The Hornet's Nest

Im Jealous Archie Have one or 2 for me whilst your there

 

Góðan daginn til allra. Cappuccino, coffee, tea and donuts are on the bar.

Frothy cappuccinos for al HH Leon and W_Y
Coffees for COYH, Frenchie, Kev, rob and theo
Strong coffee for Sandy
Milky coffee for Yorkie
Strong black coffees for Bragi Norway and zen
Teas for BHD jsybaz and Millens
Coffee and cake for Minx
Caramel latte for Hornette
A chocolate monster for BBW
Espresso for SuffolkHorn
And a redwine for NZ as he is so ahead of us in time

I now have two meetings t oattend on Wednesday morning, they are very dull.

Today is very good. We have some clouds and 11C. The weather office says sun and 18C but with a lot of rain, I do not understand how they made that decision.

 

Morning All

The big storm that we had last night passed over, but everything outside is rather wet stopping further grass cutting. The sun looks as if it will soon be out and that will get things dry quickly enough.

The first of Mme's purchases has been attached to the wall and she seems well pleased with the result. Next I suppose I should read the instructions for the next piece of assembly, but I would rather be out in the fresh air.

 

ditto!

 

lol...you men

 

Afternoon all. Beautiful sunshine this afternoon, and hassle with the driveway man. It had to happen sometime. He's suddenly decided he wants cash because we're 'paying less than cost for this job'...a touch of the ol' blarney if you ask me but i've got Mr H onto it..he may not be a Watford fan but he definitely has his uses where workmen are concerned!

 

Afternoon all. Still very humid here, resulting in only 3 hours of sleep. Oh well, now to crack on with the jobs. Thanks for the offer Norway and the tips. You would think after all the times we did practice ones in school, i could write a CV.

 

An IBAN is an international bank account number. The number Dan will give N will probably have 2 digits, then GB, then the sort code and account number. There is also a SWIFT code which identifies the branch to banks in other countries so that might also be needed, but hopefully not.

Guess who works in the finance industry. (well, I do live in Jersey )

 

CV's are possibley the worst thing known to man. Worse than Tyra Banks.

When I decided it was time to move jobs, it took me about 3 months to write my CV!! The two most important things would be:

• straight to the point - no waffle. This also helps keep it short. I was always taught to keep it to a maximum of 3 sides

• shamelessly sell yourself - think of your CV as a sales brochure.

Also, don't trust recruitment agencies. They are much like second hand car salesman, or 2 month old babies - stupid.

 

Oh, thanks Barry! Strange, coz Norway transferred money to my bank and didn't need one...i feel cheated! lol

 

Hmmm, Hornette, how about you transfer some money to my bank account and we'll see if that works...

 

i could BBW, but you'd have to send me some first, just to make sure i had the right account number..

 

yes I did , and you gave the info I needed!

 

Problem is when you get older (especially if you have a sub contractor )your CV gets very long !
Go with the most recent stuff first! and highlight things on your Cv that you think your perspective employer might need !
Use your Cover letter To introduce yourself , sell yourself (ie mentioning what you can bring to the perspective employer)!
Keep it short sharp and if possible inject a bit of humour!
Remember Presentation is key! I have binned without reading long winded CV, I have not even looked at CV's on the strength (or weakness) of the cover note!

Hope this helps a bit Dan and BBW

 

Sound advice there Norway. I too have had plenty of involvement in recruitment exercises and used to be constantly amazed at the number of mini books we received in the guise of cv's (or resumes as they are known in Oz) - even when our job ads clearly stipulated 'brief resume' with application. Two pages is way more than enough IMO - three or more would be binned straight away.

I've written my own, taught others how to write them as well as assessed applications & can only advise:

1. Only include pertinent employment history and actually define it that way - that will avoid the prospective employer wondering about gaps in your work history;
2. Refer to the skills that you have gained in that employment in terms of your proficiency with them;
3. If your work history hasn't lent itself to the skills sought, think about those you have gained and how transferrable they may be;
4. Avoid the temptation to squeeze more in by reducing the font size. That way it may not end up straight in the bin (as has happened to me)!

BBW - a cv is something you should be thinking about all the time in this day and age, and taking three months to prepare one is not doing yourself any favours! When I worked for the Australian Govt, where job/promotion competition was extremely fierce, I learnt to 'visit' mine monthly to update it - even if I thought I had nothing to add, I'd just read through it to make sure. Five promotions in seven years tells me it worked!

 

did i?? lol..i don't remember giving you a number with GB in it lol

 

Exactly BB. Short sharp detail of pertinent experience, starting with the newest first and working downwards. To be honest, layout is half the battle. Keep it neat and clean, and make the letter short and sweet with a little detail just to garner an interest, make them want to go on and read the CV.

 

Out of interest I did redo mine last month and it needs updating already! H when did you last redo your CV ?

 

i haven't done a CV for me for years, i'm self employed and never likely to change that, so i don't need one. Done loads for other people though since i gave up doing it professionally..i seem to be the first port of call lol

 

Didnt do it professionally , but have helped a lot of young lads jazz theres up a bit They have all moved on so I must have done something right lol!