Telecoms/Technology Senior Job-search and CV-writing Services - 10% Cash-back Offer

In recognition of the strength of the pound against most major currencies, I can now offer a 10% discount on all fees for my senior Telecoms/Technology job-search and CV-writing services. See www.djmro.com for service details and note that all listed fees qualify for a 10% cash-back payment. I offer the following services:  

1/ Executive CV-writing; convincing CVs that generate interviews. Most of my CV-writing customers are senior, international ICT executives.  

2/ Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns; a unique senior job-hunting service package utilising my network of over 10,000 LinkedIn connections in the global Telecoms, Media and Technology sector.  Also includes CV-writing.

3/ DJMRO Career Boost; a unique senior job-hunting service package (as 2 above) with extra intensive interview workshops.  

The CV-marketing and Career Boost services are designed to find you a new role and have great success rates.    Contact me on LinkedIn or at info@djmro.com with any questions, or to get started simply send me your current CV and your availability to talk. Full fees paid now receive a 10% cash-back payment.

Looking for a new senior Telecoms/Tech role in 2015? Get ready for September now.

Are you looking for a new senior role in Telecoms/Technology in 2015? Over 20 years' recruitment and career advice experience tell me that, leaving aside the busy first quarter (January to March), the next best period for recruitment activity is the Autumn (September to November).

New budgets and a new year mean more recruitment activity is instigated in January than any other month. February to May remain busy with activity slowing down towards the end of that period. June, July and August are the slowest months and then September sees a return to higher levels of recruitment.     

Get ready for September now. At the time of writing - the end of June - September is less than ten weeks away; time enough to have your CV re-written and to improve your LinkedIn profile. 

On a personal note I am planning to take some family time in August and will not be working full time, so if you are considering my services I would recommend you getting in touch now so I can work on your CV and LinkedIn profile in July. You will then be ready to get busy with job applications and speculative approaches to companies from the end of the summer.        

I write CV's for senior ICT executives worldwide. Most of my customers are in Telecoms and Technology. All of them recognize that a well-written CV greatly increases their chances of winning interviews and securing a new role. I also offer two unique job-searching service packages which are designed with the senior, international Telecoms/Technology executive in mind; Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost - see www.djmro.com for details.    

See my LinkedIn profile, blog and website for more info about who I am and what I do. Contact me today to get started and find a new role in 2015.

Why is my CV-writing and job-search company called DJMRO?

I sometimes get asked why my executive CV-writing and job-search company is called DJMRO. The simple answer is that it stands for Darren John Manning Resumes and Outplacement.

We are not, strictly speaking, an outplacement company; DJMRO writes excellent CVs for customer mostly - but not exclusively - in the international Telecoms and  Technology sectors. We also help ICT executives (Managers, Directors, VPs, C-level), find new roles by utilizing my extensive connections in Telecoms and Tech worldwide, through my Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost job-search packages. See www.djmro.com for details.

I also like the DJMRO name as my customers come from just about every country in the world and the name does not have  - as far as I know - any meanings in different languages. I hope that clears it up!
            

New-look international Telecoms CV-writing & job-search website: www.djmro.com

My executive CV-writing and unique job-search website - www.djmro.com - has now been amended and has some new items.

To recap, I offer three services, mostly - but not exclusively - to senior international Telecoms and Technology professionals: executive CV-writing alongside two unique job-search service packages, Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns and DJMRO Career Boost. All designed to help you find a new role.

If you are looking for a new role in international ICT then we can help. Check out the site and my LinkedIn profile for details of my recommendations/testimonials to see what customers have said about my services. I can be contacted via LinkedIn or by email: info@djmro.com        

DJMRO CV Marketing and Career Boost: new guarantee

Our guarantee:  If you are interested in our Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns or DJMRO Career Boost service packages and we do not think we can help you find a new role, we will tell you and not take you on as a customer. 

If we do take you on as a customer we cannot guarantee success, but we will do everything in our power to help you find your target role.  Most of our customers find new roles within 6 months. If you fail to secure a new role within a year, we will extend the service by a further 3 months free of charge. 

For more details of our unique job-search services see www.djmro.com  

A selection of excellent Telecoms/Tech senior job-seekers who can be introduced to you free-of-charge

We are currently working with some exceptional candidates who are all seeking a new challenge in the global Telecoms/ICT sector.  

Recruiters: for more info about these candidates/a full CV please contact me, quoting the relevant reference number. There are no fees for you to pay if you recruit a DJMRO customer.

1/ International Telecoms & Technology executive, currently Consulting Director for a global tech company in the GCC, and now seeking a new professional challenge. Over 20 years’ experience with both major operators and vendors and his experience encompasses Convergent Business Support Systems (BSS) covering the Revenue and Customer Management domains. He possesses the proven ability to deliver innovative solutions to business challenges while managing budgets and profitability. Speaks both Arabic and English and is highly self-confident with exceptional communication skills.  Now seeks a challenging new leadership position as a CIO / IT Director for a Telecom Operator/MVNO, or as a Consulting Director with a leading BSS vendor or Consulting Firm.

For full CV request CV01 Oct 2014.

2/ Senior HR Manager in North Africa, and now seeks a new professional challenge in an HR leadership position. A generalist, whose experience covers the whole HR remit including departmental leadership, development of HR policy and procedures, day-to-day HR management, recruitment, compensation and benefits, employee relations etc and with over  20 years professional experience, mostly in large IT & Telecoms multinationals. Additionally, speaks Arabic and English fluently.

Now seeks a challenging new HR leadership position. 

