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The Interview Techniques your Career Advisor Never Told You
I've been sharing some of my tips from my latest book, Pitch Up!, with the people over at Simply Hired.
You can read the full story on their blog:
http://blog.simplyhired.com/2013/04/the-interview-techniques-your-career-advisor-never-told-you.html
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I've been sharing some of my tips from my latest book, Pitch Up!, with the people over at Simply Hired.
You can read the full story on their blog:
http://blog.simplyhired.com/2013/04/the-interview-techniques-your-career-advisor-never-told-you.html
The Twesume
In February, Enterasys, a Boston network-infrastructure firm, decided to exclusively recruit for a social media marketing position using Twitter. The firm promoted the position via tweets and only accepted candidates who tweeted their interest using the hashtag #socialCV. Among the requirements for candidates: More than 1,000 active Twitter followers.
Having narrowed the field down to about 15 finalists, Vala Afshar, Enterasys' chief marketing officer, says he's convinced Twitter recruiting is the way to go. "I am fairly certain I am going to abandon the résumé process," he says. "The Web is your CV and social networks are your references."
Jocelyn Lai, a talent acquisition manager for advertising firm GSD&M in Austin, Texas, says she regularly uses Twitter to get a sense of a candidate. "I watch people interact, learn what their positions are, who their best friends on Twitter are, whether they have a sense of humor. From that you can get a pretty good picture," she says.
I think that this echoes very nicely what I've said in Pitch Up!
Pitch Up! with the Daily Express
I was recently interviewed by the Daily Express and the article appeared on March 29th. The article was aimed at a growing sector of the workforce - the over 50s - and featured advice my my new book Pitch Up! about how to manage the application process and present the right image at interview.
Paul Boross, author of Pitch Up!: Pitch Yourself For The Job Of Your Dreams (£7.99, amazon.co.uk) agrees: “It’s far better to write 10 good-quality applications than have a scatter-gun approach and apply for 200. Every application you fill out should take time. Write it once and then rewrite and edit it before asking somebody to look it over.”
Every time you apply for a job you should produce a tailor-made version of your CV.
“Sites such as Linkedin.com allow you to list your skills and recent employment history," says Paul. “Do check your security settings on other social media sites such as Facebook. Those pictures of you dancing on the tables may be funny but they don’t give out the right impression to a potential boss.”
It's Not What You Know...
I recently did a recording for the second series of It’s Not What You Know, a sort-of-panel-show-cum-quiz-type-thing for BBC Radio 4 hosted by Miles Jupp.
I would describe it as ‘Mr and Mrs for mates’. There have been various guests so far – Anneka Rice, Dave Gorman, Kirsty Wark, Andrew Maxwell, Joe Lycett, Francis Wheen, Jonathan Agnew, Frank Skinner, Grace Dent, Bridget Christie, Justin Moorhouse, Dougie Anderson, Isy Suttie, Nick Helm, Alan Johnson, Diane Morgan and Frankie Boyle - that sort of crowd.
I did it with my old mate, Ainsley Harriott. It was great fun to record and will probably be in the prime BBC comedy slot of 6.30pm.
Not sure when it’ll be on yet but watch this space for details.
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