Employment application help please.

fleagle21

alice011178 wrote: »

I think that the 'honesty is the best policy' line is good - you could try answering some of the other questions with that in mind. You could say that a lack of integrity or honesty in business frustrates you, for example.

For a job in recruitment?! Nope! I'm currently working in recruitment, and it's quite an unscrupulous industry - made up jobs to accumulate candidate data and build up a base of CV's, horrendously high temp to perm fees which are applied in the most ridiculous of situations, generating leads by going behind peoples backs.... to name a few.

For a motto, I'd say something like "you reap what you sow" or similar, and talk about putting in max effort to generate GP and meet KPI targets, generating leads effectively, maintaining strong client relationships etc.

Sorry about the negative slant, but the impression I have of recruitment now I'm there is totally different to the one I had previously - although some adore their jobs and can't get enough of it, so all depends what motivates you I guess.

Savvy_Sue

neil182sr wrote: »

i never went to school as a child as it was more beneficial to educate myself as the many prejudices i faced from the education system from being working class and from a socially deprived area.

While you might want to work your educational background into your answers, I'm not sure what relevance it has to your post.

The other thing to say is that you must get your application checked and re-checked by someone who will spot all your spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. I only ever comment on grammar and spelling in the context of making job applications, so please don't come back with 'it's only a forum, text speak is fine etc'. If correct English doesn't flow naturally from your fingers, that's what you have to do, unless you want your application to stand out as poorly written and only fit for the Reject pile.

For example, the sentence I've quoted doesn't entirely make sense. Schools somehow do manage to educate many working class pupils from socially deprived areas, and I doubt if your 'self' education started at the age of 5, so someone must have taught you initially! What exactly are you trying to say there?

heretolearn wrote: »

recruitment is a cut-throat business, you need to be very on the ball, and I think really you should be thinking of your own answers. If you can't think of them now, when you've got plenty of time to ponder over it all, you won't manage the job.

Absolutely, I'm really not sure what use our answers are anyway: we're not going to be interviewed, far better to answer your own questions and see what we think.

neil182sr

No, i wasn't self educated from the age of 5, but i was from the age of 11. The area that i come from has a really bad reputation, so teachers would look down on me just for that reason. An few example would be: teachers ignoring my questions; i would also raise my hand to ask questions and they would just ignore me. I always use to complain to my parents about this and they decided to take me out teach me at home. However, my mum worked nights and my dad worked days; so i was left to educate myself and we couldn't afford tutors. The reason that i mentioned this is because i believe it can be a unique selling point for having a high work ethic and being extremely self motivated. I understand your point on "how much our answer would be anyway", but i'm just asking for advice on the questions that i think are the most important ones. If i get a face to face interview i know i will be fine because i know how to sell my self in those scenarios. I've experienced what a recruitment consultancy is like and i am very aware of what type of work is involved, but, i don't think that these type of questions have any relevance to how i could do the job. thank you for your input though i really do appreciate it

alice011178

fleagle21 wrote: »

For a job in recruitment?! Nope! I'm currently working in recruitment, and it's quite an unscrupulous industry - made up jobs to accumulate candidate data and build up a base of CV's, horrendously high temp to perm fees which are applied in the most ridiculous of situations, generating leads by going behind peoples backs.... to name a few.

For a motto, I'd say something like "you reap what you sow" or similar, and talk about putting in max effort to generate GP and meet KPI targets, generating leads effectively, maintaining strong client relationships etc.

Sorry about the negative slant, but the impression I have of recruitment now I'm there is totally different to the one I had previously - although some adore their jobs and can't get enough of it, so all depends what motivates you I guess.

Goodness - it sounds like a horribly cynical industry. I'd never cut it!!