Looking for a new role in 2013? 20 years' recruitment and career advice experience tell me that January and February are prime hiring months. New budgets and a new year mean more recruitment activity is usually instigated in January than any other month.
I write CV's for senior executives worldwide. Many, but not all, of my customers are in Telecoms and Technology. All of my customers recognise that a new CV can greatly increase your chances of winning interviews and securing a new role.
See my LinkedIn profile, blog and website for more info about who I am and what I do. Your CV is a crucial document that can make the difference between application rejection and a great new job. Contact me today to get started and begin 2013 with a CV that works hard for you.
Sunday 30 December 2012
Monday 3 December 2012
Professional CV-writing and unique CV-marketing services for Telecoms/Tech and Mining Execs
At DJMRO we provide career advice and support to senior professionals mostly (but not exclusively) in the Telecoms, Technology and Mining sectors. Services include CV-writing, Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and the DJMRO Career Boost package.
Here's what we offer:
1/ Professional CV-writing: we are expert in the production of highly-effective CVs (and online professional networking profiles) for senior professionals.
We can produce a new CV (and online profile) that really sells your experience and helps you get the role you deserve.
2/ Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns: get your CV in front of the senior decision-makers in your target sectors and locations.
Recruiters are often too busy or disinclined to proactively market individual CVs. That's where we come in. This unique service is individually-tailored to your career searching requirements.
We'll discuss what roles, sectors and geographies are of interest to you and draw up a CV Marketing Campaign that will get your CV in front of the right people. We'll research the companies and contacts, send them your CV and follow up with phone calls, emails and Social Media messages. Hiring companies have no recruiters' fees to pay; increasing your chances of securing job offers.
We'll also stay in close contact with you for a full year after the campaign is completed to answer any career-related questions you may have; maybe you will want help with how to handle job offers or what to write in a covering email or perhaps you'll have other questions. Whatever help you need we'll be there as your career advisor and sounding board.
This is a unique service which allows you to take control of your career search.
3/ DJMRO Career Boost:
We also offer our DJMRO Career Boost package: this is our premier service and consists of our full range of career services:
•Detailed initial interview/career direction guidance
•The CV service (as above)
•An Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaign (as above)
•An intensive interview practice session
•Career advice and assistance for a full year
We'll help you create a winning CV and we'll undertake a CV Marketing Campaign on your behalf. We'll also advise you on career direction, help you with job applications and provide interview practice and interview technique advice.
We aim to develop a dynamic working relationship that will really boost your career. We cannot guarantee that you will get the perfect role but we can dramatically increase your chances by working closely with you.
Contact Darren Manning today to get started: message him on Linkedin or email info@djmro.com. More info on Darren's Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com
Here's what we offer:
1/ Professional CV-writing: we are expert in the production of highly-effective CVs (and online professional networking profiles) for senior professionals.
We can produce a new CV (and online profile) that really sells your experience and helps you get the role you deserve.
2/ Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns: get your CV in front of the senior decision-makers in your target sectors and locations.
Recruiters are often too busy or disinclined to proactively market individual CVs. That's where we come in. This unique service is individually-tailored to your career searching requirements.
We'll discuss what roles, sectors and geographies are of interest to you and draw up a CV Marketing Campaign that will get your CV in front of the right people. We'll research the companies and contacts, send them your CV and follow up with phone calls, emails and Social Media messages. Hiring companies have no recruiters' fees to pay; increasing your chances of securing job offers.
We'll also stay in close contact with you for a full year after the campaign is completed to answer any career-related questions you may have; maybe you will want help with how to handle job offers or what to write in a covering email or perhaps you'll have other questions. Whatever help you need we'll be there as your career advisor and sounding board.
This is a unique service which allows you to take control of your career search.
3/ DJMRO Career Boost:
We also offer our DJMRO Career Boost package: this is our premier service and consists of our full range of career services:
•Detailed initial interview/career direction guidance
•The CV service (as above)
•An Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaign (as above)
•An intensive interview practice session
•Career advice and assistance for a full year
We'll help you create a winning CV and we'll undertake a CV Marketing Campaign on your behalf. We'll also advise you on career direction, help you with job applications and provide interview practice and interview technique advice.
We aim to develop a dynamic working relationship that will really boost your career. We cannot guarantee that you will get the perfect role but we can dramatically increase your chances by working closely with you.
Contact Darren Manning today to get started: message him on Linkedin or email info@djmro.com. More info on Darren's Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com
Friday 21 September 2012
Free professional CV review offer extended to the end of October 2012
Our free professional CV review offer has now been extended to the end of October 2012. Read the last blog post (from 20th August 2012) for further details of this great offer.
See my Linkedin profile and my website http://www.djmro.com for more details about the unique career services that I offer.
DJMRO is a new concept in career advice for Telecoms, Technology and Mining executives (and sometimes people in other sectors) and offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost.
See my Linkedin profile and my website http://www.djmro.com for more details about the unique career services that I offer.
DJMRO is a new concept in career advice for Telecoms, Technology and Mining executives (and sometimes people in other sectors) and offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost.
Friday 6 July 2012
A new recruitment model for the global Telecoms sector
DJMRO is not an ordinary recruitment company. Senior job-seekers are our principal customers. We write excellent CVs and market our job-seeking customers throughout the international Telecoms market.
Our offering to end-employers is simple: if you need to hire senior staff (at country or HQ level) we can help. Job-seekers who are registered with DJMRO can be hired free of charge. If we need to go to the market to find someone we charge a fee of just 5%. We have extensive recruitment experience and know how to find the best staff in the global marketplace. We can find end-employers the senior staff they need for dramatically reduced fee levels.
