The Resume and Interview ULTRATHREAD: they saw Amazonian attributes

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Andre Le Fuckface: Oct 4, 2008

Duckman2008 posted:

Quick question: what is a good font for resumes? Currently I am using Times New Roman, which I am guessing is not great.

I used Arial on my most recent CV I think

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Andre Le Fuckface: Oct 4, 2008

lol internet. posted:

Dumb question when a company wants to give you a job offer, do they still tell you verbally? or do some just send an email? I actually can't even remember how my last couple places offered a job to me.

Every job offer I have received has been over the phone and in writing, I guess if they give it to you over the phone they know you are aware of the offer from that point on

# ¿ Nov 18, 2013 11:27

Andre Le Fuckface: Oct 4, 2008

Pureauthor posted:

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask, but here goes.

In the time period between completing University and actually getting a job, is there anything that I could do that might make me a more attractive prospect for a potential employer?

Volunteer, travel, join a sports team. Literally anything other than doing gently caress all can be spun to look good

# ¿ Jun 19, 2014 14:36

Andre Le Fuckface: Oct 4, 2008

loki k zen posted:

So I've been applying for jobs online and as a part of this ended up having my CV on some of these job sites so it is searchable to employers; didn't really expect anything to come of that since I'm a new graduate in a not-very-job-getting degree subject (Theatre) with little work experience.

I've been contacted by a recruitment firm called Holland and Tisdall about working for them (they left me a voicemail and and email). I haven't indicated in any way that I have experience in recruitment or that I'm looking to work in recruitment. The email comes with a bunch of docs talking about how awesome working in recruitment is (with exclamation marks!) and an offer to refer them other people and if they hire them I get �250.

I'm... very dubious. The only thing I've ever seen try to recruit me so hard is multilevel marketing scams. I am just not, on paper, the kind of candidate that you would seek out and try really hard to recruit. I can't help thinking this is some kind of scam...

Recruitment agencies are just glorified sales positions that have a massive turnaround of staff, it's probably not a scam but might not be the most enjoyable job

# ¿ Aug 5, 2014 12:01

Andre Le Fuckface: Oct 4, 2008

Aquatic Giraffe posted:

My company just posted a permanent job opening that is exactly what I do now as a contractor. I'm only 2 months in to my 6 month contract, can I apply for it and bail from my contract if I get it? Will that burn bridges with my recruiter?

Why don't you speak to the company about this? It's possible that the recruiter will get a large fee if you move from contract work to permanent work but no harm in asking someone if you'd be interested imo

# ¿ Sep 18, 2014 14:38

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