DJMRO Career Boost: helping you find a new role in international Telecoms/Technology

Looking for a new role in international Telecoms/Technology?  If so, DJMRO Career Boost may be right for you.  DJMRO Career Boost is our premier service and consists of a range of career /job-seeking services (see www.djmro.com for details) to help the busy international Telecoms/Tech executive find a new role. It includes: 

1. A detailed initial career/CV consultation.

2. A new CV/LinkedIn profile - we will re-write your CV so it both describes and sells you in the most convincing and persuasive way possible. We'll also help with covering emails for various scenarios - job applications, speculative approaches to companies, headhunter intros etc.  

3. An Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaign - we'll agree what kind of roles, sectors and world regions you'd like to target and we'll research the companies and contacts that are right for you. We'll get your CV on the desk of the most appropriate decision makers. Hiring companies have no fees to pay; increasing your chances of securing job offers. We'll follow up with phone calls, email and Social Media messages.

4. An intensive interview training and feedback session - we do this on Skype and stage a detailed and intensive mock interview, followed by verbal and written feedback to allow you to fine-tune your interview performance; this is a powerful learning experience.

5. We'll also be available for a full 12 months as your personal career adviser and sounding board; providing help and advice whenever you need it.

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.

Contact Darren Manning to get started: info@djmro.com. Full details at www.djmro.com    

How to write a great CV; 13 points to consider

1/ Keep it short: the purpose of a CV is to present you to potential employers (and their agents) to secure an interview. A CV is not an exhaustive list of everything you've ever done. Two pages are usually enough for most job-seekers - three pages are OK if you are really senior. Remember that many recruiters – both in-house and agency – will spend seconds rather than minutes reviewing your CV. 

2/ Ensure the CV communicates a clear message: can the reader identify what you can offer after a few seconds? I favour a “Profile and Objective” section at the top of page one that describes your professional offering. You should see the opening lines of this profile section as synonymous with an elevator speech that summarizes your professional experience, and what you can bring to the table, in a few lines. It should describe and sell you in a straightforward and convincing way. 

3/  The Profile & Objective section should focus on telling prospective employers what you can do for them and not what they can do for your career.

4/ Use a simple design: overuse of colour/fonts and over-fussy design can distract the reader. 

5/ Professional achievements: don’t just list your duties in each role. Focus on what you brought to each position. How did you add value? I recommend the inclusion of achievements to support your job responsibilities. If possible they should be supported by hard data; money generated or saved, time saved by process improvements and so on. Also include awards and commendations.  

6/ Leave it out: mug shots, race, marital status, age, religion – in most territories these details are not required and their inclusion may be off-putting.  

7/ Use a simple format: a reverse chronological CV is best. “Functional” or skills-based CVs can confuse and irritate the reader. 

8/ Write in simple language; don’t over-complicate. Avoid clichés. Write in the third person.

9/ Leave out the jargon: company-specific and obscure jargon is best avoided. Why confuse the reader? 

10/ Check and check again: spelling errors and typos must be avoided! 

11/Tailor the CV to each type of vacancy: if you are applying for different categories of role you will need different versions of your CV. It may be enough to change the “Profile and Objective” section.

12/Key words and electronic sifting: be aware that this takes place. Think what key words and phrases recruiters might use to sift CVs in your discipline. Include them throughout your CV. 

13/ Do include: interests (unless mad or bad), languages, education (unless hopeless), your full contact details (landline/mobile/Skype/email and maybe a hyperlink to your LinkedIn profile) and address. 

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. I offer a senior, professional CV-writing service. See my LinkedIn profile and www.djmro.com for more info.  Good luck! 

Getting interviews but no job offers? Maybe your interview technique is letting you down

Are you managing to secure interviews but failing to win the job? Maybe your interview technique is letting you down. I can help, DJMRO now offers a new Skype-based Interview Workshop service package.

On Skype, and posing as a senior end-employer line or HR manager, I will put you through a tough and probing interview. I will ask a series of questions that include all the major types (competency-based, factual, stress/unusual, case study etc etc). This will not be an easy interview. I will then discuss your answers with you in detail, working through them in a forensic manner. I will provide both verbal feedback and a written commentary about the strengths and weaknesses of your answers and how you might improve your responses; analyzing where your answers were weakest and how they might be improved.  

This is a powerful learning experience and can make the difference between job offer and interview rejection in the future. Get in touch to get started. This service is priced at £165 (UK), which includes an initial planning conversation, a one hour interview workshop, verbal feedback and a detailed interview commentary/report.

See my Linkedin profile and my website www.djmro.com for more details about the other 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.

Do you only work with Telecoms & Technology Executives?

I sometimes get asked if I only work with executives in the global Telecoms and Technology sectors; writing their CVs and marketing them to end-employers and headhunters to help them find new roles.

The answer is yes and no.....whilst is is true that most of my customers for Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost are in international Telecoms and Technology, I also have great connections in Mining and Manufacturing so sometimes I help people who work in those sectors too.

However, regarding my executive CV-writing service, I frequently win commissions from people in a wide variety of sectors and not just ICT.  It is true that I have many Telecoms and Technology customers but I believe that I can add serious value to each and every CV/resume.        

My customers are Managers, Directors, VPs, C-level execs etc and they work in Finance, HR, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Technology, Engineering etc etc - they are a very wide collection of people.

I also work with customers worldwide and I really mean that!  I have many, many customers in the Middle East as well as Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas; just about everywhere in fact.

For details about my CV-writing and unique job-searching service packages take a look at www.djmro.com