AUSTRALIA JOBSITES

Australia Jobsites:

http://www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au/

http://australia.recruit.net/

http://www.careersonline.com.au/aujobs.html

http://www.escapeartist.com/jobs9/australia.htm

http://www.positionsvacant.com.au/

http://www.careerframes.com/links_main_intl/aus_nz_links.htm

http://www.quintcareers.com/Australia_jobs.html

http://www.jobsearch.gov.au/employmentlinks.aspx?category=employment

http://searchenginez.com.au/oz_jobs.html

http://www.workgateways.com/links-job-sites-australia.html

http://2myjobs.com/Australia/

http://www.worktree.com/index.cfm

http://www.alljobs.com.au/

http://www.anyworkanywhere.com/jcgl_au.html

http://www.jobfactory.com/onn5_7.htm

http://4icj.com/au/18-other-employment-job-sites.htm

http://www.physics.adelaide.edu.au/aip-sa/Job_Sites.html

http://www.qld.gov.au/

http://www.rileyguide.com/internat.html

http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/careers/

http://career.berkeley.edu/default.stm

AMERICA JOBSITES

America Jobsites:

http://www.americasjobbank.com/

http://www.job.com/

http://www.jobsearch.org/

http://www.impactpublications.com/

http://www.workingamerica.org/jobtracker/

http://www.jobpostings.net/

http://www.bankofamerica.com/careers/

http://goliath.ecnext.com/

http://www.americasjoblink.org/

http://jobsearch.educationamerica.net/

http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/jobs--America-IL

http://www.aflcio.org/issues/jobseconomy/jobs/

COVERING LETTER HINTS

Cover letters go hand-in-hand with resumes. While a resume presents a candidate's general skills and qualifications, cover letters go into more detail regarding qualifications for a particular vacancy. Therefore, in most cases a cover letter should accompany a resume mailing, and should be tailored for each job opening whenever possible.

· Address the cover letter to a specific individual whenever possible

Sometimes the name of the person is contained in the ad or posting. Blind ads with box number addresses are usually addressed as 'Dear Recruiter.' For unsolicited cover letters, write to the Human Resources Director, or head of the Department in which you are seeking employment (such as the Sales Manager or Director of Communications). A quick call to the organization will usually get you the information that you need. It is a good idea to use the name of the individual whenever possible to make the letter more personal. Make sure that you have the correct spelling of names and appropriate titles for your cover letter.

· Use the first paragraph to indicate why you are writing and to outline your qualifications

A typical first paragraph of a solicited cover letter might read: "I am responding to your ad for the position of Production Manager that is currently available. As a skilled professional with over eight years of experience in a light industrial manufacturing plant coupled with an Industrial Engineering degree, I am confident that I possess the skills and background necessary for success in this position."

For unsolicited cover letters, it's best to focus more on your interest in the organization rather than specific positions. For example, "As the largest teaching hospital in the region, I am confident that Ridgeview Hospital would be interested in the healthcare education and experience that I can offer."

· Use the next few paragraphs to outline your skills and background (Be selective in order)

Devote one brief paragraph to outlining your education and training. Other ones could focus on any relevant experience, activities, special training or other related professional achievements. When compiling this information, be sure to highlight what your training, experience and activities have taught you.

For example: "My Associates Degree in Business Management has provided me with a strong foundation that complements my sales experience." For each cover letter that you write, determine which of your qualifications would be of greatest interest to that particular employer, and make it the second paragraph. Rank order the other paragraphs in a similar way.

Computers also make the editing process for cover letters a lot easier. It is easy to tailor make any cover letter with a few simple strokes of the cut and paste keys. Be sure to keep all of your cover letter paragraphs on a diskette and compose your cover letters as needed. Remember that the first paragraph will always be unique and written for a specific job or organization.

· Whenever possible, close your cover letter with a specific promise of action

Unless the ad or job posting specifically tells you not to call, a follow-up phone call is appropriate and can often indicate interest and confidence to any prospective employer. In your closing paragraph, state something like "I will contact your office the week of (specify a date about 10 days after mailing) to arrange for a mutually convenient time for a meeting." In cases where you do not have the employer's name or phone number (such as blind ads), simply request that the employer call you if they're interested in learning more about your background.

CURRICULUM VITAE TIPS

Useful Tips:

1. Be neat and error free
Catching all types and grammar errors. Make sure to have someone proofread your resume, preferably someone attentive to details. Even the smallest error could land your resume in the electronic recycle bin.

