Comments on: Is now a good time to change your job? http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/career-change/ Giraffe Recruitment Blog Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:29:41 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Large Plastic Storage Boxes http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/career-change/comment-page-1/#comment-459 Large Plastic Storage Boxes Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:36:44 +0000 http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/?p=152#comment-459 Very great information. Very great information.

]]> By: Careers Employment http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/career-change/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Careers Employment Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:28:32 +0000 http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/?p=152#comment-454 You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog. You made some good points there. I did a search on the topic and found most people will agree with your blog.

]]> By: Jacob A. Swanson http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/career-change/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Jacob A. Swanson Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:41:49 +0000 http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/?p=152#comment-274 Hello! I have been reading some of your posts and am happy to see that your articles are actually informtive. I myself am a blog owner and have visited many blogs lately in order to meet some site owners who are interested in running blogs with high quality articles. The problem is that most blog owners these days steal their articles from other sites or other blogs. Many blogs I visit generally contain the same info. I see that your articles are original and you put a lot of work into your site. I mostly own blogs about pets. To be more specific, my blogs generally deal with dog health issues. I do run a huge vbulletin forum with hundreds of members. It is a community site ith a blog and many other functions. I do not want you to think that this message is spam because I would never do that to anyone. I myself know how annoying it is to have to filter my blogs for spam. With all that said, I will not bombard your website with all my links, but I would like to howeer post a link to the site that I just mentioned to you. I would really like it if you could visit my site and give me some feedback. Thank you for your time ad I will post mylink below. http://www.PetPedigreeDatabase.com/ Hello! I have been reading some of your posts and am happy to see that your articles are actually informtive. I myself am a blog owner and have visited many blogs lately in order to meet some site owners who are interested in running blogs with high quality articles. The problem is that most blog owners these days steal their articles from other sites or other blogs. Many blogs I visit generally contain the same info. I see that your articles are original and you put a lot of work into your site. I mostly own blogs about pets. To be more specific, my blogs generally deal with dog health issues. I do run a huge vbulletin forum with hundreds of members. It is a community site ith a blog and many other functions. I do not want you to think that this message is spam because I would never do that to anyone. I myself know how annoying it is to have to filter my blogs for spam. With all that said, I will not bombard your website with all my links, but I would like to howeer post a link to the site that I just mentioned to you. I would really like it if you could visit my site and give me some feedback. Thank you for your time ad I will post mylink below. http://www.PetPedigreeDatabase.com/

]]> By: How Many Pages Should My CV Be? | Giraffe Jobs http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/career-change/comment-page-1/#comment-271 How Many Pages Should My CV Be? | Giraffe Jobs Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:49:53 +0000 http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/?p=152#comment-271 [...] This led me to thinking what about the more experienced candidate who has been working for say 30 years, how should they detail their work experience and do justice to the vast knowledge they have amassed while not exceeding the 2 – 3 page rule? I asked the question “If you are reading a CV of someone with 10 years plus experience, how important is the detail about experience which is more than 10 – 15 years ago in your assessment of the candidate?” Most employers responded to this by saying that over 10 to 15 years you should only put dates, employer name and job title, they thought that you should omit the detail of the role. The information on jobs more than 10 – 15 years ago gives them insight into how your career has progressed but the detail was not at all important. This advice should help those with more work experience to shorten their CV without feeling that they are compromising their experience. Employers are most interested in what you have been doing recently, remember that as an applicant you are probably being assessed against a large number of other skilled and qualified candidates, so it will be those who most closely recently match the job requirements who will be shortlisted. This may be depressing news for some who feel that they have substantial and relevant experience albeit from 15 years ago, but I’m sharing inside information here about how it will be perceived. Incidentally for those looking for a change of career, perhaps back to something they did several years ago, you may be interested in another article I have written on this subject. Click here for career change advice. [...] [...] This led me to thinking what about the more experienced candidate who has been working for say 30 years, how should they detail their work experience and do justice to the vast knowledge they have amassed while not exceeding the 2 – 3 page rule? I asked the question “If you are reading a CV of someone with 10 years plus experience, how important is the detail about experience which is more than 10 – 15 years ago in your assessment of the candidate?” Most employers responded to this by saying that over 10 to 15 years you should only put dates, employer name and job title, they thought that you should omit the detail of the role. The information on jobs more than 10 – 15 years ago gives them insight into how your career has progressed but the detail was not at all important. This advice should help those with more work experience to shorten their CV without feeling that they are compromising their experience. Employers are most interested in what you have been doing recently, remember that as an applicant you are probably being assessed against a large number of other skilled and qualified candidates, so it will be those who most closely recently match the job requirements who will be shortlisted. This may be depressing news for some who feel that they have substantial and relevant experience albeit from 15 years ago, but I’m sharing inside information here about how it will be perceived. Incidentally for those looking for a change of career, perhaps back to something they did several years ago, you may be interested in another article I have written on this subject. Click here for career change advice. [...]

