WHO BETTER TO PROVIDE TIPS ON YOUR JOB APPLICATIONS?

Next Stop... Southampton!

Abigail Stevens, Managing Director, Think Global Recruitment, will be visiting Southampton next month to provide a free workshop to trainee and qualified Chartered Accountants on how to make the very best job applications, from CV submission to interview preparation and follow up.  Abigail has almost 20 years' experience in assisting accountants to secure new positions throughout the globe.  In our video interview (below) she provides an overview of what attendees will get from the workshop and why she is doing this.  It's all about Improving Lives!

What? - A CV and Interview Preparation Workshop

Where? - Hotel Mercure, Southampton Dolphin Centre

When? - 12th May 2015 - 6pm-8pm

Cost? - FREE to all trainee and qualified Chartered Accountants

Drinks and nibbles will be provided.

Places are limited so please contact Emma Maloy at Think Global Recruitment: emaloy@thinkgr.com to reserve yours and please do spread the word! 

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FAQs
The workshop will answer the following and more!

• How long should my CV be?
• Should I include experience that I have that is irrelevant to my chosen career?
• How do I make my application stand out?
• What are the differences between a face to face, video or phone interview?
• What is a competency question and how do I deliver my answers?
• What is a technical interview question?
• What do prospective employers look for at interview?
• How do I come across better and win the role over other applicants?
• What messages should I make sure I get across at interview?
• What questions should I and shouldn't I ask at interview?
• What reasons do employers typically give for rejected job applications?

And many more!  We look forward to seeing you there on the 12th!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THINK GLOBAL RECRUITMENT!

It was big celebrations at the Think Global Recruitment HQ in Edinburgh this week, not only have we secured new positions for a number of professionals seeking international moves but we also celebrated our 13th Birthday. It was the 7th July 2000 that the company was formed and ever since then we have made it our mission to IMPROVE LIVES of everyone we work with.

From a team of 3 that had a small office space in Edinburgh to now having a penthouse HQ that looks onto Edinburgh Castle and having placed professionals all over the World from Australia to Canada and everywhere in between.

It is an exciting time to be part of the company as it continues to grow and develop. We recently launched an International Oil and Gas division to go along with the International Accountancy and Finance.

We have also recently started a series of webinars where we present information to professionals who are looking to gain advice on many different areas of the recruitment process whether it is internationally or locally. To keep up to date with when the next webinar is please click here and we are more than happy to take suggestions as to content and subject matter that we discuss.

Here's to success for the next 13 years!

Cheers!

TGR HQ

THINK GLOBAL RECRUITMENT LAUNCH GLOBAL RECRUITMENT WEBINARS

Last month Think Global Recruitment launched ‘Global Recruitment Webinars’ allowing the company to invite industry leaders in both recruitment and accountancy to present to professionals on a host of topics.

Presented by Abigail Stevens (Managing Director– Think Global Recruitment), the first webinar discussed ‘Interview Preparation’ and was presented to an enthusiastic audience. Covering the full interview process from phone, video and all the way to face-to-face, Abigail has almost 20 years recruitment experience and has conducted literally thousands of interviews both for internal and external vacancies, covering a whole variety of roles and therefore knows every potential pitfall and is excellently placed to advise professionals seeking advice.

Although a new service line for Think Global Recruitment it is something that the company hugely enjoyed setting up and promoting. Abigail Stevens received great feedback from the participants. They all agreed that they felt far more confident and prepared for any interviews in the pipeline. All attendees that supplied feedback noted that they are more aware of how imperative it is that you tailor each application to the role and company that you are applying for.

Some top tips that were discussed in detail were:

TOP 10 TIPS TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEW PROCESS

1. Research - Read up on the company and do your research. Look at web site, financials, media page etc (keen)
2. Key Skill - Know what key skills are required and whether you have them (capable/confidence)
3. Practice - Practice answering difficult questions - Put yourself in the interviewers shoes
4. Salary - Never bring up the topic of salary before the interviewer does.  It is often best to discuss salary at offer stage. Ensure they know its not all about money (keen)
5. Most important - The interview practice is invaluable. It’s better to turn down an offer than be rejected. You may decide mid-interview that you really want the role but interviews feedback shows you have already blown it by that time (first five minutes)
6. Recap - Recap through your experiences.  Know your key achievements
7. Sell Yourself - Be confident in an interview but do not rely on your CV.  Remember to sell yourself.
8. Turn weaknesses into positives
9. Questions - Prepare questions before the interview (keen)
10. Closure - Ask what the next step will be and   indicate that you are keen (keen)

  

The GlobalRecruitment Webinars are an opportunity for professionals who are considering their next career move to receive first-hand advice on such things as ‘Interview Preparation’, ‘Living and Working on Offshore Islands’ and ‘Living and Working in Emerging Markets’. We are always open to suggestions on subject matter and topics that can be discussed so please feel free to leave a comment in the space below of any suggestions of topics.  We look forward to meeting you there.

The next two webinars cover the following:

Interview Preparation - 11th July 2013 at 10:30am GMT
Living and Working on Offshore Islands - 18th July 2013 at 7pm GMT