Inspire a Hire: Successful Job-Hunting Strategies for Everyone
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About this ebook
If youre tired of applying to job postings without getting results, then its time to change your approach.
Get on the fast track to landing the job you want with a guidebook that delivers real-world guidance on networking, writing your resume(CV), and finding the right opportunities. Career coach Richard Hobbs can help you
view live interview winning resume(CV) examples
apply lessons from successful job seekers;
inspire hiring managers with STAR answers;
understand the truth about the recruitment process;
stay employed in a competitive market.
The lessons presented here can persuade a recruiter to take notice of you during a ten-second scan of your resume(CV). You can communicate your unique selling points so you can stand out from the crowd.
Whether you are new to the workforce or long-term job hunter, someone returning to work after an absence from it or a career professional on the move, you can build your confidence and get results with Inspire a Hire and achieve your own unique definition of success.
Richard Hobbs BSc FMM
Richard Hobbs commenced his career as a technician apprentice for British Aerospace and graduated, after part-time study, with a bachelor of science degree in industrial systems technology. Now, he is a change agent, certified in 2001 with the prestigious Fellowship of Manufacturing Management (FMM) award at Cranfield University. He has worked in manufacturing within the United Kingdom, primarily in the field of quality, since 1986, and continues to work in quality management consultancy within industry. As a master practitioner of neuro-linguistic programming, Richard enjoys coaching people to achieve their life and career goals. He welcomes all feedback on Inspire a Hire and offers one-to-one coaching to support the material outlined in this book. Feel free to contact Richard at mycoach@inspireahire.com.
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Inspire a Hire - Richard Hobbs BSc FMM
INSPIRE
A HIRE
titlepage.psdSUCCESSFUL JOB-HUNTING
STRATEGIES FOR EVERYONE
RICHARD HOBBS, BSC, FMM
iUniverse, Inc.
Bloomington
Inspire a Hire
Successful Job-Hunting Strategies for Everyone
Copyright © 2013 Richard Hobbs, BSc, FMM.
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ISBN: 978-1-4759-7889-6 (sc)
ISBN: 978-1-4759-7891-9 (e)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013904054
iUniverse rev. date: 3/26/2013
CONTENTS
About Inspire a Hire
Chapter 1 – Introduction
A Welcome and Words of Encouragement
Chapter 2 – The Recruitment Reality
An Experiential Insight into the Recruitment Industry
Sales Drive Behaviour
The Process
Chapter 3 – A Winning Structure
A Step-by-Step Structure of Some Successful CVs
Your Profile, the Unique You!
Profile Example 1: Seventeen-Year-Old Student Alison Jones
Profile Example 2: Experienced Professional
May I Highlight My Successes?
What Roles Have You Been Playing? – The Body of Your CV
What Qualifies You to Be Here?
Chapter 4 – Getting out There
Successful Approaches to Making You Visible
Cyber CVs
What to Look for in an Internet Job Site
The Targeted Approach
How Wide Is Your Net?
Newspapers and Journals
Social Media and LinkedIn
Listen Very Closely; I Shall Say This Only Once
Chapter 5 – Pre-Interview Preparation
Essential Success Guidance for Serious Job Hunters
Prepare to Be a Star!
Chapter 6 – The Interview
Valuable Lessons Learned
The Journey to the Interview
On Arrival
First Contact
The Interview
Closing the Meeting
A Note on Presentations
Chapter 7 – Into the Future
Keeping It Alive
Think Value Added
Chapter 8 – Defining Success
The Fisherman and the MBA
Appendix A – Winning CV Examples: The End Result
Appendix B – Key Skills Summary: Very Useful List of Key Skills
Appendix C – The STAR Example: A Powerful Technique
Appendix D – CV Types: A Little Background Information
Chronological CV
Functional CV
Combined CV
Appendix E – Company Details: A Mind Map Template
About the Author
"Having been made bankrupt as an entrepreneur, I had never written a CV or been for an interview in twenty-five years. Richard and this book helped restore my self-confidence as we worked together on my CV, and I won the interview I wanted within twenty-four hours of submitting my details. His coaching support on interview preparation and his help in creating a sales pitch presentation beat another candidate with more experience. I am extremely grateful to Richard for writing Inspire a Hire and helping me get back on track and will continue to use his skills in the future as I believe he has a real gift with this process from his experience."
Russell Kendall
Bankrupt Business Owner, UK
Rich, you’re amazing; your book and coaching helped me transform my CV. I got four interviews in one week and now have two jobs from it. You helped me realise how many skills I have and gave me the courage and confidence to be proactive and go for what I wanted.
Alison Jones
Student, UK
Dear Rich, I was so lacking confidence after not having an interview for fifteen years and had no idea what to do. Your book made it easy for me to see the way forward and your supportive coaching prior to the interview helped me believe in myself and face the challenge. Thank you so much for your help.
Ian Geary
UK
Disclaimer
Whilst everything outlined and the examples given in this e-book, Inspire a Hire, have proved successful for me and others, it must be recognised that the recruiting process is highly competitive and the success of the interview process can often simply come down to non-verbal chemistry between an individual and the hiring manager. Therefore, this book guarantees neither interviews nor, ultimately, a job offer. The personal details on the winning CV examples in the appendices have been modified to protect the privacy of the clients.
They say that behind every great man is a great woman. Whilst I make no claims to greatness, I have survived a battle that millions lose thanks to my beautiful wife, Debbie, who has always believed in me through challenging times, and to Bethany, for showing me the greatest lesson of success. I love you both.
To my creator for the blessings throughout my life and the gift placed in me of helping others.
‘Persistence and Determination are Omnipotent’
ABOUT INSPIRE A HIRE
If you are a young or long-term job hunter, someone who has been made redundant after many years of service with one company, a housewife or -husband returning to work, or even the career professional who is on the move, then this book will take you directly to lessons that get results.
Ask yourself, ‘Would I benefit right now from any of the following?’
• Actual examples of successful interview-winning CVs
• Knowledge of how to pass a recruiter’s ten-second visual test
• Pre-, during, and post-interview lessons from successful job hunters
• A technique for inspiring the hiring manager with STAR answers
• The truth about the recruitment process
• How to stay