RCN Jobs Fair 2015

Get your CV to the

top of the pile

Lisa Rogers

Rebecca Nethercott

Question?

Your expectation of this session What do you want to change? What do you want to do in a

different way?

What does this mean?

From applicant to candidate Career progression, moving

forward Looking for and creating

opportunities

Applicant to candidate

How does this happen? Job applicant to interview candidate

Nurse10 Chester StreetChester CH1 234Tel 01244 123456

Email: jo@chester.co.uk

Personal Profile:

Professional Qualifications:

Professional Experience:

Additional Qualifications:

Additional Employment:

Additional Information:

References:

Employers perspective:

What are they looking for? Experience Skills Values Behaviours

How can you find out? Have you got what it takes?

Job description

Person Specification

Organisational culture

Talking/networking

To be employed is to be at risk, to be employable is to be secure’The Art of Building Windmills, Peter Hawkins (1999) 

Career Progression Where do you want your CV to take you?

Are you resilient and have a growth mind-set?

New clinical area?

Education?

Research?

Specialising practice

Further study

New geographical area

Private to Public?

Hospital to community?

Have you developed CAREER RESILIENCE

Career Resilience:

accept change,

be optimistic,

find meaning and purpose,

take responsibility,

develop emotional intelligence,

balance work and life goals.

Looking for and creating opportunities

Consider:

Timing- when and why are you looking

Skills audit-(take stock) and gather evidence

Decide what you would like to do next- career progress and planning

Research: what is available

What does your CV/application/PS say about you

Making an effective application Tailor your CV/application form for that particular job/organisation/speciality

Focus on the relevant parts of your experience

Refer to transferable skills from other specialties

Convince the employer that you want to work for them

Be clear, concise and relevant

No spelling or grammatical errors.

Do as they say. If they say no CVs- don’t send a CV

Make the effort otherwise the employer won’t make the effort to see you.

Check your application/CV before you send it.

Nurse10 Chester StreetChester CH1 234Tel 01244 123456

Email: jo@chester.co.uk

Personal Profile:

Professional Qualifications:

Professional Skills and Experience:

Additional Qualifications:

Additional Employment:

Additional Information:

References:

In summary:

How do you get your CV/Application form to the top of the pile?

So, what has changed for you?What will you do after today?

Skills audit

Update your CV

NHS jobs- create a profile

Network

Explore opportunities

Work shadow

Write your own personal action points from today

Develop your career resilience

Thank you for listening

Questions