Happy New Year! There’s an episode of Curb your Enthusiasm where Larry discusses how long after the 1st January you can wish someone Happy New Year, and it be appropriate. Apparently, anything after three days is poor form. So I dread to think what sort of face he’d pull when I do it almost fourContinue reading “It’s Been a While!”
Category Archives: JobHunting
Happy Christmas
When I was made redundant in July, I remember sitting outside in the blazing sun talking things through with my other half. At that time Christmas seemed a long way off. We both thought that by the time we were munching through mince pies, the world would be getting back to normal and I’d beContinue reading “Happy Christmas”
Do Us A Favour..
I’m not one for grumbling, but after four months grinding through the daily job application cycle, it’s time for a little vent. I know recruiting for new people is a challenge, but there are a few things recruiters could be doing to make things a little easier for those of us looking for work. FindingContinue reading “Do Us A Favour..”
A day at the races
Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to sunny Ascot. It’s a perfect day for racing, and welcome to the inaugural running of the ‘Which Generation Should We Hire’ hurdle 2020. Sponsored by Employment Cohorts, at the end of this race, we should know who’s in pole position to fill the few, precious vacant roles currently out there.Continue reading “A day at the races”
It’s not me, It’s you..
Dear John (the Recruitment Decision Maker) We need to have ‘that’ talk. We need to discuss our relationship. The last few days have been wonderful. We met online. I saw your ad, you reviewed my CV, and for a few fleeting days, we both thought this was going to work. You playfully teased me withContinue reading “It’s not me, It’s you..”
Time for a CV refresh
If you’ve read my very first post, you’ll know that my first inkling of being made redundant was a vague meeting request that popped into my inbox on a Friday afternoon (I still can’t believe that they did it on a Friday afternoon!). It was so ambiguous and unusual that I knew straight away itContinue reading “Time for a CV refresh”
Being a part of the Gig Economy
Money, specifically the lack of it is a worry most of us will have at some point. When you’ve been made redundant, it’s somehow amplified. An hour doesn’t go by without imagining the vision of your bank balance, slowly counting down, knowing that at the end of the month, the counter isn’g going to beContinue reading “Being a part of the Gig Economy”
Be a lighthouse; share your story
Job hunting is something that you tend to do on your own, something you do solo. After a while, always staring at the same old websites, continually waiting to hear back from job applications you made a week ago, it gets easy to assume that you’re in this boat on your own and that noContinue reading “Be a lighthouse; share your story”
A little victory
Today, after 42 days spent applying for 25 jobs. Getting five rejections and submitting my CV to so many websites, I’m surprised I’m not labelled a spammer. Something positive happened.I got a call from a recruiter. It was on the back of another unsuccessful job application. Still, they wanted to know more. My work history,Continue reading “A little victory”
It’s going to be tough out there.
I was curious to know how things were changing, now that there are so many people looking for work and so few roles to fill.
Welcome to my journey through redundancy 