Applying for Employment with Training
Applying for Employment with Training
Applying for employment with training in 5 steps.
Applying for employment with training in 5 steps.
1.Look into different roles
1.Look into different roles
There are various occupations in a variety of workplaces, you should begin researching potential options using websites such as National Careers and prospects and look into different job profiles.
2. Research opportunities / sign up to employment websites
2. Research opportunities / sign up to employment websites
Use different job sites to look into current opportunities and sign up their websites to ensure you are alerted to new jobs being added online regularly.
Employer websites – check company websites to see if they are recruiting – employers usually have a ‘Careers’ section on their website. Make sure you check in regularly or follow them on social media.
Recruitment agencies – register with local agencies. Some agencies specialise in specific types of work or sectors, such as retail or hospitality. You can search for agencies through the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (external website).
Social media – many companies now use social media for recruitment purposes, so using these platforms makes you more visible to employers.
Newspapers – you can still find vacancies advertised locally and in some national papers, so it is worth a look.
Employers – if there are particular companies you want to work for, contact them directly. It could be by phone or email at first. Or you can send them your CV and a covering letter. While they may not have current vacancies, you’ve made yourself known and you’ve added to your network of contacts.
Employment with Training opportunities can be also found through our potential sectors page :
3. Create CV/ Cover Letter
3. Create CV/ Cover Letter
Creating a cv and cover letter is advised when searching for work.
For advice and guidance on how to create them please click the button below:
4. Application process
4. Application process
Credit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/careers-advice/jobseeking-tips/1209/top-tips-for-online-job-applications
While most employers still rely on CVs, large organisations that receive huge numbers of job applications generally prefer to use their own application form. By using these forms they get answers to the questions they want answered not just the information you decide to give. They can also more easily compare one application with another, which is much more difficult with CVs.
Over the last decade there has been a steady growth of on-line application forms that are often tricky to complete and sometimes have word limits (usually around 200 words) for each question. Some employers allow you to partially complete the form and return later. Remember that they can read even your half completed form.
Selection criteria
Selection criteria
For most jobs there is a Job description. Once that has been written it is a relatively straight-forward task to write a person specification with details of the education, skills and experience necessary. This leads to selection criteria, some of which are regarded as 'essential' and others considered ‘desirable'.
The application form is designed to discover evidence that you have all the essentials and perhaps some of the desirable abilities as well. Your task is to demonstrate that you have these.
Useful links to help you with applications:
https://www.prospects.ac.uk/careers-advice/applying-for-jobs
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/careers-advice/jobseeking-tips/1209/top-tips-for-online-job-applications
5. Interview
5. Interview
An interview is a conversation in which the interviewer questions the interviewee in order to gain information. Interviews can be formal or informal, structured or unstructured. They can be conducted one-to-one or in groups, face to face or by telephone, Skype, or email.
For help with interviews please the button below:
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