Whether you are applying online or by post, you will be preparing some documentation. Remember, prospective employers see many forms – make yours the easiest one to read. Tell them what you have enjoyed doing & what your positive hopes are for your next job. Sell a future employer what you can do & have done – you are your best PR person.Write down Concise. Relevant. Enthusiastic onto an open notepad to help remind you. Look through your CV & highlight negative & positive phrases.Once you are happy with the content, have another look at the overall impression given by your CV/form. Could it be tidier, printed in a different font or given an attractive front cover? Make it carefully laid out with headings in bold or italic typeface & check your spelling and punctuation two or three times.
Try & get it on no more than 2 sides of A4, with print on one side only. Don’t fold it – post it in an A4 envelope. Make a final judgment about your CV, preferably with someone else.While you are working on paid-work applications, consider contacting the local voluntary services organisation(s) & see if you could offer some regular help, for example, one hour a day. This would be valuable to them & also make you feel worthwhile (and also be a good addition to your CV).Contact your local voluntary services organizer today & offer some time.Perhaps now is your opportunity to learn or work on a new skill – a personal interest or a new ‘string to your bow’. You can find inexpensive part-time evening classes for most things these-days: something creative like drawing or photography; something practical like book-keeping or learning a new language. You will meet new people, learn a new skill & feel good about doing so.Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/4573321
