Workjoy: Issue 8

Welcome to "Great Tips for Jobseekers!" January 05 Edition

A new year a new job? Just like the after the summer holidays, this is a time when people typically look for a career change. It’s also a time when many employers start to think about taking on new staff.

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In this issue

* Researching potential employers

* Your reason for leaving statement

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Researching Potential Employers

Many people join an organisation only to find before long that they wish they hadn’t. The company does not share their values, they have nothing in common with the people they are working alongside, the boss is from another planet… we’ve all been there. So what can be done about it?

It’s difficult to get a true picture of what it will be like to work somewhere but most people don’t ask the right questions or open their eyes and ears enough to give them even the slightest insight.

Here are six questions to ask before, during and after an interview:

Before:

1 Do I like the “feel” of this organisation? Is it lively enough, or too lively for me? Do the people who work here look like my kind of person?

2 Does the website and literature I have seen tell me that this is the type of organisation I want to be a part of? Does the design of their brochures and communications appeal to me?

During:

3 What is your management style? (To the line manager you will be working for)

4 What sort of people succeed in this organisation?

After:

5 Did I warm to the line manager? Did we see eye to eye? Do we share common ground?

6 Do I really WANT to work for this company? I may need a job but will I be happy here in six months time?

The last question is perhaps the most difficult, but consider the consequences of brushing over your answer and taking a job that’s wrong for you. You may find yourself in the market again before too long, and this time you may need to explain to people how you made a poor decision last time you went looking for a new position?

The Interview Room – be interviewed with confidence!

Are you worried about your performance in interviews? Have you ever wondered how you come across at interview? Would you like a chance to practice your answers to those tricky questions and receive feedback and coaching from a highly experienced interviewing trainer?

If so, our Interview Room programme is for you. We will send you a comprehensive workbook to help you to prepare for interviews. Next, in a two-hour session in the London area you will be filmed while role-playing an interview. Finally, you will be given a copy of the interview in the form of a DVD to review further at home.

For further details of this opportunity see our website www.workjoy.co.uk or contact nick@workjoy.co.uk.

Your Reason for Leaving Statement

Whether or not you have been made redundant, it’s important to have a clear and confident answer to the question: Why did you leave your last employer? Or, Why are you planning to leave your current employer?

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Workjoy provides career advice and coaching face to face (London, UK only) or by telephone. Contact me, Nick Gendler by emailing nick@workjoy.co.uk to arrange a free initial consultation

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