My Confusion and I

A bit more than a year ago I was wearing a cape and a strange hat whilst celebrating the end of university. That was a day filled with excitement, pride and happiness. 3 years of hard work had finally come to an end. However, these feelings wear off quickly because the day after you wake up with the truth; you're unemployed. Due to the unsuccessful job hunt I decided to expand my horizon and do a Masters too, because more education should be able to get me a job no? Well it kind of did since I am not unemployed but the Masters made me realise many things about my previous degree. First of all I came to understand that it doesn't matter how well you do in University if you don't actually go out that and get the experience. Everyone can pass an exam but not everyone can do something that affects other people. I've always had the ambition of making the world a better place and the only way to do this is to actually make the first move and attempt to influence others. If I...

So the day has come when I have got myself a proper adult job. Ok, this actually happened a few weeks ago but I've been dealing with my dissertation and a new job so I had to put this post on hold. But yes, I am now a recruitment consultant for a small company in Manchester and by looking at CV's all day long and receiving applications I have already learnt a few things about people looking for jobs (and believe me, I recognize myself in many of them). Therefore I'm now going to share some of my knowledge and maybe some advice, not because I am an expert (far from) but because I have made the same mistakes and am now learning how not to do things. 1. Keep your CV updated No one wants to see what you did 10 years ago if this isn't what you are still doing or if it is specifically relevant to the job you're applying to. I can only speak for myself but if you send a CV where you've been working on a contract since 2003 I would be slightly confused and probabl...