]]> By: Agisilaos http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/career-change/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Agisilaos Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:42:12 +0000 http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/?p=152#comment-166 This is a very useful essay explaining clearly the situation in the job market and how people looking for jobs can face this predicament. The fact is that nowadays there are fewer open positions and much more applicants. This greatly increases the likelihood that applications for posts that are not very related with the applicant's previous experience are unsuccessful and possibly not even considered. For the moment I would apply for a job related to my expertise, in an area I know fairly well, postponing for a while potential thoughts for a big career change. This is a very useful essay explaining clearly the situation in the job market and how people looking for jobs can face this predicament. The fact is that nowadays there are fewer open positions and much more applicants. This greatly increases the likelihood that applications for posts that are not very related with the applicant’s previous experience are unsuccessful and possibly not even considered. For the moment I would apply for a job related to my expertise, in an area I know fairly well, postponing for a while potential thoughts for a big career change.

]]> By: Rowena Simpson http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/career-change/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Rowena Simpson Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:43:15 +0000 http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/?p=152#comment-83 Philip, Thanks for your comments, again much appreciated. You are right, incremental steps are the best way to retain your earning power while making a gradual transition and meanwhile maintaining and developing your skills and experience. Good Luck in your career, nuclear is certainly a good place to be in 2010. Rowena Philip,

Thanks for your comments, again much appreciated. You are right, incremental steps are the best way to retain your earning power while making a gradual transition and meanwhile maintaining and developing your skills and experience.

Good Luck in your career, nuclear is certainly a good place to be in 2010.

Rowena

]]> By: Rowena Simpson http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/career-change/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Rowena Simpson Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:40:04 +0000 http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/?p=152#comment-82 Eric, Thank you for your remarks, your feedback is appreciated. I would be doing a disservice to any applicant if I misled them into thinking that it is easy to make the transition from one area to another. I don't think it's right to procure CVs from applicants either if they are quite clearly not right for a role. I would rather guide them to developing their skills or look within their own area of expertise for opportunities. Rowena Eric,
Thank you for your remarks, your feedback is appreciated. I would be doing a disservice to any applicant if I misled them into thinking that it is easy to make the transition from one area to another. I don’t think it’s right to procure CVs from applicants either if they are quite clearly not right for a role. I would rather guide them to developing their skills or look within their own area of expertise for opportunities.
Rowena

]]> By: Philip http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/career-change/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Philip Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:13:07 +0000 http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/?p=152#comment-81 I agree, a great essay. My experience is that if you desire a complete U turn, and you wish to retain your earning power, then make it by incremental steps. Otherwise your previous experience counts for little, and you go back to the beginning of the pay ladder. I have moved from military through automotive to nuclear - but my core skills remain engineering integration, project management, and a willingness to listen to the teams and direct their output. I agree, a great essay. My experience is that if you desire a complete U turn, and you wish to retain your earning power, then make it by incremental steps. Otherwise your previous experience counts for little, and you go back to the beginning of the pay ladder.
I have moved from military through automotive to nuclear – but my core skills remain engineering integration, project management, and a willingness to listen to the teams and direct their output.

]]> By: Eric http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/career-change/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Eric Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:50:50 +0000 http://blog.giraffejobs.co.uk/?p=152#comment-78 Thank you for a great essay. It's so typical of recruiters to predictably say "now's the time to make a change!" because it benefits their profession. I respect your integrity and the handful of specific cases you detailed. Thank you for a great essay. It’s so typical of recruiters to predictably say “now’s the time to make a change!” because it benefits their profession. I respect your integrity and the handful of specific cases you detailed.

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