Victoria Mclean
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A Certified Advanced Resume Writer and a Professional Employment Interview Coach, Victoria has an academic background in Industrial Economics and over fifteen years experience across the CV writing, interview coaching, recruitment and management arenas. This includes, working onsite as Recruiter and Recruitment Manager at two of the world's largest Investment Banks; Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. Having reviewed tens of thousands of CVs and conducted interviews on behalf of investment / retail banks, insurance giants, Big 4 accountancy firms, the Stock Exchange and Management Consultancies, Victoria has an understanding of what the employer is looking for in a CV and at interview. Her strength lies in her ability to draw out relevant experiences, competencies and achievements and translate these into a winning format both on paper and face to face. Victoria is a member of CDI, Career Directors International and of PARW, the Professional Association of Resume Writers.
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Psychometric tests are used by employers to determine how suitable an individual may or may not be for a specific role. This suitability is established through aptitude tests, personality questionnaires, or sometimes a combination of the two.
The NetRep trend has been hitting the headlines again and sweeping the world of recruitment, taking unsuspecting applicants by surprise. In today's highly competitive job market, it is not just prospective candidates that are ‘Googling' target employers before making decisions on whether or not to accept a new position.
On Thursday 12th January Stephen Hester, CEO of RBS, will make an announcement to the 18,900 employees in the company's investment banking division, revealing potential cuts of up to 5,000 jobs. This comes after almost a decade of growth overseen by former CEO Fred Goodwin, which included $140billion of acquisitions.
There are many unsubstantiated guidelines and misconceptions surrounding the predominant aim of the CV. But, in truth, there is one (yes only one) reason why a powerful and attention grabbing CV is an absolute necessity in today's highly competitive job market;
An article discussing the importance of a well written, professional CV to help you secure the job of your dreams.
A bullet point guide to writing your resume or cv. The must Do's and Don'ts of CV writing.
Why is it even the most confident person turns into a quibbling wreck when it comes to the thought of an interview? Honest answer, we are scared to talk about ourselves; scared to ‘Blow our own trumpet' but if we don't how will they ever know…..
The ultimate aim of your CV is to get noticed and obtain an interview. Therefore you need to truly value your CV as it is your sales tool and potentially your only opportunity to sell yourself to an employer. Be positive, do not include any weaknesses and most of importantly, do not include anything that you cannot substantiate at an interview.
The word ‘redundancy' is enough to send shivers down the spine of the toughest and strongest of us all. It immediately conjures the feeling of rejection, loss of income, lack of self-worth and shatters the confidence that many have built over a life time of hard work, dedication and belief in our own professionalism.
While the first term of the academic year is just getting underway, accountancy firms up and down Britain are saying they have already become inundated with job applications from final year students. They have also described a considerable increase in the number of graduate applications received compared to last year.
