How to Make Yourself More Employable

Whilst we try to face this financial crisis head on it can sometimes feel like an uphill struggle to get a job and keep it. Here we will discuss some of the common pitfalls people make when trying to find a job and help you to secure financial resources for some time to come!

Where do I start?

That’s a good question. It’s a huge task to undertake, it might seem like something pretty easy to do-but when you start hitting dead ends with job applications it’s only natural to start to wonder where you’re going wrong.

The first thing to do is make sure that your curriculum vitae is up to scratch. Without perfect credentials written in a way that flows beautifully you’ll already be at a disadvantage. There are people out there with gleaming CV’s so it’s a good idea to make sure that yours is picture perfect.

1.  Make sure that your CV is typed in coherent sentences, has perfect grammar and is written in a font that is easy to read and clear from the start. This will ensure that you don’t irritate your potential employer with fancy fonts that don’t do you any favours.
2. By all means make your CV look special but don’t overdo it. Make it legible, enticing and packed full of relevant information.
3.  Keep your experience relevant. That basically means don’t add it bits that the employer won’t care about, If you worked at a building company but you’re applying for a chef vacancy he won’t really care about your experience in this field. Try to keep it as relevant as possible, only including skills you have used that pertain to the vacancy.
4.  Make sure your skills and qualifications are up to date. If they aren’t you’re likely to fall under ten other applications who have got the correct qualifications. It’s not rocket science-it makes sense really.
5.  Have references available. State that they are available upon request but don’t give them away instantly. Unless the application specifically requests them it’s best to leave a little mystery there. Not only will this give you an indication of what’s happening with your application when they call to ask for them, it will also give you a head start in not letting your current employer know what you’re planning.

OK, my CV is done…what next?

Revamp your face book page-or make it private. It’s a little known fact that employers will vet potential employees by taking a look into their personal lives. Yes, that means they’ll look at your face book page to get an insight to what you’re really like. Can you imagine working really hard trying to show your employer that you’re the bees knees only for them to see you status that says “God I was trashed last night…missed work this morning because I was so hung over”-yikes!