For full CV request CV02 Oct 2014.

3/ An exceptional international Telecoms executive, currently Director Network Engineering for a major operator, and now seeking a new professional challenge as a Chief Technology Officer with a forward-thinking Telecoms / Technology corporate. Strong strategic vision, business focus and people skills and the real and demonstrable ability to drive lasting and effective business change & technological improvements, introduce sensible cost controls and increase profitability. Now seeks a new challenge as a Chief Technology Officer. 

For full CV request CV03 Oct 2014

4/ Experienced ICT CTO, offering substantial international experience, and now looking for a new professional challenge. Over twenty years’ overall senior executive experience as a CTO/CTIO managing multicultural & diverse Telecoms teams of up to 500 staff and has successfully led over 100 Telecoms projects with budgets from 1.5m to 500m USD. Now seeks a challenge as a CTO (or similar) in the global Telecoms sector. 

For full CV request CV04 Oct 2014

5/  A Telecoms executive, currently a Senior Channel Sales Manager for  a large operator in the GCC and now looking for a new and senior professional challenge within the global ICT sector.

His experience includes successfully leading sales operations, motivating and managing sales staff, improving operations and increasing turnover and profitability. Possesses a degree in Business Administration and speaks Arabic and English fluently. Now seeks a challenging new sales leadership position at Director-level. 

For full CV request CV05 Oct 2014

6/  A senior international Telecoms professional, currently a Senior Roaming Revenue Manager for a large Middle Eastern operator, and now seeking a new challenge. His experience includes the control of roaming revenues & traffic flow, IT Project Management, billing convergent solutions, customer care support systems, fraud & revenue assurance etc. Speaks Arabic, English and conversational French. Now seeks a challenging new leadership position. 

For full CV request CV06 Oct 2014.

Recruiters: contact Darren Manning on + 44 7772 101 364 or info@djmro.com to learn more about these impressive executives and to request their full CVs.

Senior job-seekers: looking for a new role in Telecoms/Technology? Contact me 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.

Looking for a new role in international Telecoms/Technology? If so, take a look at Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns

Looking for a new role in international Telecoms/Technology?  If so, Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns may be right for you.  This is a unique job-seeking bundle of services to help the busy international Telecoms/Tech executive find a new role. It includes:

1/ A new CV:  after your initial contact, we will arrange to talk to you to discuss your past career and your future career aspirations.  We will then produce a professional CV for further discussion and subsequent approval. This is a process rather than a "one-off" writing service and we are happy to work with you through any number of drafts before we reach the perfect CV that positions/sells you in the right way to achieve more interviews.

2/ A 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.

3/ We’ll also help with covering emails for different uses such as specific job applications and head-hunter approaches and we'll be available for a full 12 months as your personal career adviser and sounding board; providing help and advice whenever you need it.

Take charge of your career with Individually-tailored CV Marketing Campaigns. Contact Darren Manning to get started: info@djmro.com. Full details at www.djmro.com    

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    

Free senior CV review

What will recruiters/HR professionals think of your CV? Does your CV sell your experience properly? Is your CV working hard for you? Could it be improved? 

It’s hard to stand back and critically appraise your own CV; you are just too close to it. For a limited period only I am offering a free CV review. Send your CV to me in August (info@djmro.com) and I will read it and provide you with a critical appraisal. My expertise lies in career advice, CV-writing and senior recruitment and I believe that it is an unusual CV indeed that cannot be improved in some way.

After I have commented on your CV you may then decide to commission me to write a new version. It’s up to you – there is no obligation for you to buy, but if you do my CV-writing service is priced at just £165; a small price to pay for such a crucial and potentially life-changing document.

Send your CV to info@djmro.com

How to find a new role

Looking for a new role?  Then make sure you use all of the main channels to market to maximize your chances.

1/  Job applications:  search the job boards and publications for your sector. Amend your CV if required to fit the role better. Send a short covering email. Keep it simple. Remember: tell employers how your skills/experience can help them and not what the role could do for you.

2/  Your personal network: ex-colleagues, business partners, friends and family.  As far as confidentiality allows, tell them you are looking. Seek advice. Pull in favours. Network.

3/  Social Media:  make sure your LinkedIn profile is up-to-date. Include a picture. Get recommendations and endorsements. Get active in groups. Post material in your areas of expertise. Make new connections. Ask for advice. Reach out to people.

4/  Direct approaches to employers: find the companies you want to work for in the sectors and geographies that interest you and email them. Try and find the right contacts via LinkedIn or on their websites.  Keep your email simple. Tell them what you can offer.

5/  Headhunters/recruiters: find the  right ones and get in touch.  Talk to many not few.

Good luck!                    

Our excellent international Telecoms candidates

We have been helping a number of excellent candidates to find new roles within the global Telecoms sector. Candidates include Telecoms CEO's as well as C-level and mid to senior-level professionals in sales & marketing, operations, legal, regulatory, procurement, IT, project management, PR, finance and so on. If you are recruiting for your Telecoms operations then contact us first as you will not be charged a fee to hire a candidate who is using our career advice services.

Our offering to end-employers is simple: if you need to hire senior staff we can help. Job-seekers who are registered with DJMRO can be hired free of charge - we will simply introduce you to the relevant candidates and you can talk to them and ultimately recruit them without paying a fee.

If we do not have a suitable candidate on our books then, on your OK, we will go to the market to find someone. For this special arrangement recruitment service we charge a fee of just 5%. We have extensive recruitment experience and know how to find the best staff in the global marketplace.

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

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.

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.

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.