John Lambies Doos Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Got a few jobs in a similar way. Does nobody cold call anymore? I honestly think you are just as likely to get a job through cold calling as you were 20-30yrs ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Randomly got sounded out for a job yesterday - no CV required or nuffink. Meeting with the area manager tomorrow. Never had this happen before. I get the impression that employers are like potential sexual partners; you suddenly become more attractive as soon as you're involved elsewhere. Until you get past a certain age and suddenly you're viewed as useless for work or play, of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 21 minutes ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: Randomly got sounded out for a job yesterday - no CV required or nuffink. Meeting with the area manager tomorrow. Never had this happen before. I get the impression that employers are like potential sexual partners; you suddenly become more attractive as soon as you're involved elsewhere. Until you get past a certain age and suddenly you're viewed as useless for work or play, of course It's far easier to get a job when you already have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Years ago I was interviewing for a position, and we picked our top 6 applicants to interview. The one I remember was a Spanish girl. Very well qualified, and the CV was very nicely put together. It mentioned in the CV that she had recently moved to Scotland to live with her boyfriend. When she showed up for interview, she couldn't speak English at all. The guy doing the interview with me was shooting me glances and trying not to laugh. The only word we got out of her was "Boyfriend", who I assumed had written the CV for her. Interview lasted 4 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 1 minute ago, scottsdad said: Years ago I was interviewing for a position, and we picked our top 6 applicants to interview. The one I remember was a Spanish girl. Very well qualified, and the CV was very nicely put together. It mentioned in the CV that she had recently moved to Scotland to live with her boyfriend. When she showed up for interview, she couldn't speak English at all. The guy doing the interview with me was shooting me glances and trying not to laugh. The only word we got out of her was "Boyfriend", who I assumed had written the CV for her. Interview lasted 4 minutes. That's a marathon for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 My day was brightened by this testimonial... "A quick leaner with a meticulous attention to detail" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinomasaya Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Check this one.......difference between Resume and CV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Heard a bunch of PhDs with one of them showing his new CV with his photo at the top and different sections in little boxes like some sort of community newsletter, asking if it was a good idea or not. The rest seemed to think it was good and edgy etc but I didn't have the heart to tell him that I'd simply assume he was a trying-too-hard arsehole based on that. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 31 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Heard a bunch of PhDs with one of them showing his new CV with his photo at the top and different sections in little boxes like some sort of community newsletter, asking if it was a good idea or not. The rest seemed to think it was good and edgy etc but I didn't have the heart to tell him that I'd simply assume he was a trying-too-hard arsehole based on that. Thoughts? You're bang on. Anyone with a photo is automatically a tosser and if you use text boxes you're a c**t. This is doubly true if you use an agency as they will need to C&P in to a common format. The photo gets binned and the rest of the CV does too if the format is too tiresome to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Got a CV the other day which boasted "Fluent in English and too in Spanish". Right you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: Got a CV the other day which boasted "Fluent in English and too in Spanish". Right you are. I had a CV this afternoon from an engineer with an MSc from UCL (probably true) which detailed his experience in designing electronic circuitry for a leading sattelite company and then used the same word with the same spelling twice more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I wrote an article for an industry newsletter recently and since then, have been inundated with requests from people wanting me to hook them up with jobs. It's pretty obvious that most of them never even read the article or took the trouble to click on the link provided which would've told them what my company does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 12 hours ago, The_Kincardine said: I had a CV this afternoon from an engineer with an MSc from UCL (probably true) which detailed his experience in designing electronic circuitry for a leading sattelite company and then used the same word with the same spelling twice more. I'm constantly amazed how some people think their CVs are acceptable. Fair enough if English isn't your forte or even your first language, but do people not write CVs in Word and wonder what all the squiggly lines mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 9 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Can you not just employ a sparky from the yellow pages like everyone else? May I borrow your Nokia 3310 as I thumb through the yellow pages? Edit: I had a CV through this morning wherein the girl spelled the name of her street wrongly. Tsk tsk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I saw a CV today and the guy referred to his experience and education and his "brand" and how he wanted to inject it into the company. I imagine he looks like John Ralphio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.