http://www.careerbalance.co.uk/blog Outplacement - Redundancies Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:32:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We frequently get asked for advice on CVs for people who have been in the work place for several years. We recommend a maximum of two to three pages in your CV. Say more about what you have achieved in the last 10 years of your career. Highlight the value ... http://www.careerbalance.co.uk/blog/2010/03/cv-advice-for-mid-life-career-changers/ Having a presentable CV and preparing properly for an interview are a given. Often I see inadequate CV’s riddled with spelling errors and with the ‘tracked changes’ highlighted in red. Once you have carefully checked your CV, converting it to a PDF format which will avoid later errors slipping in, ... http://www.careerbalance.co.uk/blog/2010/02/cvs-and-interviews-getting-it-right/ Choosing an outplacement provider can seem like a daunting prospect – and often needs to be done in a hurry. You’ve got to find someone who can deal with all levels of people from junior executives to senior managers and someone with some knowledge of your business and sector. If ... http://www.careerbalance.co.uk/blog/2010/02/choosing-an-outplacement-provider/ The Economist this week makes quite an issue of women outnumbering men in the workplace in the USA for the first time: "We did it!". What is so remarkable about this? In many societies, including several in Asia, women have been the main breadwinners for hundreds of years. http://www.careerbalance.co.uk/blog/2010/01/women-outnumbering-men-in-the-workplace/ Despite the recession it’s been a busy few months for most of us. The long hours haven’t gone away … they are just less profitable. And this means for many the pressures of work have increased … and job satisfaction is moving in the opposite direction. There is less time ... http://www.careerbalance.co.uk/blog/2009/12/im-a-lawyer-get-me-out-of-here/ The Financial Times regularly features a survey of job vacancies produced by the recruitment consultants Morgan McInley. Their latest figures show that new vacancies in the City in September were 3,843, some 8% lower than the August figure of 4,158 vacancies. If you look at the way Morgan McInley reach ... http://www.careerbalance.co.uk/blog/2009/10/city-job-vacancies-the-true-picture/ We have recently been asked to review CVs for several clients. A common failing we come across is vague wording in the CV, particularly in the achievements listed under different jobs the CV. It is not clear what the person did or what the benefits were for their employer. Be ... http://www.careerbalance.co.uk/blog/2009/08/say-what-you-mean/