Our job-seeking customers include senior executives with backgrounds in sales & marketing, finance, operations, technical, project management, legal, regulatory, research, PR and so on. Many of them are experienced in working in emerging markets and are at country-management C-level.
Employers: contact Darren Manning to discuss your hiring requirements: + 44 7772 101 364. info@djmro.com
Job seekers: check out www.djmro.com for details of our services.
Our offering to end-employers is simple: if you need to hire senior staff (at country or HQ level) we can help. Job-seekers who are registered with DJMRO can be hired free of charge. If we need to go to the market to find someone we charge a fee of just 5%. We have extensive recruitment experience and know how to find the best staff in the global marketplace. We can find end-employers the senior staff they need for dramatically reduced fee levels.
Our job-seeking customers include senior executives with backgrounds in sales & marketing, finance, operations, technical, project management, legal, regulatory, research, PR and so on. Many of them are experienced in working in emerging markets and are at country-management C-level.
Employers: contact Darren Manning to discuss your hiring requirements: + 44 7772 101 364. info@djmro.com
Job seekers: check out www.djmro.com for details of our services.
Friday 8 June 2012
Calling all Telecoms in-house recruiters: get the senior staff you need and save money
Telecoms in-house recruiters – are you looking for senior staff? Maybe you need to find the top team for a new or changing country operation? We can help - DJMRO is currently helping many high-quality Telecoms executives. These include country CEO’s, start-up commercial experts, senior BD people, CFO’s, senior marketing managers and directors, project managers and others. Many of them are experienced in working in emerging African and Asian markets.
Here’s the deal: DJMRO is not a conventional recruitment company, rather we work for job-seekers; writing their CVs and introducing them to potential employers. So, if you need to recruit we might be working with someone that is suitable for your vacancy. No fees are payable for hiring someone who is already on our books.
We can also – by special arrangement - source additional hires. These recruits will be charged at a very competitive fee rate – saving your company money but still ensuring that you get the best staff for your country operation. Our MD, Darren Manning, has almost 20 year’s senior recruitment experience. We guarantee that fee levels will beat ANY recruitment agency. We offer a better service for a lower fee - contact Darren Manning via Linkedin to discuss your hiring requirements.
Senior job-seekers: looking for a new role in Telecoms or Technology? Contact us to discuss how we can help you find a new challenge. DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See Darren Manning’s Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
Here’s the deal: DJMRO is not a conventional recruitment company, rather we work for job-seekers; writing their CVs and introducing them to potential employers. So, if you need to recruit we might be working with someone that is suitable for your vacancy. No fees are payable for hiring someone who is already on our books.
We can also – by special arrangement - source additional hires. These recruits will be charged at a very competitive fee rate – saving your company money but still ensuring that you get the best staff for your country operation. Our MD, Darren Manning, has almost 20 year’s senior recruitment experience. We guarantee that fee levels will beat ANY recruitment agency. We offer a better service for a lower fee - contact Darren Manning via Linkedin to discuss your hiring requirements.
Senior job-seekers: looking for a new role in Telecoms or Technology? Contact us to discuss how we can help you find a new challenge. DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See Darren Manning’s Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
Saturday 26 May 2012
Cover me, I'm going in! Six covering letter tips
1. Keep it short: recruiters often spend very little time reading each application. Your letter should be a few short paragraphs in length. Avoid long letters like the plague. They will bore the recruiter and may get your application binned.
2. Keep in simple: state which role you are applying for and where you saw the ad, say you’re interested, explain why you’re suitable, close. That’s it. Leave the life story out. Your CV is attached so you don’t need to rehash it on the letter.
3. Get the detail right: ensure the letter is set out correctly, ensure the recruiters name and title and the company name are all spelt right. Get the job title right. Simple mistakes give the recruiter an excuse to file your application with the rejects.
4. Check it: ensure that there aren’t any spelling or formatting errors. Don’t sabotage yourself!
5. Include a cover letter on job board applications: some job-board ads allow you to simply upload a CV without a covering letter. This is quick but very lazy. If you’re given the option to write a covering letter then do so.
6.Leave it out! Avoid clichés, acronyms and abbreviations that are not universally recognisable – particularly company-specific ones from your existing company, wacky typefaces and flashy design and colour (I am writing for professional job-seekers here outside of the creative industries).
Here’s a sample letter for a Middle East Sales Director role:
Dear X,
Re: Sales Director Middle East role, Advertised on Job Board X on X.
I am pleased to attach my CV for your kind consideration for the above role.
I am currently with X Company as Head of Middle East Sales - with full P&L responsibility for this 40 million USD business. I possess over ten years’ experience in the Telecoms sector and provide end-to-end telecom solutions to blue-chip clients such as X and Y across the Middle East. I lead a 20 strong team of sales and support staff. I speak Arabic, English and French.
In summary, I am an executive with broad senior-level Telecoms sales experience, very strong leadership abilities and excellent communication skills. I feel that I am now ready to move to a Sales Director role with your organization.
I’d be delighted to meet with you to discuss my candidature in detail.
Yours sincerely,
I hope this is useful. DJMRO is a new concept in career advice for telecoms, technology and mining executives. Senior job-seekers: looking for a new role in Telecoms, Technology or Mining? Contact us to discuss how we can help you find a new challenge.
DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
Recruiters: contact us if you would like to discuss your hiring requirements. There are no fees for you to pay if you recruit a DJMRO candidate.
