Our candidates are important
Whether you are seeking a permanent or a temporary position,
you can be assured that Premier Work Support will treat you as
an individual, not just a number. We are committed to providing
you with the help you need in order to make your next career
move.
As a candidate, you will always be able to talk directly with
us. If you are unable to find the position you are looking
for, or the advice you require within our website; please do
not hesitate to contact one of our offices…
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Upload your CV to our secure server & send it to jobs whenever you wish and let us help you find a new job.
Reasons to use Premier Work Support
Ascertain your exact requirements, and provide you with honest
and open feedback.
Determine your ambitions in terms of your next career move.
Establish your motivation for wanting to change jobs or careers.
Provide you with advice on your CV content and presentation.
Share our perception of the job market and your marketability.
Offer you the opportunity to undertake some refresher training.
Assist you with preparation for interviews.
Provide you with unbiased advice on job offers.
Keep your CV professional:
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Use a standard font type i.e. Arial or Calibri, avoid
anything flashy.
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Use plain white or cream paper; avoid coloured or marbled
effect papers.
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Keep personal email addresses 'business like', asking a
prospective employer to reply to you using informal email
addresses such as the below does not look very
professional!
• flossie@hotmama.co.uk
• animallover1990@email.co.uk
• whatevs89@address.co.uk
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Avoid adding anything which could impede your application.
Do not add:
- a photo
- your date of birth
- your marital status
- your nationality
It is important to stress that any reputable Recruitment
Agency or Employer should be matching you in accordance with
your skills and ability to 'do the job', and not your age or
nationality or how you look.
Keep it short and clear
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Avoid writing a lengthy biography! Keep your
CV to a maximum of two pages long.
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Do not go into detail about jobs you held 10+
years previously unless they are relevant to
the role that you are applying for.
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Ensure that your CV looks uncluttered. Provide
adequate spacing so that your previous roles
are easy to spot and digest by the reader.
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Avoid jargon or abbreviations that would not
be recognisable to the employer.
Tailor your CV
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Ensure that the reader can see the relevance
of your CV to the role that you are applying
for.
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Tailor your CV to match the role that you are
applying for by ensuring the key requirements
meets the reader's eye. Unless the jobs that
you are applying for are identical, you do not
have to use the same CV every time. Keep two
or three versions.
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If you are applying for jobs that have
slightly different tasks or responsibilities
remember that relevance is the key! Therefore,
adapt these accordingly.
Structure
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A prospective employer will take on average 30
seconds to quickly glance over your CV before
making the decision to read on further.
Therefore ensure that you start your CV with
an ‘opening profile’. This is what an employer
will see and read first. It should be a short
summary of your experience, skills and
qualities, and be relevant to what the
employer is looking for.
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Put your employment history under a heading.
This should be in date order, starting with
the most recent position first. If you have
any gap in your employment history, ensure
that you explain the reason(s).
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Briefly outline your main duties within each
role. Concentrate more on highlighting your
achievements and results. Ensure you state
what you have actually achieved with hard
evidence i.e. “Generated an average of £1,000
pound profit per week” rather than “a proven
tract record in sales”.
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Put any qualifications and training attended
under a separate section heading after the
‘Employment History’ section.
Send a covering letter
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Always send a covering letter with your CV,
unless you are instructed specifically not to
do so. Ensure that you highlight within your
letter a minimum of three pieces of
information from you CV that are most relevant
to the position that you are applying for.
Finally, check that your CV is accurate
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Always ensure that you conduct a spelling and
grammar check.
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Always ‘proof read’ your CV and if possible,
get someone else to also read it.
