The Job Description

The Job Description

In a properly conducted interview, the interviewer should have a clear idea of what the job entails. This might seem to be stating the obvious, but it is not common for some members of interview panels to have little information about the job they are trying to fill. In large organizations, the details of the job are often written down in a document called a job description. This document sets out information about the job in a systematic manner and will usually have the following headings:-

•         Job Title

•         Duties and Responsibilities

•         Salary and Benefits (e.g. pay, bonus, company car)

•         Holidays

•         Working Conditions (e.g. overtime, travel, special clothing)

A written job description has two main benefits for the interviewer. Firstly, it helps the interviewer to form a much clearer picture of the kind of candidate who would meet the organizations requirement. Secondly, it enables the interviewer to give candidates accurate and precise information about the job while the interview is taking place.

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Why Are Interviews Used?

Why Are Interviews Used Job interviews are used as they provide the employer with information that is difficult to obtain by other means. For example the employer can see if the candidate is neatly dressed, well spoken, pleasant and outgoing. It also gives the potential employer the opportunity to see you respond in a pressurized enjoinment such as a job interview.
 
The employer can ask question that are impossible to put on a standard application form. Interviews give the employer a much clearer idea of how interested you are in the job, how ambitious you are. They give an opportunity to the interviewe to ask questions and to help sell themselves to the company. If gives you an opportunity to help highlight skills and abilities you have that the interviewer may have missed.

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Free Sample CV / Resume

For anyone who has never had a CV / Resume it can be quite daunting where to begin. To follow please find a free basic sample CV / Resume. The information contained in this sample is the very basic that should be contained. You would be surprised the number of CV / Resumes that do not include contact numbers.

Your Name Qualifications MBA BA etc
Contact Details (including Town and County)
Phone:    Mobile: 
Email: name@name.com    Linkedin: linkedin.com/username

PROFILE
It is important to get this part of your CV / Resume right. Often it is the first thing an employer will read and it should set the tone for the rest of your CV / Resume. This is your chance to highlight the value you can bring to the role and showcase your core competencies and skills. Be sure to mention the skills you have that the employer has specified in the job description.  Your profile should be 8 to 10 lines long and do not use bullet points. 

CAREER HISTORY
Start with your most recent employment first and work backwards. Make the description of your jobs strong by using active verbs.  Remember to emphasise the key skills that are relevant to the role for which you are submitting your CV. Choose your words carefully to reinforce the experience that you showcase to the employer.
  
Title Held, Name of Company      12/12/2012    
•    Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc.
•    Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc..
•    Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc..

Key achievements
•    This section should include a list of 4-8 achievements and should be presented in bullet point format.
•    Use this section to highlight any achievements you may have had in a voluntary capacity. 
•    You should include outstanding academic qualifications, results etc. 
•    You should include details of group presentations that you have led, presented etc. 
•     If you have employment experience then you should provide examples of your achievements, you need to show employers that you have solved problems similar to theirs and that you achieved the results for which they are looking.

Title Held, Name of Company      12/12/2010    
•    Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc..
•    Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc..

Key achievements
(As above)

Title Held, Name of Company      12/12/2008    
•    Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc..
•    Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc..

Key achievements
(As above)

EDUCATION & TRAINING    
List qualifications gained                                
University name    12/12/2008

List any qualifications gained
University name    12/12/2008

List qualifications gained (do not include Leaving Cert results if you have a Degree qualification)
School name    12/12/2006

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Insert details of memberships 

IT SKILLS & LANGUAGES
•    Include details of all IT skills and software knowledge you have to offer potential employers. Example: IT Skills: Wordpress, AutoCad, Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Explorer.
•    List languages and competency level – conversational, fluent, mother tongue etc.
INTERESTS
Include brief details of interests. If you can use your interests to emphasise your skills then so all the better for example team captain or chairperson of a local group.  

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Job Announcements

59,252 new positions have been announced in Ireland since the start of this year, with a further 390 jobs announced last week. 

390 jobs announced this week

• Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories    Waterford    165    The laboratory services company has announced plans to create 165 new jobs over the next 5 years.
• Surmodics    Galway (Ballinasloe)    100    The medical devices company will create 100 new jobs after the acquisition Creagh Medical in 2015.
• Zeltiq Aesthetics    Galway    60    The Medtech company has announced 60 new jobs at its new European manufacturing facility in Galway.
• Sportlomo    Mayo    25    The sports software start-up has announced the creation of 25 new jobs. The new roles will be in the areas of software development, support and sales.
• Chopped    Dublin (Rathmines)    20    The healthy food retailer will create 20 new jobs at the opening of its new store in Rathmines.
• Connolly Motor Group    Sligo    20    20 new jobs are to be created at the car retailer after it has been appointed the main dealer for Mercedes-Benz cars.

- See more at: http://www.merrionstreet.ie/en/allaboutjobs/Jobs_Announcements/#sthash.ytpGV7Rz.dpuf

If you wish to apply for any of these positions and feel your CV / Resume needs to be improved or created from start contact CVExpert today @ info@cvexpert.ie

7 Second's To Impress

You've Got 7 Seconds to Impress Me

Instinct still drives us. We have evolved over millions of years to make split second decisions. If we are unaware of this then we may be making fatal mistakes when we are either preforming an interview or attending one. So what is it that makes the most impact in the first 7 second's and indeed continuously after this?

Answer: Body Language.

Non - verbal communication is still the main method of communication in today's society and indeed you could argue soon verbal communication will be used less and less when you look at communication method's such as social media. 

Communication is made up of a huge 57% body language, 36% tone and 7% words. Hence when you present yourself for interview its very, very important that you remember your body language. Remember the person or person's interviewing you are driven by million's or years of evolution and will subconsciously be evaluating you from the moment they see you. They may in fact have made their decision unknown to themselves before they even shake your hand. 

It will take a lot of work in the interview on your part to persuade them away from their initial instinct. That's why a well written CV that highlight's your talents and the benefit you will bring to their company will be a great help.

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