2. Keep in simple: state which role you are applying for and where you saw the ad, say you’re interested, explain why you’re suitable, close. That’s it. Leave the life story out. Your CV is attached so you don’t need to rehash it on the letter.
3. Get the detail right: ensure the letter is set out correctly, ensure the recruiters name and title and the company name are all spelt right. Get the job title right. Simple mistakes give the recruiter an excuse to file your application with the rejects.
4. Check it: ensure that there aren’t any spelling or formatting errors. Don’t sabotage yourself!
5. Include a cover letter on job board applications: some job-board ads allow you to simply upload a CV without a covering letter. This is quick but very lazy. If you’re given the option to write a covering letter then do so.
6.Leave it out! Avoid clichés, acronyms and abbreviations that are not universally recognisable – particularly company-specific ones from your existing company, wacky typefaces and flashy design and colour (I am writing for professional job-seekers here outside of the creative industries).
Here’s a sample letter for a Middle East Sales Director role:
Dear X,
Re: Sales Director Middle East role, Advertised on Job Board X on X.
I am pleased to attach my CV for your kind consideration for the above role.
I am currently with X Company as Head of Middle East Sales - with full P&L responsibility for this 40 million USD business. I possess over ten years’ experience in the Telecoms sector and provide end-to-end telecom solutions to blue-chip clients such as X and Y across the Middle East. I lead a 20 strong team of sales and support staff. I speak Arabic, English and French.
In summary, I am an executive with broad senior-level Telecoms sales experience, very strong leadership abilities and excellent communication skills. I feel that I am now ready to move to a Sales Director role with your organization.
I’d be delighted to meet with you to discuss my candidature in detail.
Yours sincerely,
I hope this is useful. DJMRO is a new concept in career advice for telecoms, technology and mining executives. Senior job-seekers: looking for a new role in Telecoms, Technology or Mining? Contact us to discuss how we can help you find a new challenge.
DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
Recruiters: contact us if you would like to discuss your hiring requirements. There are no fees for you to pay if you recruit a DJMRO candidate.
Monday 30 April 2012
8 Job Hunting Tips
1/ Executives will usually have a clear picture of where they want to be in their next role but it is always worth thinking hard about what your skills are and what other roles and sectors they could be useful in other than your core target positions. Draw up a list of your skills and think about their transferability. Talk to people you respect to get their view. Maybe consider finding a suitable online test to help you in this process.
2/ Get your CV ready for action. If you are applying for different kinds of roles you will need different CV versions. See my other posts for CV advice and tips.
3/ Ensure your Linkedin profile presents you in the same way as your CV. Consider using the same wording on both to ensure consistency of message. Make sure your profile is complete. Look at your settings and make them as open as possible. Your profile needs a picture, a list of your skills and an intro that sells you properly.
4/ Talk to trusted friends and colleagues. Tell them you are seeking a new position. Many roles are secured by this kind of simple networking exercise. Don’t be shy!
5/ Work on your Linkedin connections; consider upgrading your account and messaging relevant hiring managers explaining that you are job hunting and asking if they can help.
6/ Join relevant Linkedin groups and engage in discussions. Post your own discussions if you can that demonstrate your expertise. Comment on other peoples discussions. Prove you are an expert!
7/ Register on relevant job boards, send your CV to a few reputable agencies, use the Linkedin jobs search feature, read relevant specialist jobs boards and magazines. Set yourself a target for the number of applications to make each week and stick to it. Think hard about your covering emails. I favour covering letters/emails that are short and to-the-point – three short paragraphs should be enough.
8/ Get interview practice; read about typical questions and plan your answers. Think about how to present yourself and your situation. What messages are you hoping to convey? Plan what you will say in an interview situation. Get a friend to listen to your answers and to watch your body language – we can all benefit from feedback on how we present ourselves.
Good luck! DJMRO is a new concept in career advice for telecoms, technology and mining executives. Senior job-seekers: looking for a new role in Telecoms, Technology or Mining? Contact DJMRO to discuss how we can help you find a new challenge. DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
2/ Get your CV ready for action. If you are applying for different kinds of roles you will need different CV versions. See my other posts for CV advice and tips.
3/ Ensure your Linkedin profile presents you in the same way as your CV. Consider using the same wording on both to ensure consistency of message. Make sure your profile is complete. Look at your settings and make them as open as possible. Your profile needs a picture, a list of your skills and an intro that sells you properly.
4/ Talk to trusted friends and colleagues. Tell them you are seeking a new position. Many roles are secured by this kind of simple networking exercise. Don’t be shy!
5/ Work on your Linkedin connections; consider upgrading your account and messaging relevant hiring managers explaining that you are job hunting and asking if they can help.
6/ Join relevant Linkedin groups and engage in discussions. Post your own discussions if you can that demonstrate your expertise. Comment on other peoples discussions. Prove you are an expert!
7/ Register on relevant job boards, send your CV to a few reputable agencies, use the Linkedin jobs search feature, read relevant specialist jobs boards and magazines. Set yourself a target for the number of applications to make each week and stick to it. Think hard about your covering emails. I favour covering letters/emails that are short and to-the-point – three short paragraphs should be enough.
8/ Get interview practice; read about typical questions and plan your answers. Think about how to present yourself and your situation. What messages are you hoping to convey? Plan what you will say in an interview situation. Get a friend to listen to your answers and to watch your body language – we can all benefit from feedback on how we present ourselves.
