job searching questions

iammumtoone

I am looking for a new job and need some advise

• Although I now work I didn't work for 6 years :eek:. In that time I was a stay at home Mum. When I was applying for jobs prior to getting my current job, my CV contained some "transferable skills" I had from being a SHAM ie managing budget/ organising homework etc. I never did like the idea of including these but was I told I had to by the JC. Should I now take that out? and how should I explain the 6 year gap?
• I have been looking at indeed, is it worth checking all the sites or am I going to see the same jobs on them all? From what I remember from my previous job searching they all basically include the same jobs.
• Is there any way of applying for the jobs advertised without having to register each time with a different agency/company. I don't really want my email box bombarded with jobs that aren't relevant and to have my details held on file all over the place!

Any other tips I am not desperate to leave where I am but think it is time to move on as I am working far more hours than I am contracted with no extra pay



Thanks

DCFC79

1. I would still keep the skills and how it relates to the 6 year gap.

2. Yes some job ads will be on the other sites but there will be some jobs that wont be on all the sites, i found my current job on a local job site.

3. Use gmail/yahoo/hotmail for job applicatoons.

iammumtoone

DCFC79 wrote: »

3. Use gmail/yahoo/hotmail for job applicatoons.

I has thought about that, setting a 'fake' email up and ignoring it However I don't want to miss anything important job related.

Will it be that companies will email the address on my CV or will they use the one given that I set up for the 'fake' account?

I don't really want to be checking multiple email accounts every day (I already have two ). But I suppose I would only need to check the last one until I find something.

DCFC79

iammumtoone wrote: »

I has thought about that, setting a 'fake' email up and ignoring it However I don't want to miss anything important job related.

Yes there is that.

iammumtoone wrote: »

Will it be that companies will email the address on my CV or will they use the one given that I set up for the 'fake' account?

Not sure, Ive never tried it.

iammumtoone wrote: »

I don't really want to be checking multiple email accounts every day (I already have two ). But I suppose I would only need to check the last one until I find something.

I find indeed has more jobs I can apply for than Jobsite.co.uk has.

asajj

iammumtoone wrote: »

Will it be that companies will email the address on my CV or will they use the one given that I set up for the 'fake' account?

Usually, they use the one on CV, however, depending on the website you apply through, they might use the fake one too. One thing you can do is to set up a Gmail account and then redirect it to your one of main accounts. So if you receive an email to that Gmail account, it will be in your inbox and you won't have to keep checking.

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/10957?hl=en

YouAsked

Personally, I don't like those "managed a budget and developed multi tasking" type things. Remember, the people reading your CV may well be working parents themselves and think "so what? We all do that - it's a given". It sounds like what it is - padding out your CV. I can understand why people do this and it makes sense if you've literally nothing else to add, but you do.

There's nothing wrong with including your SAHP years in your employment history bit though. I never view this negatively - I've had such a gap myself.

I also look for evidence, so if you tell me you've managed a budget, I want to know the size of the budget, what software used etc - but then I'm like that with everything I read on a CV as I don't like bland statements such as "excellent customer service skills" or "motivated individual" - that's the bare minimum I expect. Did the person receive awards for customer service? Is there clear evidence of self-improvement, commitment to CPD etc?

Good luck.