms - A Jobseeker's Guide to Successfully Completing Job Applications

Are you new to the job hunting scene? Do your hands get all sweaty when you go to pick up a pen to fill in job application forms? Do you start shaking like a leaf just at the thought of such a stressful event? If you fit this description, then this art... Read >

Answers To Interview Questions – Good Answers To Popular Interview Questions

Most people dread job interviews. However, with a bit of preparation, the experience can be very rewarding.

Most interviewers tend to ask similar questions during job interviews. All you need to do is find out what those questions are and prepare som... Read >

Interview Nerves – Advice On Getting Your Interview Nerves Under Control

Even the most confident job interview candidates suffer from interview nerves, however mild, even if they don't show it or admit to it.

But you can get your nerves under control and if you do, you'll have a better job interview and improve your chances... Read >

Interview Clothes – How To Create The Right First Impression At Interview

Did you know that your interviewers will form an impression of you within 3 seconds of meeting you and that if this is a poor impression, it's hard to shift, even if what you say is good?

If this is the case, and research says it is, you must make the ... Read >

Job Search Engines – What Are The Best Job Search Engines?

Times are definitely tough economically and many of us have either lost our jobs or are in danger of losing them. Looking for new jobs can be a challenge. Local newspapers seem to have smaller and smaller ‘help wanted' sections and rarely carry listin... Read >

Resume Objective - Don’t Underestimate The Power Of A Good Resume Objective

As they say, first impressions count.

What you say in the opening lines of your resume or CV can determine whether an interviewer reads the whole CV or resume or only skims through the information.

You see most interviewers only spend 10-15 seconds ... Read >

Phone Interview Tips - Five Great Tips For An Excellent Phone Interview

There are several different reasons why a company might choose to run phone interviews. While it does not give them the face to face contact that a conventional interview does, it allows them to get through many applicants relatively quickly.

If you ... Read >

Job Interview Questions – How To Answer Popular Job Interview Questions

Every kind of organization - no matter its size, no matter its type - has one thing in common - and that is the set of standard job interview questions its management ask interview candidates. Organizations will always ask specific questions, relevant to ... Read >

Answering Interview Questions – How To Make The Right Impression In Your Job Interview

For most people, a job interview is both an exciting and terrifying prospect. Being called in for an interview means that your job application has passed the basic requirements for the role and your would-be employers are interested in knowing more about ... Read >

Good Interview Questions To Ask At Interview

Most interviewees focus only on what job interview questions they will be asked and what answers they should give.

Few give enough attention to good interview questions they should ask of their interviewers!

But you must have at least one good inte... Read >

Cover Letters – Turning Yours Into An Interview

Don't just send a potential employer your standard CV or resume. Why?

Because the chances are it won't get read, especially if it's a speculative resume or CV. Why?

Because employers get annoyed when it looks like you've made no effort in your appli... Read >

Career Aptitude Test – Pass Your Career Aptitude Test And Land The Job

Some 40% of employers now use some form of career aptitude test as part of their employee selection process and this number appears to be rising.

This is because employers recognise that choosing candidates on the basis of a job interview only is very ... Read >

Interview Thank You Letter - Why And How To Write One

Few interviewees send an interview thank you letter for one or several reasons:

• They think it looks like they're sucking up (this is nonsense)
• They think there's no point as the decision has been made (it rarely has)
• It doesn't occur to t... Read >

Job Hunting – Your Job Between Jobs

Ronald Reagan once quipped: "A recession is when your friend loses their job. A depression is when you lose yours."

We're either dipping or narrowly skirting a recession, and getting good job hunting skills (or refreshing your existing one) is becom... Read >

Writing A Resume Or CV - 10 Top Tips For A Great CV or Resume

Have you ever submitted a resume or CV to an employer and not received a call for an interview? It's frustrating and leaves you wondering what you did wrong.

Remember that your resume/CV and cover letter are the first things that an employer will see ... Read >

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