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  1. Agency recruiters can be a real help in a job search, as long as you know how the relationship works. They're usually paid by the hiring company when someone they put forward gets the job, so their focus is filling roles rather than finding you one. That isn't a bad thing, it just helps to set your expectations. A few things that make it work better: β€’ Ask to be told before your CV goes anywhere. A good recruiter will name the company and get your OK first. Being put forward to the same employer twice, by two agencies or by an agency and yourself, can get awkward. β€’ Keep a simple note of who has sent you where, and when. β€’ Be straight about your salary range, location and notice period. Vague answers lead to calls about roles that were never going to fit. β€’ Ask what the advert doesn't say: why the role is open, how many stages there are, and what the hiring manager cares about most. β€’ Ask for feedback after interviews. Recruiters often hear more than you would directly. β€’ If a role isn't right, say so early and say why. It helps them send you better matches. Working with more than one agency is completely fine, as long as you keep track of where your CV has gone. What's made the difference for you between a recruiter who was genuinely helpful and one who wasn't? #Recruiting#JobSearch#CareerAdvice#Recruiters

  2. Most CVs are not rejected by a human. They are rejected by a parser that reads one column, one date format, and no tables. The new tells that stop a reader are machine ones: delve, leverage, robust, seamless.

    I built a free MIT-licensed pack, a Claude or ChatGPT Project plus 11 prompts, to keep every line of your CV provable.

    joaolealdasilva.medium.com/the

  3. Once you've got more than a handful of applications going, it gets surprisingly easy to lose track. Which CV version did you send? Who was the recruiter? Did they say two weeks or two days?


    A simple tracker saves a lot of that stress. For each application, it helps to note:


    β€’ Company, role and the date you applied

    β€’ Which CV and cover letter version you sent

    β€’ A saved copy of the job advert, because adverts often disappear once the role closes and you'll want it before an interview

    β€’ The name and contact details of whoever you're dealing with

    β€’ The current stage and the next action, with a date (for example, "follow up on the 14th")


    After any call or interview, spend two minutes jotting down what was discussed and anything they asked you to send. It's much easier to write a good follow-up, or prepare for round two, when you aren't relying on memory.


    A quick weekly look through the list helps too: chase what's due, and quietly close off anything that's gone cold so it stops taking up headspace.


    A spreadsheet does this job perfectly well if you keep it updated. If you'd rather have it in one place alongside your CV and interview prep, application tracking, including interviews and follow-ups, is built into CareerHelper.pro.


    How do you keep on top of your applications at the moment, and what's the bit that most often slips through the cracks?


    #JobSearch#CareerAdvice#JobApplications#JobHunting

  4. "Do you have any questions for us?" usually comes at the end of an interview, and "No, I think you've covered everything" is a missed chance. It's your turn to find out whether you actually want the job, and good questions show you've been thinking about the role, not just getting through the hour. A few that tend to get useful answers: β€’ "What would a good first six months look like in this role?" You learn what they really expect, which can differ from the advert. β€’ "What's the biggest challenge the team is working on right now?" It shows interest in the work and tells you what you'd be walking into. β€’ "How does the team work together day to day?" Meetings, office or remote, who you'd work with most. β€’ "Is this a new role, or is it replacing someone?" Either answer is fine, but it's useful context. β€’ "What are the next steps, and roughly when should I expect to hear back?" It saves guessing later and gives you a sensible point to follow up. Prepare four or five, so you still have some left if a couple get answered during the conversation. Bringing them written down and glancing at your notes is completely normal. Detailed questions about salary and benefits are usually better saved for the recruiter or a later stage, unless the interviewer brings them up. What's a question you've asked at the end of an interview that got a really useful answer? #InterviewTips#InterviewPrep#JobSearch#CareerAdvice

  5. ✨ And behold, the marvel of GrepJob: a revolutionary job board featuring *only* 60,000 listings scraped hourly from every corner of the digital universe 🌐! Because who doesn't dream of spending their days sifting through a deluge of identical job posts with filters that *actually* workβ€”just like all the others claim. πŸ˜‚
    grepjob.com/ #GrepJob #JobBoard #JobSearch #TechInnovation #DigitalJobs #HackerNews #ngated

  6. Recruiters often look at your LinkedIn profile before they open your CV, usually while skimming a page of search results. A few small changes make it much easier to understand at a glance. β€’ Headline: it defaults to your current job title. That's fine, but you can say a bit more about what you do, e.g. "Payroll specialist | Multi-site payroll and pensions" works harder than "Seeking new opportunities". β€’ About section: two or three short paragraphs in plain first person. What you do, what you're good at, and what you'd like to do next. Skip the list of buzzwords. β€’ Experience: it doesn't need to copy your CV word for word, but job titles and dates should match it. Mismatches raise questions you'd rather not answer. β€’ Skills: recruiters search by keyword, so include the tools and skills that keep showing up in the adverts you're targeting, as long as you genuinely have them. β€’ Open to Work: you can set this to be visible to recruiters only, rather than showing the green photo frame to everyone. Worth knowing if you're job hunting quietly, though LinkedIn says it can't fully guarantee your current employer won't notice. None of this needs a rewrite in one sitting. Updating the headline and About section alone covers what most people see first. What part of your LinkedIn profile are you least sure about? #LinkedInTips#JobSearch#CareerAdvice#Careers

  7. Most CVs describe the job. The stronger ones describe what you did in it.


    "Responsible for managing the team inbox" tells a recruiter what was in your job description. "Cleared a backlog of customer queries and set up shared templates so most replies went out the same day" tells them what changed because you were there.


    A few ways to rework your bullet points:


    β€’ Start with a clear verb: led, built, cut, fixed, launched, trained. Use "responsible for" and "helped with" sparingly.

    β€’ Say what changed. Faster, cheaper, fewer errors, more customers, or a process that didn't exist before.

    β€’ Use numbers when you genuinely have them, and never invent them. Team size, budget, volume and turnaround time all count. If you don't have a figure, a plain before-and-after works too.

    β€’ Keep each bullet to a line or two. If one needs a paragraph, it's probably two achievements.

    β€’ Lead each role with the bullets most relevant to the job you're applying for.


    Not every task has a dramatic result, and that's fine. The aim is to show how you work, not to make every line sound like a headline.


    Which part of your experience do you find hardest to put into words on a CV?


    #CVTips#JobSearch#CareerAdvice#Resume

  8. Most CVs describe the job. The stronger ones describe what you did in it.


    "Responsible for managing the team inbox" tells a recruiter what was in your job description. "Cleared a backlog of customer queries and set up shared templates so most replies went out the same day" tells them what changed because you were there.


    A few ways to rework your bullet points:


    β€’ Start with a clear verb: led, built, cut, fixed, launched, trained. Use "responsible for" and "helped with" sparingly.

    β€’ Say what changed. Faster, cheaper, fewer errors, more customers, or a process that didn't exist before.

    β€’ Use numbers when you genuinely have them, and never invent them. Team size, budget, volume and turnaround time all count. If you don't have a figure, a plain before-and-after works too.

    β€’ Keep each bullet to a line or two. If one needs a paragraph, it's probably two achievements.

    β€’ Lead each role with the bullets most relevant to the job you're applying for.


    Not every task has a dramatic result, and that's fine. The aim is to show how you work, not to make every line sound like a headline.


    Which part of your experience do you find hardest to put into words on a CV?


    #CVTips#JobSearch#CareerAdvice#Resume

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