Tuesday Update

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It’s getting to be a busy week, although I have only made one new application since my last update.

I visited the recruitment agency offices in Bolton on Monday morning to register with them for the local role for an Interim Shift Manager. I thought I would only be there 10 minutes but it turned out to be more like 90 minutes with all the forms and red tape to go through. The actual interview is not yet organised but I’ve been told to expect it soon.

The large FMCG company in Manchester contacted on Monday to confirm I had succesfully passed the psychometric tests which I completed last week. We have organised an interview for 10:00 Thursday morning, (wish me luck)

Also this week I took advantage of an opportunity to have my CV appraised by a local Job Coach. He gave me some excellent advice which has resulted in a much more concise document which focuses on my acheivements rather than my responsibilities. I have made the CV shorter in length and much more readable thanks to Dave Smith at careervisa.co.uk. I have included a link to his website in my links menu and you can also follow him on Twitter @careervisa. Tell Dave I sent you, I can thoroughly  recommend him, as he provides a miriad of services through his website and is very helpful to his followers on Twitter.
I now need to upload my new CV to all the online job boards which currently have my old one, and that will be a task in itself.

Finally, the one job I have applied for this week as mentioned earlier was a “curve ball”. Yes another role for which I have no specific experience but which I believe my current skills and experience would easily translate into.  Also the role in question includes training, so I could end up the oldest apprentice in Darwen..!

Weekly Round Up

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Hi again,

here’s my weekly round-up. Thankfully the job market show signs of improvement with a number of newly advertised roles on the various job boards.
I have made one or two useful contacts this week and have had some great news and some expected news of a rejection.

A Team Leader role I applied for in mid April resulted in me having some psychometric tests early this week.  I was informed to expect feedback either Mon or Tues next week with interviews being held on Thursday or Friday.  This is for a major blue chip FMCG manufacturer in Manchester (Just my style of company)

I have made an application through a job board mid-week for general Manufacturing Management Opportunities, although I have yet to hear anything in return.

As I pretty much expected I received a rejection email for a role I applied for last week as a Foreign Exchange Auditor for a travel company.  Expected because this was obviously not my normal career, but I thought it worth applying for just in case.  Unfortunately some employers fail to realise that talent from other industries may well breathe some fresh air into their businesses.

I received a telephone call regarding a role I applied for through the Job Centre website a couple of weeks ago for Interim Shift Manager in a local major manufacturing business. I have been invited to the agency dealing with the placement to register my details this Monday.  Following this I will be interviewed at the company later in the week.  I was informed that although this is an interim contract and I would be paid through the agency, there is a possibility that the position would become permanent.  This role is very much worth pursuing due to the close proximity to my home.

I was contacted by a recruitment agency on Thursday regarding a Section Manager role at a FMCG company in Manchester. Interestingly this is a company which I have applied to previously (for a different role) at the end of last year following my last interim role.  On that occasion I made it to the second interview stage before losing out to another candidate.  This company offers an excellent package, and there are opportunities for the future.  Needless to say, I have applied for the role and look forward to hearing back from them.

Finally I have contacted the blue chip food manufacturer who I completed the psychometric tests for in April.  Just to get an update bearing in mind there were no openings at the time the tests were completed. I expect they will reply to my email early next week.

So next week is already looking busier than recent weeks, and there are still other applications still in the pipeline.

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