Professional and Graduate Career Coaching

About

Hi I'm Andrew, I provide a range of CV writing, job hunting, and interview support services. Having over 30 years’ experience working as a retained recruiter / head-hunter / search & selection specialist, this enables me to provide support in a very practical and effective way:

o Having literally reviewed thousands of CV’s over my career, who best to provide very effective advice on CV writing? or writing covering letters?
o Having also interviewed hundreds of people, I can help you prepare effectively for interviews - competency / behavioural / value / SBI / telephone/ and the more common interview questions such as: What are your strengths? weakneses? tell me something about yourself? where do you see yourself in 3 years time?
o I also support in helping to write and complete application forms and university applications

More about me, I have trained the trainers who have worked with the long term unemployed of the Work Programme on CV writing and job hunting skills, recruited at all levels and have worked extensively with recent graduates - previously running the careers advice centre at the National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition (NEC & Olympia). In addition I undertake transferable skills assessments - my reports used in Ombudsman appeal cases.

I have recruited over 1,000 students a year for a mobile phone company, roles from administrators to Assistant Chief Probation Officers - and almost every role in all sectors.

And as far as helping to write CV's, I have literally supported in excess of 6,000 people with their CV's over recent years, maybe more - I stopped counting...!

Understanding what the screening recruiter is looking for in a CV is the key aspect to a good CV, and I've been the gate keeper - screening recruiter for many years - well 30 !

Initially I will ask for a copy of any existing CV's you may have, feedback on my thoughts on them, and quote a price to support you to help maximise its impact - rewriting parts as required.

My record for helping someone get a job - 56 year old man who didn't have a CV when I met him, 23 hours... previous record being 25 hours.

Some free advice - think of your CV as being the answer paper to an exam question - I screen CV's in under 10 seconds, and tell you in a job advert what I want to know about you so... Job Advert = Exam Question which means your CV is the answer paper.

Ask yourself a question, if the exam question changes? Should not also your answer paper?

And if you get to interview - is that not your spoken exam? so by reviewing your exam question (job advert), you can usually spot likely areas of questioning.

Helping with interview prep I can carry out either via telephone, Skype, or face-to-face and I am good at predicting questions and helping to prepare answers to potential questions.. Why struggle when you can gain support?

Thank you for reading and let me know if I can help.

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