What not to do when it comes to your CV!

- Too long. Keep it to 2 Pages, 3 Pages Maximum

- Too short. If your CV is 1.5 pages, you may not have sold yourself sufficiently

- Font & Font Size. Arial and Times New Roman are the most common fonts used. Keep your CV to one font for headings, and one font for content. Do not use too many different fonts or font sizes

-Pull the bullet points right over to the left hand side of the page. There is little point on having white spaces. This is space that you could be using to sell yourself

-Do not use complicated boxes and shading. Some of the Recruitment Database systems do not recognize them, and can cause your CV to be unreadable

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Recruitment Agencies – Do’s and Don’ts

• Find out who the best agencies are specifically for your discipline in Dublin. These arent always the biggest agencies
• Registrar with the top 3-4 maximum and work to build a rapport with your recruiter
• If possible, try and find out the specific names of recruiters that friends or colleagues have encountered. Otherwise you could go on forums and ask others who they would recommend
• The main thing is getting a Recruitment Consultant with at least 2 years experience, and understanding of your discipline, who has forged good relationships with clients in your field. Recruitment is a high turnover industry, so this can be difficult, but it is doable if you do the right research
• Always call in advance if you see a job that you are interested in. Clarify that the role is still open. When recruiters advertise roles, they generally put them up on the sites as soon as the job comes in, and then start working through their database. A lot of consultants can submit shortlists from their databases, so don’t end up considering people who apply. A good recruiter will only submit 5-6 CVs to a client.

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 What sector is a good one to target when job searching or upskilling?

• IT Services/Computer Software/Hardware
• Accounting and Auditing
•  Innovation and Intellectual Property Related Enterprises
• Green Sector Jobs
• Business Services
• Medical/Health

Most of the job search engines, career sites and economists agree that the top growth industries include:

1. IT Services/Computer Software/Hardware
ICT is a key growth sector for Ireland and the availability of highly skilled IT professionals here has attracted many high profile companies that continue to reinvest. In addition, the IT outsourcing market could boom as employers increasingly look to third-party providers in order to cut costs.

2. Accounting and Auditing
There is still some demand for qualified and part qualified accountants when all eyes are on the books at the moment. There is steady demand for compliance and risk professionals. Qualified and newly qualified accountants are required within the pharmaceutical, manufacturing and energy industries, as are candidates with insolvency and forensics experience.

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