Australian Resumes/ CV

[Jsmull87]

Just wondering if anyone has looked into or used any of the Nadine Myers websites/ Services.

 

Another forum appears to champion the job search strategy and resume templates but no detailed feedback. Are CVs that much different on Australia?

[unzippy]

Nope and Nope.

If you speak to an recruitment agent - which you surely will once you start looking, they will advise about your CV for free.

[Jsmull87]

Appreciate the feedback. Our life has been on hold since we sold our house and moved in with wife’s parents. We have to be careful that the desire to get moving quicker doesn’t see us buying a large quantity of snake oil[emoji23][emoji23].

Tbh I got some good advice on another thread. We should have enough savings to ride out a couple of months so we will just take it as it comes when we land.

Cheers

James

[ali]

I haven't found CV's to be different but it is the addition of addressing a selection criteria that was totally alien.  

[Jsmull87]

Sorry, I appear to be in the same boat here. What is that? Picking things out the advert and tailoring it?

[starlight7]

Get a full job description and tailor it to fit. Keep it a reasonable length, not too long.

[unzippy]

10 hours ago, Jsmull87 said:

Sorry, I appear to be in the same boat here. What is that? Picking things out the advert and tailoring it?

Depending on what job you go for, they will require you to apply in different ways, but they will be up front at the beginning with what you need to do.  It's no different to the UK, response to the person spec was how local government recruitment happened.
Some will be fine with a CV and cover letter and some will want a response to their person spec or selection criteria. 

On the job form there will be some along the lines of:

Quote

Key Selection Criteria

1.     Specialist Expertise and Experience

A proven history of establishing effective incident and problem management processes in a large organisation with high stakeholder demands. 

2.     Research, Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

Exceptional research, analytical and problem-solving skills, with proven ability to consider issues from different perspectives and draw commercially sound recommendations.

3.     Communication and Influence

Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to credibly communicate, facilitate and influence outcomes at all levels of the organisation and a proven history of effective communication at executive levels.

4.     Technical Experience

Strong technical background with proven ability to work with a variety of technologies with particular focus on infrastructure

5.     Service Excellence

Dedication to customer service with demonstrated experience in leading and implementing initiatives that deliver improved customer experience.

6.     People Leadership

Significant track record in developing and leading high-performance teams, with proven ability to motivate, inspire and align teams to strategic priorities.

You need to do at a least a paragraph per criteria showing how you meet each of these points along with real life examples.

I kept each application, after the first few I had enough to copy and paste with minimal editing for the next applications

Good luck!

[Marisawright]

12 hours ago, Jsmull87 said:

Sorry, I appear to be in the same boat here. What is that? Picking things out the advert and tailoring it?

Yes, that's absolutely essential.  I was often complimented on my job applications and my structure was:

1.  A standard CV which was no more than 2 pages long (keeping it short is important)

2.  A cover letter starting "I wish to apply for ......       I think my skills and experience are ideally suited to this role because.....".

Then I go through the ad and list out the things they say they're looking for (whether they're listed as bullet points or not).  For each one, I'll give a short explanation of how it applies to me, e.g.

1. Experience in a rapidly changing environment

During my time at ....., the company merged with at least one competitor per year, requiring me to manage constant churn and expansion within head office

 

[JetBlast]

I am involved with recruitment in my day job in the UK. The applications that stand out are the ones where they have clearly shown they meet the essential (and desirable) criteria. I personally like applications that put each essential criteria as a heading and a passage as to why you meet this. It makes is much easier to shortlist and makes it more likely you will be put through. Depending on the companies application process this could be on the application form itself or on an attached cover letter to go with a CV. If you think something isn't relevant don't remove it from the CV there are always "bonus" duties that are not covered in the job description. Also keep it to the point - this is an extreme example but I once had an application form that had 15 pages of why they met the criteria - it wasn't read!

Edited August 23, 2018 by JetBlast

[Marisawright]

10 hours ago, JetBlast said:

I am involved with recruitment in my day job in the UK. The applications that stand out are the ones where they have clearly shown they meet the essential (and desirable) criteria. I personally like applications that put each essential criteria as a heading and a passage as to why you meet this. It makes is much easier to shortlist and makes it more likely you will be put through. Depending on the companies application process this could be on the application form itself or on an attached cover letter to go with a CV. If you think something isn't relevant don't remove it from the CV there are always "bonus" duties that are not covered in the job description. Also keep it to the point - this is an extreme example but I once had an application form that had 15 pages of why they met the criteria - it wasn't read!

Thanks for that, basically the same method that I've always used and had good feedback on.