rcn jobs fair 2015 get your cv to the top of the pile lisa rogers rebecca nethercott
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RCN Jobs Fair 2015
Get your CV to the
top of the pile
Lisa Rogers
Rebecca Nethercott
Question?
Your expectation of this session What do you want to change? What do you want to do in a
different way?
What does this mean?
From applicant to candidate Career progression, moving
forward Looking for and creating
opportunities
Applicant to candidate
How does this happen? Job applicant to interview candidate
Nurse10 Chester StreetChester CH1 234Tel 01244 123456
Email: [email protected]
Personal Profile:
Professional Qualifications:
Professional Experience:
Additional Qualifications:
Additional Employment:
Additional Information:
References:
Employers perspective:
What are they looking for? Experience Skills Values Behaviours
How can you find out? Have you got what it takes?
Job description
Person Specification
Organisational culture
Talking/networking
To be employed is to be at risk, to be employable is to be secure’The Art of Building Windmills, Peter Hawkins (1999)
Career Progression Where do you want your CV to take you?
Are you resilient and have a growth mind-set?
New clinical area?
Education?
Research?
Specialising practice
Further study
New geographical area
Private to Public?
Hospital to community?
Have you developed CAREER RESILIENCE
Career Resilience:
accept change,
be optimistic,
find meaning and purpose,
take responsibility,
develop emotional intelligence,
balance work and life goals.
Looking for and creating opportunities
Consider:
Timing- when and why are you looking
Skills audit-(take stock) and gather evidence
Decide what you would like to do next- career progress and planning
Research: what is available
What does your CV/application/PS say about you
Making an effective application Tailor your CV/application form for that particular job/organisation/speciality
Focus on the relevant parts of your experience
Refer to transferable skills from other specialties
Convince the employer that you want to work for them
Be clear, concise and relevant
No spelling or grammatical errors.
Do as they say. If they say no CVs- don’t send a CV
Make the effort otherwise the employer won’t make the effort to see you.
Check your application/CV before you send it.
Nurse10 Chester StreetChester CH1 234Tel 01244 123456
Email: [email protected]
Personal Profile:
Professional Qualifications:
Professional Skills and Experience:
Additional Qualifications:
Additional Employment:
Additional Information:
References:
In summary:
How do you get your CV/Application form to the top of the pile?
So, what has changed for you?What will you do after today?
Skills audit
Update your CV
NHS jobs- create a profile
Network
Explore opportunities
Work shadow
Write your own personal action points from today
Develop your career resilience
Thank you for listening
Questions