Good luck! DJMRO is a new concept in career advice for telecoms, technology and mining executives. Senior job-seekers: looking for a new role in Telecoms, Technology or Mining? Contact DJMRO to discuss how we can help you find a new challenge. DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
Sunday 22 April 2012
Our Excellent Telecoms Customers
We are currently helping some very impressive Telecoms, Technology and Mining sector executives with their career searches. Here are some examples of our current customers within Telecoms:
1/ An exceptional Telecoms commercial manager with over 15 years’ senior-level experience creating commercial strategy and leading commercial negotiations for green-field and existing mobile operators. Possesses an international mindset and experience and has worked in the UK, Haiti, PNG, Nigeria, Libya, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Saudi Arabia.
2/ A senior Telecoms technical management consultant with extensive experience gained working with Telecoms operators in Africa. Particularly skilled and experienced in ISP operations management. Additionally offers a PhD level of technical education (Electrical Engineering in Telecommunications). Also experienced with green-field start-ups, low revenue/low budget operations and turnarounds. Now ready to move into a CTO role.
3/ A high-calibre, senior sales/BD executive with substantial Telecoms sector experience supported by a solid technical background. Speaks English, Arabic and French and expert in developing product sales strategies and leading commercial operations. Now seeks a new challenge in Business Development or General Management in a High-Tech or Telecoms Organization.
4/ An accomplished Information and Communications Technology professional with over nine years experience in managing complex ICT projects. Offers extensive experience in Project Management and has worked for blue-chip companies such as Reliance Communications and Tata Communications. Also offers deep knowledge of Wireless and OFC systems. Now seeks a new senior role planning and executing ICT projects – probably leading a Project Management Office.
5/ A highly experienced senior manager who now seeks an executive leadership role in a Telecoms/Technology driven company. Recent roles include Deputy CTO of a mobile operator. Offers a truly global mindset and experience having worked in South Africa, Kuwait, USA, Indonesia, Afghanistan and Germany. Experience includes GSM, HSPA, civil construction, Transmission, IT, IP, WiMAX and successful management of operations and green-field roll-outs.
6/ An exceptional senior international sales & marketing / commercial executive with over 14 years experience in the Telecoms industry. Currently advising the CEO of a Middle Eastern Telecoms operator and was previously Broadband and Mobile Data Services Director with a large Telecoms group. Offers a powerful combination of sales & marketing, technical and senior commercial management skills. Previously introduced a revolutionary new WiMAX service. Now seeks a demanding new challenge in a senior commercial or consultancy-type position within the global Telecommunications industry.
7/ An experienced Telecoms executive with over ten years in the sector and currently with a major vendor in Saudi Arabia working as a Business Development Manager. Previous roles include positions in operations, managed services and project management and possesses a powerful combination of technical, sales & marketing, operations and project management skills. Additionally, has an MBA from a world-leading business school and also offers qualifications in Management Consultancy, Project Management and Network Engineering.
8/ A high-calibre, senior Telecommunications Executive, currently Executive Manager IT PMO with a Middle Eastern operator. Possesses deep technical as well as high-level commercial understanding of the mobile Telecommunications industry and overall offers a rich combination of commercial, technical, marketing and operations experience. Fluent in Arabic and English. Additionally, offers a first degree in Computer Information Systems and an MBA. Now feels it is time to step up to a senior management role at VP level.
9/ An international senior finance professional and qualified Chartered Accountant with over 20 years’ experience, across a broad range of industries; particularly in Telecoms, Technology, Media and Real Estate. Has worked in several Africa countries alongside the UK and USA. Specific skills and experience encompass strategic and tactical business planning and delivery, M&A, investor relations, financial management and reporting, cross-border planning and management, restructuring/turnarounds and senior interim management. Has also enjoyed extensive exposure to non-finance disciplines such as procurement and IT at a senior level.
10/ An exceptional international telecoms CFO with over ten years’ experience in senior roles in the Gulf and Africa. Has worked for major groups such as Wataniya, Zain and Etisalat.
11/ A Director level international Telecoms executive with over 17 years experience within sales and marketing, customer services and network operations. Currently a Director with a large African operator and a consistent record of driving significant growth in revenue and profits. Also, a key player in three start-ups; two Greenfield GSM ventures and one fixed-line & ADSL venture. Has previously managed a fixed and wireless (WiMAX) broadband business in 43 cities with overall P&L responsibility.
12/ A highly experienced International Communications & Brand Director with extensive senior-level web experience and over fifteen years in the Telecoms sector. Specific skills include branding and communication, corporate launch management, product and services management and web portal and customer relationship management. Fluent in French and English with a very good level of Spanish. Now seeking a new challenge as a Communication and Brand Director.
DJMRO is a new concept in career advice for Telecoms, Technology and Mining executives.
Recruiters: contact us if you would like to discuss your hiring requirements. There are no fees for you to pay if you recruit a DJMRO candidate.
Senior job-seekers: looking for a new role in Telecoms, Technology or Mining? Contact us to discuss how we can help you find a new challenge. DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
1/ An exceptional Telecoms commercial manager with over 15 years’ senior-level experience creating commercial strategy and leading commercial negotiations for green-field and existing mobile operators. Possesses an international mindset and experience and has worked in the UK, Haiti, PNG, Nigeria, Libya, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Saudi Arabia.
2/ A senior Telecoms technical management consultant with extensive experience gained working with Telecoms operators in Africa. Particularly skilled and experienced in ISP operations management. Additionally offers a PhD level of technical education (Electrical Engineering in Telecommunications). Also experienced with green-field start-ups, low revenue/low budget operations and turnarounds. Now ready to move into a CTO role.
