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Need to start job hunting after 20 years...any tips? (reddthat.com)
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I'm after a professional job anywhere in the field of helping people. I'm mid 40s, when I was last job hunting it was really different.

How the fuck do I start?

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[–] 5 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Do you need to sign on whilst looking? 

gov.uk for universal credit. 

They have their own in-house job portal and there's other websites such as indeed.co.uk and glassdoor.co.uk

Update your CV, you'll be uploading it and filling out a date few online applications. 

You're on Lemmy so I'm fairly confident you can use some sort of a computer

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Do people use CVs? In my day it was unheard of, it was pure application forms even for senior jobs

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    They seem to want both. Application form so they can filter you, then a CV for the interviewer to have Infront of them in the interview(s)

    Doing the work to update your CV means you can mostly copy/paste segments into the forms though.

    (Knowledge more from tech job hunting - unsure about other industries)

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    Ah mate it does my fucking head in.

    Upload the CV and then fill out a form with pretty much the same info on the CV.

    I use Glassdoor for applying jobs in the down season - I work building bars at festivals in the UK so most of the new work I bag is word of mouth, and usually March - Sept.

    During the off, I just use Glassdoor and the 'quick apply' option.

    Bearing in mind this is glassdoor.es so I'm not sure if the UK one has a different format? 

    Depends on your field as well

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Best advice I had, was to rewrite the job advert as your CV... so each application will be different.

    Obviously don't lie about your experience, but if they're wanting a "dynamic self-starting highly motivated..." then, well, that's what you are.

    Now, whether that forms a CV or an online form, it doesn't really matter as you'll be just copy & pasting their advert anyway.

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