2. State specific objectives
Form a solid, clear objective that will help you carry a focused message throughout the resume. The objective summarizes your skills and emphasizes your strengths.

3. Why does the employer need you
Focus on highlighting accomplishments that will arouse the interest of employers who read resumes asking themselves: "What can this candidate do for me?" Remember that the goal is to get the interview.

4. Make a good first impression
On average; employers spend less than 30 seconds scanning each resume. Most employers are more concerned about career achievements than education. Place the most interesting and compelling facts about yourself at the beginning, such as a list of accomplishments in order of relevance.

5. Emphasize your skills Use a skill-based resume format organized around the main talents you have to offer. Prioritize everything.

6. Use keywords
Include specific key words and phrases that describe your skills and experience, such as Product Launch, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Sales, Account Management, C++, Visual Basic, Word Processing, MS Excel, Graphic Design and Advertising.

7. Use buzzwords
Use industry jargon and acronyms to reflect your familiarity with the employer's business, but not to the point where it makes your resume hard to read or understand. Spell out acronyms in parentheses if they are not obvious, such as TQM (Total Quality Management).

8. Use action verbs
Portray you as active, accomplished, intelligent and capable of making a contribution. Examples: Managed, Launched, Created, Directed, Established, Organized and Supervised.

9. Avoid Personal Pronouns
Never use personal pronouns such as `I` or `me` in your resume. Instead of complete sentences, use short action-oriented phrases: "Coordinated and published a weekly newsletter concerning local community events."

10. Highlight key points
Although most formatting such as bold, italics and underlining is lost in an electronic resume, you may use capital letters, quotation marks, even asterisks, to emphasize important words or section titles.

11. Summarize information
While electronic resumes may exceed the traditional one to two page limit of paper resumes, in most cases, it should not exceed three pages.

12. List only recent information
The general rule of thumb is to show your work experience only for the last 10 to 15 years.

13. Quantify your experience
Numbers are a powerful tool. Instead of saying "Responsible for increasing sales in my territory," use "Increased sales in my territory 150 percent in six months. Managed 30 accounts for annual revenues of two million dollars."

14. Be organized, logical and concise
In addition to reviewing your experience, employers also use the resume to get a sense of whether you are organized, logical and concise.

15. Just communicate
Abandon the utilization of exorbitant, exquisite vocabulary. In other words, don't try to impress employers with the depth of your vocabulary. Use words everyone can understand.

16. Omit salary information
Never make reference to salary in your resume.

17. Avoid questionable subjects
Never make references to personal information such as race, religion, marital status, age, political party, or even personal views. In all but a few instances, it would be illegal for the employer to consider such issues. Also, avoid the use of humor and cliches in most resumes.

18. Be honest
Lying or exaggerating your abilities will always come back to haunt you. Since employers usually check into serious candidates, you will want every detail to check out.

19. Sell yourself
Do not under-emphasize your strengths and experience. Portray yourself in the best possible light. Skills that come naturally to you, others may never grasp.

20. Write your own resume
Be personal, yet professional. Create a resume that is personalized to reflect you.

21. Personal traits
if you decide to include personal traits, such as "Dependable, Highly-Organized, Self-Motivated, and Responsible," make sure they are applicable to the position desired. Will the employer consider them valuable?

22. Show consistency
to de-emphasize glaring gaps in your work history, consider using a functional resume, which focuses on your skills and accomplishments rather than a chronological format, which emphasizes the progression of your experience.

23. Be balanced and neat
The effective resume is balanced, neat, visually appealing and flows consistently. Clearly separate sections and emphasize section titles. Leave sufficient blank space between sections for easy reading.

24. Stick with common section headings
Use common section headings. Examples: Objective, Experience, Employment, Work History, Skills, Summary, Summary of Qualifications, Accomplishments, Strengths, Education, Professional Affiliations, Publications, Licenses and Certifications, Honors, Personal, Additional and References.

25. Be positive
Remove any negative comments or feelings conveyed in your resume, especially when it comes to previous employment experiences. Emphasize a positive, can-do attitude.

ABROAD JOBS

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If you have traveled to the most favored expatriate business locations i.e. London, Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Sydney, Bangkok etc. you will have been struck by the number of executives living and working in these cities.

Not all of these individuals were sent overseas by their current employers. Many individuals have been proactive with their career and have engaged professional career management firms such as ourselves to find an overseas job in their preferred location. It takes local employment practice knowledge, contacts, persistence and a lot of hard work to find a new executive position. Alternatively, you can utilize the executive career services here at International Job Search.

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