"You've got the job, so when do you want to start?"

Some good news! I had an interview last week and I got the job. Hip hip hooray!

Three months of unemployment. Three months of continuously writing, improving my CV, writing covering letters, researching jobs, interviews, rejections, feedback, mock interviews.... and I dare say..the list goes on.

So I now have a foot in the door. I'm hoping that things will be easier for future employment and I hope that the job market will be more stable the next time I look for work.

My plan is to share with you my processes in finding work and help current and future graduates get their foot in the door in a graduate job in their chosen field(not call centres, retail or bar work).

My next few posts:
- Searching for work: How versatile do you have to be to find your future job?
- Get yourself noticed by recruiters and have things to put on your CV to look better
- Adapt your skills to match your dream career path

I hope to have these out in the next few weeks.

I am also still working on my piece about work experience, which I hope to have up for you all by early October.

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Doctor doctor... I'm not employable!

That probably isn't true.

With three months of unemployment under my belt, I have a wealth of experience of CV writing, cover letters, interviews and rejections. I know from relevant experience that thinking you aren't employable is not the case.

You are competing against a number of other competitors that can all demonstrate the same skills you have, the issue is to try and separate yourself and make your CV and covering letter scream out to the recruiter. HIRE ME OR YOUR LOSS!!! You want to tell your prospective employer that you are the answer to their prayers and what you have is real ambition to drive their company to make more profit. End of the day, they are bringing you in to make the company more money. Priority for any company is 1.) profit 2.)profit 3.) profit.

If you want to apply, that means they have sold the job well and the more people they have applying, the better they are selling. So, your response...? SELL SELL SELL!!! Sell yourself like this is the last chance you do! Don't lie, lying is not selling, but boost your skills and sell them as if they are the newest thing on the block.

What every CV needs is power words; words that blast out of the page and make the recruiter wanting more. Prospects has a great list of power words that I have turned to recently to help boost my CV writing skills:

http://prospects.ac.uk/job_applications_power_words.htm

CV writing is an art; a chance for you to really create and represent you at your best on paper.

Now.. Get creating!