You really want the job, but the first hurdle is a big one - how to decipher the job ad and make yourself sound like just what the employer is looking for. But it's not easy: what does "must have integrity" actually mean in concrete terms? Or "able to initiate change"? And how do you ideally demonstrate that youve got it?
Having interpreted over 75 of the most frequent job requirements, this book explains how you can demonstrate that you have what the employer is looking for. Recruitment ads seem to have a language all their own. The people who write them know what they are looking for, but do you? Help is at hand. The Successful Candidate translates recruitment-speak back into plain English, so you can find out what it is that employers really want.
Product Description
You really want the job, but the first hurdle is a big one - how to decipher the job ad and make yourself sound like just what the employer is looking for. But it's not easy: what does must have integrity actually mean in concrete terms? Or able to initiate change? And how do you ideally demonstrate that you've got it?
Having interpreted over 75 of the most frequent job requirements, this bookexplains how you can demonstrate that you have what the employer is looking for. Recruitment ads seem to have a language all their own. The people who write them know what they are looking for, but do you? Help is at hand. The Successful Candidate translates recruitment-speak back into plain English, so you can find out what it is that employers really want.
Customer relations
Positive approach to customer service / customer focused / focused on client service / customer aware
Good / professional telephone manner
Good speaking voice
Helpful attitude
Enjoy dealing with people
Excellent influencing skills
Management
Good management skills
Skilled leader / ability to lead people
Ability to motivate people
Able to develop a team / good team building skills
Ability to develop people Communication
Communication skills / ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing / confident communicator
Able to liaise at all levels
Ability to contribute at board level
Articulate
Good interpersonal skills / people skills
Willingness to deploy tact and diplomacy
Good negotiation skills Personal image
Enthusiastic
Friendly
Sense of humour
Warm, positive approach
Outgoing personality
Presentable / smart in appearance
Approachable
'Special' kind of person / exceptional person / great personality Personal qualities
Innovative
Ambitious / keen to progress / develop your career / 'zest for achievement'
Determined / determination to succeed
Energetic
Hard working
Committed
Drive
Dedication
Integrity
Entrepreneurial
Professional
Reliability
Mature
Honest
Dynamic
Discreet
Loyal
A desire to learn / keen to learn Work style
Flexibility / adaptability
Highly motivated
Good team player
Ability to use your initiative
Enjoy working to target / enthusiastic about exceeding targets / goal driven
Positive attitude / 'can-do' attitude
Able to initiate / manage change
Self-motivated / pro-active / self-starter
Able to work unsupervised / be able to work with minimal supervision / ability to manage yourself
Quality approach to work
Disciplined approach to work
Efficiency
Ability to work well under pressure / calm under pressure
Good problem solver
Attentive to detail
Willingness to carry out duties
Not a clock-watcher
Imaginative use of resources
Well established work ethic
Ability to multi-task
Forward thinking
Enjoy working independently General skills
Good analytical skills
Organisational skills / systematic
Ability to demonstrate accuracy
Ability to demonstrate numeracy
Good IT skills / passion for technology
Excellent administration skills
Strong financial awareness
Able to prioritise workload
Able to plan ahead
Work to tight deadlines
Effective time manager
Having interpreted over 75 of the most frequent job requirements, this book explains how you can demonstrate that you have what the employer is looking for. Recruitment ads seem to have a language all their own. The people who write them know what they are looking for, but do you? Help is at hand. The Successful Candidate translates recruitment-speak back into plain English, so you can find out what it is that employers really want.
Product Description
You really want the job, but the first hurdle is a big one - how to decipher the job ad and make yourself sound like just what the employer is looking for. But it's not easy: what does must have integrity actually mean in concrete terms? Or able to initiate change? And how do you ideally demonstrate that you've got it?
Having interpreted over 75 of the most frequent job requirements, this bookexplains how you can demonstrate that you have what the employer is looking for. Recruitment ads seem to have a language all their own. The people who write them know what they are looking for, but do you? Help is at hand. The Successful Candidate translates recruitment-speak back into plain English, so you can find out what it is that employers really want.
Customer relations
Positive approach to customer service / customer focused / focused on client service / customer aware
Good / professional telephone manner
Good speaking voice
Helpful attitude
Enjoy dealing with people
Excellent influencing skills
Management
Good management skills
Skilled leader / ability to lead people
Ability to motivate people
Able to develop a team / good team building skills
Ability to develop people Communication
Communication skills / ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing / confident communicator
Able to liaise at all levels
Ability to contribute at board level
Articulate
Good interpersonal skills / people skills
Willingness to deploy tact and diplomacy
Good negotiation skills Personal image
Enthusiastic
Friendly
Sense of humour
Warm, positive approach
Outgoing personality
Presentable / smart in appearance
Approachable
'Special' kind of person / exceptional person / great personality Personal qualities
Innovative
Ambitious / keen to progress / develop your career / 'zest for achievement'
Determined / determination to succeed
Energetic
Hard working
Committed
Drive
Dedication
Integrity
Entrepreneurial
Professional
Reliability
Mature
Honest
Dynamic
Discreet
Loyal
A desire to learn / keen to learn Work style
Flexibility / adaptability
Highly motivated
Good team player
Ability to use your initiative
Enjoy working to target / enthusiastic about exceeding targets / goal driven
Positive attitude / 'can-do' attitude
Able to initiate / manage change
Self-motivated / pro-active / self-starter
Able to work unsupervised / be able to work with minimal supervision / ability to manage yourself
Quality approach to work
Disciplined approach to work
Efficiency
Ability to work well under pressure / calm under pressure
Good problem solver
Attentive to detail
Willingness to carry out duties
Not a clock-watcher
Imaginative use of resources
Well established work ethic
Ability to multi-task
Forward thinking
Enjoy working independently General skills
Good analytical skills
Organisational skills / systematic
Ability to demonstrate accuracy
Ability to demonstrate numeracy
Good IT skills / passion for technology
Excellent administration skills
Strong financial awareness
Able to prioritise workload
Able to plan ahead
Work to tight deadlines
Effective time manager