Why You Should Never Lie On Your CV. Your CV is you on a piece of paper, and more often than not it will be the only thing that a potential employer has to create an image of you in their minds.
Of course you want to come across in the best way possible, having the best experience that fits the criteria of the job, a good educational background, and some enticing skills and interests to boot. No matter how brilliant you want to come across as, you should never make it up, you need to make the truth sound better! Of course it’s tempting, and of course we’ve all at one point or another told a little white lie or exaggerated the truth somewhat, but there is a time and a place, and on your CV is not one of them. One little lie can really damage your career and any company or boss will want a trustworthy, honest and genuine employee, how do they know that you’re not a compulsive liar and won’t do some harm to the company if they employ you? Categories: Job Seekers Tags: CV, CV Writting, Interview Techniques.
Interests & Achievements – Not a Waste of Space on the CV!! So you’re nearly at the end of writing your CV, you’ve formatted it and made it look professional.
Now for the section that a lot of people think is a waste of time!! ‘Interests and Achievements’. What do you write? What is a potential employer going to want to see or know about you? This is almost the hardest part of your CV to write. Tiger’s outlook for 2013 + helpful tips to assist you with your hiring! David Morel, MD at Tiger Recruitment, has been quoted in the press commentating on the job market in London and advising on salary levels for the secretarial market.
In Wednesday’s edition of the ‘London Evening Standard’ David highlighted that small and medium size businesses in the private sector are the ones that are contributing to the recent increase in job vacancies. David predicts that the permanent recruitment market will continue to improve this year and return to 2011 levels. However, it will be at least a further 12 months until it returns to 2009/2010 levels. 2013 will remain a Client led market, but there will always be a demand for good quality Candidates. Due to the adverse market conditions in 2012, quality Candidate flow was slow for most of the year. Our recent salary survey shows that salary levels for certain positions fell in 2012. The temporary market flourished last summer and has continued in the New Year, ending up being the busiest it has been since 2007.
Tiger’s outlook for 2013 + helpful tips to assist you with your hiring! David Morel, MD at Tiger Recruitment, has been quoted in the press commentating on the job market in London and advising on salary levels for the secretarial market.
In Wednesday’s edition of the ‘London Evening Standard’ David highlighted that small and medium size businesses in the private sector are the ones that are contributing to the recent increase in job vacancies. David predicts that the permanent recruitment market will continue to improve this year and return to 2011 levels. However, it will be at least a further 12 months until it returns to 2009/2010 levels. 2013 will remain a Client led market, but there will always be a demand for good quality Candidates.
Due to the adverse market conditions in 2012, quality Candidate flow was slow for most of the year. Our recent salary survey shows that salary levels for certain positions fell in 2012. The temporary market flourished last summer and has continued in the New Year, ending up being the busiest it has been since 2007. A Q and A from one of Tiger’s top Virtual Assistants – What does it take? 1.
How did you become a Virtual Assistant? I was working as a Senior PA for a private individual and due to moving around as an Army wife, I worked virtually throughout the second year of our contract. I have also run my own communications business for about 8 years now, working virtually for clients on projects such as web design, freelance writing and marketing and so I was experienced in the most unique aspect of the role, namely working away from the client.
I then applied for the Tiger Virtual position earlier this year and was successful in joining the team. 2. I have worked as a PA/Administrator for about 10 years, working my way up from a Team Administrator to a Senior PA/EA. 3. I tend to work for smaller companies and/or individuals, in a private and/or commercial capacity. 4. As an Army wife I move every few years, which makes it hard to find a long-term job in one specific location. 5. 6. 7. 8. TIGER and setting you up for the FUTURE. Recruitment agencies should be viewed as an integral part of a Candidate’s current and future employment and should be treated as any business relationship that is long term.
In order to become a Candidate at Tiger, we first have to meet with you to register you. This is an integral part of the process and one that we are not willing to negotiate on. We do not simply forward CVs onto our Clients of Candidates that we have never met before. We need to meet with you to determine if you are really right for the job or not.
If you were hiring a nanny for your children, you wouldn’t just take on anyone simply from a recommendation, you would have to meet them first to see if they are indeed appropriate or not. Once registered with Tiger, the Consultant will guide a Candidate through any changes required on their CV. After the interview process is completed and the Client would like to offer you the job, then the negotiations begin to take place. Categories: Job Seekers. Tiger Recruitment Blog.