3/ A high-calibre, senior sales/BD executive with substantial Telecoms sector experience supported by a solid technical background. Speaks English, Arabic and French and expert in developing product sales strategies and leading commercial operations. Now seeks a new challenge in Business Development or General Management in a High-Tech or Telecoms Organization.
4/ An accomplished Information and Communications Technology professional with over nine years experience in managing complex ICT projects. Offers extensive experience in Project Management and has worked for blue-chip companies such as Reliance Communications and Tata Communications. Also offers deep knowledge of Wireless and OFC systems. Now seeks a new senior role planning and executing ICT projects – probably leading a Project Management Office.
5/ A highly experienced senior manager who now seeks an executive leadership role in a Telecoms/Technology driven company. Recent roles include Deputy CTO of a mobile operator. Offers a truly global mindset and experience having worked in South Africa, Kuwait, USA, Indonesia, Afghanistan and Germany. Experience includes GSM, HSPA, civil construction, Transmission, IT, IP, WiMAX and successful management of operations and green-field roll-outs.
6/ An exceptional senior international sales & marketing / commercial executive with over 14 years experience in the Telecoms industry. Currently advising the CEO of a Middle Eastern Telecoms operator and was previously Broadband and Mobile Data Services Director with a large Telecoms group. Offers a powerful combination of sales & marketing, technical and senior commercial management skills. Previously introduced a revolutionary new WiMAX service. Now seeks a demanding new challenge in a senior commercial or consultancy-type position within the global Telecommunications industry.
7/ An experienced Telecoms executive with over ten years in the sector and currently with a major vendor in Saudi Arabia working as a Business Development Manager. Previous roles include positions in operations, managed services and project management and possesses a powerful combination of technical, sales & marketing, operations and project management skills. Additionally, has an MBA from a world-leading business school and also offers qualifications in Management Consultancy, Project Management and Network Engineering.
8/ A high-calibre, senior Telecommunications Executive, currently Executive Manager IT PMO with a Middle Eastern operator. Possesses deep technical as well as high-level commercial understanding of the mobile Telecommunications industry and overall offers a rich combination of commercial, technical, marketing and operations experience. Fluent in Arabic and English. Additionally, offers a first degree in Computer Information Systems and an MBA. Now feels it is time to step up to a senior management role at VP level.
9/ An international senior finance professional and qualified Chartered Accountant with over 20 years’ experience, across a broad range of industries; particularly in Telecoms, Technology, Media and Real Estate. Has worked in several Africa countries alongside the UK and USA. Specific skills and experience encompass strategic and tactical business planning and delivery, M&A, investor relations, financial management and reporting, cross-border planning and management, restructuring/turnarounds and senior interim management. Has also enjoyed extensive exposure to non-finance disciplines such as procurement and IT at a senior level.
10/ An exceptional international telecoms CFO with over ten years’ experience in senior roles in the Gulf and Africa. Has worked for major groups such as Wataniya, Zain and Etisalat.
11/ A Director level international Telecoms executive with over 17 years experience within sales and marketing, customer services and network operations. Currently a Director with a large African operator and a consistent record of driving significant growth in revenue and profits. Also, a key player in three start-ups; two Greenfield GSM ventures and one fixed-line & ADSL venture. Has previously managed a fixed and wireless (WiMAX) broadband business in 43 cities with overall P&L responsibility.
12/ A highly experienced International Communications & Brand Director with extensive senior-level web experience and over fifteen years in the Telecoms sector. Specific skills include branding and communication, corporate launch management, product and services management and web portal and customer relationship management. Fluent in French and English with a very good level of Spanish. Now seeking a new challenge as a Communication and Brand Director.
DJMRO is a new concept in career advice for Telecoms, Technology and Mining executives.
Recruiters: contact us if you would like to discuss your hiring requirements. There are no fees for you to pay if you recruit a DJMRO candidate.
Senior job-seekers: looking for a new role in Telecoms, Technology or Mining? Contact us to discuss how we can help you find a new challenge. DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
Saturday 31 March 2012
Calling all Telecoms in-house recruiters: why pay recruitment agency fees?
In Telecoms & Technology and looking to hire senior staff? You should contact DJMRO. My customers are a seriously impressive group of people. Maybe that is because they have the initiative and energy to take charge of their careers.
We are helping senior individuals in Telecoms with the following backgrounds: commercial (CEO/CCO), CFO, CTO, Legal, Marketing, Project Management, PR, Regulatory and Research. What do my customers have in common? They are all taking charge of their careers, they all have international blue-chip backgrounds, many are multilingual and all of them are top-performers in their chosen field.
These are people that have enjoyed senior-level experience with Telecoms operators and vendors in dynamic, growing markets worldwide and particularly in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. We also help mining executives and are dealing with some impressive senior staff in that sector too, helping them secure new roles in the global mining industry.
So, if you need to hire, get in touch with us as we may know a strong candidate for your senior vacancy. What’s more, hiring companies have no fees to pay. What have you got to lose?
If you are a senior job-seeker looking for a new role in Telecoms, Technology or Mining then contact us to discuss how we can help you find a new challenge. DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info. Get started today.
We are helping senior individuals in Telecoms with the following backgrounds: commercial (CEO/CCO), CFO, CTO, Legal, Marketing, Project Management, PR, Regulatory and Research. What do my customers have in common? They are all taking charge of their careers, they all have international blue-chip backgrounds, many are multilingual and all of them are top-performers in their chosen field.
