Get Me A Job Personal Use Ebook

Table of Contents

Contents………3
Introduction…..5
First things first………………….5
Getting over your job loss……..6
Self-awareness.8
Brainstorming your personal inventory…………….8
Your personality………………..13
Your minimum income requirements……………..17
Getting Organised………………..19
Essential items………………….19
Recommended items………….32
Career history37
Your portfolio……………………38
Curriculum Vitae (CVs)………..42
Application forms………………48
Cover letters51
Letters of recommendation…..53
References..54
The job hunt..56
Preliminary research…………..56
Where to look…………………..58
Putting your job hunting on ‘autopilot’……………72
Job hunting is a numbers ‘game’………………….75
Becoming more employable……77
Your interviews……………………79
The telephone interview………79
Preparation for face-to-face interviews…………..80
Brush up on common interview questions……….84
Questions to ask the interviewer………………….84
Have your briefcase packed….88
The day before your interview.89
Attire……….90
The day of your interview…….92
Claiming back your travel costs……………………95
Conclusion…..95

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Introduction

First things first

As soon as you have found out when your last day of employment is, your first priority is to register with JobcentrePlus (even if you think you will have no problem in finding another job soon). You may give advanced notice of your anticipated date of unemployment. This will help ensure that no unnecessary delay occurs before you receive your entitlement to benefits. In the first instance, you should either:

 phone JobcentrePlus on 0800 0 55 66 88 (0800 0 23 48 88 for text-phone) to make a new or repeat claim for benefits or

 visit your local JobcentrePlus. If you don’t know where your nearest one is then open up your Internet connection and go here: tinyurl.com/Job-Centres

(and enter your post code in the search box)

Once you have registered with them you will be entitled to a range of financial benefits and use of their facilities for job hunting too. Don’t forget to get in touch with your local council offices to see if you are eligible to pay a reduces rate of council tax whilst unemployed.

If you have any outstanding loans that you may not be able to pay (including mortgages etc.) then contact the lenders as early as possible to arrange easier payments. For example, did you know that it is possible to pay back mortgage lenders just the interest until you get your feet back on the ground. JobcentrePlus may also be able to help advise you too (you may have to be unemployed for a set length of time before being eligible).

If you find it all too much, then make an appointment to visit your local Citizen’s Advice Bureau and see their website at:

Other Details

- 1 Ebook (PDF), 171 Pages
- Worksheets
- Year Released/Circulated: 2009
- File Size: 1,192 KB

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