It would appear that, as a reward for 30 years of continuous service[1], I am to be invited to apply for my own job. All advice, tips and templates welcome. Of course, if I'm going to all this effort, I might as well look for a good job while I'm at it. Not sure I'll like the idea of working for a living after all these years. [1] 18/08/10 -- | ___ Salad Dodger |/ \ _/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CB1300SA-9/CBX1000Z _\_____/_| .106850../..08850.../..32457. (>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 WG* |__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 PM#5 \ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4 \|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 YTC#4 two#11 '^' RBR Clues: 20 Pts:325 Miles:1100
Salad Dodger escribió: I was once in that situation, when Big Bad Network Associates (McAfee) were taking over Dr Solomon's. No CV, but a couple of interviews in which I refused to say anything as they were still the enemy, as in the deal hadn't yet gone through. I cleared my desk. Deal went through and I was kept on with a 50% pay increase. Funny old world.
Why do you need to apply for a job you already have , they cant make you redundant unless the job is no longer available and its unfair dissmissal if they sack you just because you wont play ball
Re-organisational deckchair shuffling and role combining mean that no jobs are remaining "as is", and they aren't likely to be quite as numerous as before, either.
If it's the same job exactly, you've got 30 years of experience. If it's different, you need to see a job or person specification. Then you can have fun with all the vital bits they've left out.
I blamer the tories CV layouts depend on a lot of things, most of it the personal preference of the person reading it. Ask to see your managers CV, and use that for a model Good luck
+1 Life is too short to spend 40 hours a week doing something you don't enjoy. Don't settle. Find something you do enjoy and chuckle when they pay you for it. One of the great things I learned recently in Spain is the Spanish word for "retired." Jubilado. It comes from the same root as jubilant. It sounds so much better than retired, or pensioner. And as a recent jubilado, I can tell you it really does feel jubilant.
Hahahahahahahahaha! And in the real world come back to people being told that they either accept new terms or have been considered to have made themselves unavailable for work etc. etc. etc. Note that the example above was carried out by a local authority to their non-teaching staff in schools- cleaners, caretakers, classroom assistants, dinner ladies that sort of role with the argument being that because they had paid, school, holidays that they had to take a cut in pay of about 5-10% from memory to make the paid leave 'fair' when compared to gardners and other council workers. Union opposed but the local authority got what they wanted.
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Colin Irvine Twice, you say? Try life in the real world ^W^W private sector.
It happens certainly. Usually a little after said company forgets they are **** all without the good will and happiness of the workforce. I've no idea what it would be like hanging in the same place for 30 years, but either it's so good you should fight like **** to retain the status quo..... or seek new scenery before you die. I expect it's now or never. And it's kinda nice to get ahead and be in control of what's happening to you.
Step away from the Daily Mail. Counter to the propaganda, it's surprisingly common, certainly in central government.
Keep it short. Two pages, three max. Of course, having had the one job for 30 years, this should be easy for you. I've never quite worked out how to keep mine that short with six different employers and and a nine year period of contracting with numerous jobs. Alternatively, give them the Elbow[1] [1] # I'm sick of working for a living # I'm just ticking off the days till I die
Again, this comes to a matter of taste of the reviewer. I think the best thing is to put skills and achievements on the first page. If that hooks them, then it's less important how long the rest is. That's speaking as a reader of CV's not a writer. Contractor's CV's are generally (IME) expected to be longer. I saw a 16 pager the last month. That was *too* long, though. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS GT 3.2 V6 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
forget the "no more than 2 pages, 3 max" advice. 4 is fine. Conversely, around this time last year I was "invited not to apply for my own job", due to them cunningly making a one word change to my job description[1] [1] s/English/French in the sentence "must be fluent in English"