These are people that have enjoyed senior-level experience with Telecoms operators and vendors in dynamic, growing markets worldwide and particularly in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. We also help mining executives and are dealing with some impressive senior staff in that sector too, helping them secure new roles in the global mining industry.
So, if you need to hire, get in touch with us as we may know a strong candidate for your senior vacancy. What’s more, hiring companies have no fees to pay. What have you got to lose?
If you are a senior job-seeker looking for a new role in Telecoms, Technology or Mining then contact us to discuss how we can help you find a new challenge. DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing services as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info. Get started today.
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Is your CV letting you down?
Job applications not working out? Maybe your CV is letting you down. As a professional CV-writer/Career Advisor with 20 years’ experience in recruitment I have read thousands of CVs. Writing a CV is not an easy task and many novices make the same mistakes. These mistakes fit into three broad categories: information overload, modesty and plain stupidity.
Let’s start with information overload. Picture the scene: the recruiter is sitting at his desk and starting to review applications for the job they have been retained to fill. They open the CV attached to the email and begin to read.....the CV is 8 pages long. The candidate is not invited for interview. CV’s should be short. Two pages is ideal, three pages is OK for more senior executives but only if you are really senior.
It is important to have a short CV as recruiters - by this I mean in-house and agency gatekeepers of all kinds – will often read a CV in seconds rather than minutes. The CV should be easy to understand and the gatekeeper should be able to ascertain what kind of candidate they are dealing with in moments. A CV should have instant page 1 impact and the reader ought to be able to understand your offering as a candidate straight away. Longer CVs make this more difficult. Remember, the CV is a sales document and not an exhaustive list of every duty you’ve ever had. Skills-based, or functional CV’s; also facilitate against understanding and are often chosen by those with career gaps and other reasons to muddy the waters. Recruiters know this. Functional CVs are, on the whole, just irritating.
To avoid information overload also leave out the jargon and acronyms; fair enough if you are in a major industry and are using universally known stuff – GSM and VAS are OK in Telecoms for example. In-house, company-specific jargon and phrases are a big “no” but are surprisingly common in CVs.
Information overload is also caused by the inclusion of unnecessary detail. We don’t need to know certain things and it may be illegal in some countries to use these details to select candidates. No age, marital status, religion, race, or mug shots please (for most professional CVs in most countries).
Modesty is the second area of major CV-writing weaknesses. The CV is a sales document. Don’t just list your duties, list your accomplishments. Use verbs. Think: what did you achieve? What value did you add? What time did your innovation save? Maybe have a separate list of achievements. Also, many CV s do not include searchable key words. CVs and online profiles are often searched electronically; make sure your key words feature throughout the CV.
Finally, let’s deal with plain stupidity. This bit is easy. Don’t make spelling mistakes, watch your grammar, avoid silly or cute email addresses, don’t list irrelevant and eccentric hobbies and include your full contact details. I would also avoid writing in the first person and a final point; keep the design, typefaces and colours plain and simple. Where design is concerned less is usually more.
My Career Advice company DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info and contact me anytime to discuss how I can help boost your career.
Let’s start with information overload. Picture the scene: the recruiter is sitting at his desk and starting to review applications for the job they have been retained to fill. They open the CV attached to the email and begin to read.....the CV is 8 pages long. The candidate is not invited for interview. CV’s should be short. Two pages is ideal, three pages is OK for more senior executives but only if you are really senior.
It is important to have a short CV as recruiters - by this I mean in-house and agency gatekeepers of all kinds – will often read a CV in seconds rather than minutes. The CV should be easy to understand and the gatekeeper should be able to ascertain what kind of candidate they are dealing with in moments. A CV should have instant page 1 impact and the reader ought to be able to understand your offering as a candidate straight away. Longer CVs make this more difficult. Remember, the CV is a sales document and not an exhaustive list of every duty you’ve ever had. Skills-based, or functional CV’s; also facilitate against understanding and are often chosen by those with career gaps and other reasons to muddy the waters. Recruiters know this. Functional CVs are, on the whole, just irritating.
To avoid information overload also leave out the jargon and acronyms; fair enough if you are in a major industry and are using universally known stuff – GSM and VAS are OK in Telecoms for example. In-house, company-specific jargon and phrases are a big “no” but are surprisingly common in CVs.
Information overload is also caused by the inclusion of unnecessary detail. We don’t need to know certain things and it may be illegal in some countries to use these details to select candidates. No age, marital status, religion, race, or mug shots please (for most professional CVs in most countries).
Modesty is the second area of major CV-writing weaknesses. The CV is a sales document. Don’t just list your duties, list your accomplishments. Use verbs. Think: what did you achieve? What value did you add? What time did your innovation save? Maybe have a separate list of achievements. Also, many CV s do not include searchable key words. CVs and online profiles are often searched electronically; make sure your key words feature throughout the CV.
Finally, let’s deal with plain stupidity. This bit is easy. Don’t make spelling mistakes, watch your grammar, avoid silly or cute email addresses, don’t list irrelevant and eccentric hobbies and include your full contact details. I would also avoid writing in the first person and a final point; keep the design, typefaces and colours plain and simple. Where design is concerned less is usually more.
My Career Advice company DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info and contact me anytime to discuss how I can help boost your career.
Saturday 3 March 2012
How to write a CV that works
Many people approach writing a CV with real trepidation and I can understand why, it is easy to make mistakes and there are many potential pitfalls.
