Every business has customers. And generally speaking the cost of selling to an existing customer is far less than the cost of acquiring a new customer. Thus businesses will value highly any employees who can demonstrably assist with maintaining good customer relations. So how can you demonstrate expertise in customer service? The key thing to [...]
I have been thinking a lot about planning this week as we see reruns of that great JFK speech setting out his vision of putting a man on the moon:
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are [...]
For anyone who is ever the slightest bit tempted to embellish their back-story with a little bit of creative CV writing, think again: little lies can come back to haunt you, with big consequences. It’s one thing to leave out some poor GCSE results, it’s quite another to add in achievements that were never yours [...]
Consider a secretarial pool in a large multi-national. Processes have been established which work. But everyone knows that things could be done better. Does anyone do anything about it? Or does everyone just accept the status quo? To be a change agent you have to be prepared to challenge the status quo and to achieve [...]
What is leadership, and is it something you should be seeking to demonstrate in your resume? Of all the competencies, leadership is among the hardest to demonstrate; yet it is also among the most valuable for employers. Every business needs leaders and followers, ideally more of the latter. But leadership can exist at many levels [...]
How long will a recruiter look at your CV before moving onto the next? With hundreds of people chasing every job, the chances are it won’t be long. You might be lucky to get 15 seconds.
So it’s vitally important to make a quick and favourable impression. If you do, there’s a chance [...]
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By Ben | February 24, 2009
So what makes the perfect CV? Over the next few weeks, I’ll be adding my tips and views on CV building and how best you can present your talents. I don’t pretend to have all the answers, but our objective at GazetMe is to ensure that you present yourself in the best possible light. The [...]
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