Firstly, it’s important to define what a CV is for. The purpose of a CV is to represent the job-seeker to a potential employer with a view to securing an interview. That’s it. A CV is not an exhaustive list or complete history, it is a sales document designed to get the job-seeker in front of the potential employer. It is a personal branding statement with a clear objective – to secure an interview.
There are some common mistakes that the novice CV-writer makes. These include issues around CV length, honesty, inappropriate use of humour, inclusion of unnecessary details (date-of-birth, marital status), overuse of jargon and acronyms, use of clichés, opting for a hard to understand skills-based CV, over elaborate formatting & poor design decisions and spelling errors. I will discuss these problems in detail in a future blog post. Other issues include not tailoring the CV to each application. This is another subject that I will return to in later blog posts.
Here’s how I recommend one should write a CV.
Length: two pages is preferred for most professionals some way into their career. This is not a hard and fast rule and three pages is not a disaster but recruiters who work for end-employers and agencies will read a CV in seconds rather than minutes. The CV must be easy to read and brief.
Format: keep it simple; avoid unusual typefaces and too much formatting or the design and layout will detract from the message.
Profiles: I like to write a two or three paragraph profile at the top of page one. This is one of the key parts of the CV. You should see the opening lines of the profile as synonymous with an elevator speech – this part summarises your professional experience and what you can bring to the table in a few lines. The recruiter should be able to establish what you can offer in seconds.
Achievements: these should follow the profile and are a list of three to five professional achievements from recent roles. They may include awards. If possible they should be supported by hard data; money generated or saved, time saved by process improvements and so on.
Then write up work experience in reverse chronological order. Keep it brief. Use bullet points and focus on the use of positive action words and searchable keywords.
Other sections will include education/professional qualifications, personal contact details and possibly systems and technical knowledge where appropriate.
There are many issues to consider when writing a CV. That’s why many people call on a professional CV-writer to help them with this crucial document. My Career Advice company DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
Contact me anytime to discuss how I can help boost your career.
Firstly, it’s important to define what a CV is for. The purpose of a CV is to represent the job-seeker to a potential employer with a view to securing an interview. That’s it. A CV is not an exhaustive list or complete history, it is a sales document designed to get the job-seeker in front of the potential employer. It is a personal branding statement with a clear objective – to secure an interview.
There are some common mistakes that the novice CV-writer makes. These include issues around CV length, honesty, inappropriate use of humour, inclusion of unnecessary details (date-of-birth, marital status), overuse of jargon and acronyms, use of clichés, opting for a hard to understand skills-based CV, over elaborate formatting & poor design decisions and spelling errors. I will discuss these problems in detail in a future blog post. Other issues include not tailoring the CV to each application. This is another subject that I will return to in later blog posts.
Here’s how I recommend one should write a CV.
Length: two pages is preferred for most professionals some way into their career. This is not a hard and fast rule and three pages is not a disaster but recruiters who work for end-employers and agencies will read a CV in seconds rather than minutes. The CV must be easy to read and brief.
Format: keep it simple; avoid unusual typefaces and too much formatting or the design and layout will detract from the message.
Profiles: I like to write a two or three paragraph profile at the top of page one. This is one of the key parts of the CV. You should see the opening lines of the profile as synonymous with an elevator speech – this part summarises your professional experience and what you can bring to the table in a few lines. The recruiter should be able to establish what you can offer in seconds.
Achievements: these should follow the profile and are a list of three to five professional achievements from recent roles. They may include awards. If possible they should be supported by hard data; money generated or saved, time saved by process improvements and so on.
Then write up work experience in reverse chronological order. Keep it brief. Use bullet points and focus on the use of positive action words and searchable keywords.
Other sections will include education/professional qualifications, personal contact details and possibly systems and technical knowledge where appropriate.
There are many issues to consider when writing a CV. That’s why many people call on a professional CV-writer to help them with this crucial document. My Career Advice company DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
Contact me anytime to discuss how I can help boost your career.
Saturday 18 February 2012
A Short History Of The CV
When did people start using a Curriculum Vitae or CV as an introduction to a prospective employer? Before we discuss that, a quick clarification, for the purposes of this post the “curriculum vitae” or CV, and the “resume”, are one and the same thing.
The CV, in the UK, is a decidedly modern document which started life after the Second World War and gradually grew in importance, but only really took off, becoming the norm, from the mid 1980s. If one studies historical job ads from The Times Online, it is striking to note that the vast majority of employers do not request a CV even as late as 1982.
Going much further back in time; job ads from around 1800 ask the applicant to apply in person for more junior posts or perhaps by letter for professionals. By the start of the 20th century this still holds true although requests for letters of application are more common for more junior roles too. We have to move to the 1950s to see a kind of proto-CV request; by this time applicants are instructed to apply by letter but “including full details of experience”. This formula is still the norm in the 1960s when applicants are also commonly told to write including “full particulars” of experience.
In the 1970s one sees the arrival of application forms for many vacancies although many job ads still request a letter from candidates with no mention of a CV. A phone call is now also commonly requested. Only in the 1980s does one generally encounter job ads that ask candidates to send a curriculum vitae.
In the USA it is argued that the one page “resume” was seriously boosted by the arrival home from the Second World War of hundreds of thousands of servicemen. These soldiers, sailors and aircrew were demobbed from 1945, and many immediately began to seek work. Employers were overwhelmed with applications and so they encouraged applicants to write a one page resume so they could quickly assess the suitability of the job seeker.
In previous eras CVs were simply not used. In feudal Europe and later up to the early modern age, the travelling guild journeyman would carry a letter of introduction from his master. Widespread illiteracy meant that most people could not write a CV. Lack of job market flexibility meant that most people did not need a CV; people stayed where they were born on the whole and job “applications” – when people didn’t just do as their fathers had done – consisted of personal contacts. As Social Theorist Max Weber says in “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” (1905), workers in pre-capitalist institutions understood work in terms of personal relationships between master and journeyman in a guild; or between lord and peasant in a manor.
Even in the capitalist age there was a lack of job mobility until relatively recently in the later 20th century. CVs need a mobile, educated labour force to exist and, of course, the IT revolution has enabled and facilitated the growth of the CV.
My Career Advice company DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
Contact me anytime to discuss how I can help boost your career.
The CV, in the UK, is a decidedly modern document which started life after the Second World War and gradually grew in importance, but only really took off, becoming the norm, from the mid 1980s. If one studies historical job ads from The Times Online, it is striking to note that the vast majority of employers do not request a CV even as late as 1982.
Going much further back in time; job ads from around 1800 ask the applicant to apply in person for more junior posts or perhaps by letter for professionals. By the start of the 20th century this still holds true although requests for letters of application are more common for more junior roles too. We have to move to the 1950s to see a kind of proto-CV request; by this time applicants are instructed to apply by letter but “including full details of experience”. This formula is still the norm in the 1960s when applicants are also commonly told to write including “full particulars” of experience.
In the 1970s one sees the arrival of application forms for many vacancies although many job ads still request a letter from candidates with no mention of a CV. A phone call is now also commonly requested. Only in the 1980s does one generally encounter job ads that ask candidates to send a curriculum vitae.
In the USA it is argued that the one page “resume” was seriously boosted by the arrival home from the Second World War of hundreds of thousands of servicemen. These soldiers, sailors and aircrew were demobbed from 1945, and many immediately began to seek work. Employers were overwhelmed with applications and so they encouraged applicants to write a one page resume so they could quickly assess the suitability of the job seeker.
In previous eras CVs were simply not used. In feudal Europe and later up to the early modern age, the travelling guild journeyman would carry a letter of introduction from his master. Widespread illiteracy meant that most people could not write a CV. Lack of job market flexibility meant that most people did not need a CV; people stayed where they were born on the whole and job “applications” – when people didn’t just do as their fathers had done – consisted of personal contacts. As Social Theorist Max Weber says in “The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism” (1905), workers in pre-capitalist institutions understood work in terms of personal relationships between master and journeyman in a guild; or between lord and peasant in a manor.
Even in the capitalist age there was a lack of job mobility until relatively recently in the later 20th century. CVs need a mobile, educated labour force to exist and, of course, the IT revolution has enabled and facilitated the growth of the CV.
My Career Advice company DJMRO offers senior, professional CV-writing as well as two unique careers packages for executive job-seekers; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. See my Linkedin profile and www.djmro.com for more info.
Contact me anytime to discuss how I can help boost your career.
Thursday 16 February 2012
DJMRO: Our International Customers
It really is a global village. Our customers at DJMRO come from nearly 40 countries.
They choose DJMRO to market them to their preferred sectors and geographies - or just to write them an excellent CV. Our customers are senior people with very impressive backgrounds; they want to take charge of their careers.
Here are our top ten countries by customer nationality:
1/ India
2/ Canada
3/ USA
4/ UK
5/ Egypt
6/ Jordan
7/ France
8/ Saudi Arabia
9/ Pakistan
10/South Africa
Plus, just missing out on the top 10 are: UAE, Turkey, Holland, Germany, Tunisia, Cote D'Ivoire, Mexico and Russia.
DJMRO offers proactive career advice and support mostly, but not exclusively, to international executives in the telecoms, technology and mining sectors. Our services include CV-writing, the Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaign package and DJMRO Career Boost. Check out my Linkedin profile and the website - www.djmro.com - for more info. Contact me anytime to discuss how DJMRO's new and innovative career services can help you.
Customers who choose the Marketing Campaign or Career Boost packages receive the DJMRO promise: we will work with you until you find a new role.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Very best regards,
Darren Manning
+ 44 (0) 7772 101 364
+ 44 (0) 208 690 8117
Skype: darren.manning1969
www.djmro.com
They choose DJMRO to market them to their preferred sectors and geographies - or just to write them an excellent CV. Our customers are senior people with very impressive backgrounds; they want to take charge of their careers.
Here are our top ten countries by customer nationality:
1/ India
2/ Canada
3/ USA
4/ UK
5/ Egypt
6/ Jordan
7/ France
8/ Saudi Arabia
9/ Pakistan
10/South Africa
Plus, just missing out on the top 10 are: UAE, Turkey, Holland, Germany, Tunisia, Cote D'Ivoire, Mexico and Russia.
DJMRO offers proactive career advice and support mostly, but not exclusively, to international executives in the telecoms, technology and mining sectors. Our services include CV-writing, the Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaign package and DJMRO Career Boost. Check out my Linkedin profile and the website - www.djmro.com - for more info. Contact me anytime to discuss how DJMRO's new and innovative career services can help you.
Customers who choose the Marketing Campaign or Career Boost packages receive the DJMRO promise: we will work with you until you find a new role.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Very best regards,
Darren Manning
+ 44 (0) 7772 101 364
+ 44 (0) 208 690 8117
Skype: darren.manning1969
www.djmro.com
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