DECEMBER 2007 Cameron Recruitment JANUARY Newsletter

Seasons Greetings!

It has been a fantastic year for Cameron Recruitment, bolstered by a healthy economy and an employment boom.

The demand for talented and skilled staff has never been greater and the team at Cameron Recruitment has been blessed to work with a raft of exceptional candidates.Thank you for your support through 2007 and we look forward to assisting you in fulfilling your career goals and harnessing excellent opportunities in 2008!

The New Year ushers in a new government and many changes. We will be here to provide you with all the advice and support needed to navigate the changing landscape. As always we welcome your feedback and queries on ways to make our newsletter service more meaningful to your recruitment quest.

Wishing you and your families a healthy and happy festive season and a prosperous 2008!

Kindest regards,
Diane Humphries, CPA
Director | Cameron Recruitment

‘Tis the season…to be networking!

The working year may be winding down but the festive season should not be an excuse to let your job hunting lapse into a hazy summer hiatus. As tempting as it may be to take a break from searching for your perfect next move, the end of year festivities and the lull in most business activities provide a nice window of opportunity to keep the momentum going.

Accelerate your networking opportunities and perhaps land that much hoped for VIP introduction. It is also a myth that new jobs are scarce during this time as many offers are made during the year end as managers try to fill jobs before their budgets expire.

Re-evaluate, rejuvenate and re-vamp the resume

The end of year allows all job seekers to take stock and re-assess whether they are on the right path for their next career step and re-evaluate the methods they have been using to get there. This may include the realisation that taking some additional study or a quick course on an often demanded skill should be considered to accelerate your path. If you have dropped out of employment due to maternity leave or a study break, this is also an opportunity to expand your network and re-introduce your talents to employers.

If currently employed but determined that 2008 is the year for the next big step in your career quest, the holiday period is a great time to re-craft your resume, seek the counsel of colleagues and the team at Cameron Recruitment, and research extensively the companies and roles that you wish to target.

Christmas party networking

The most essential thing to do in the lead up to Christmas and the New Year is to liberally take advantage of all the social networking opportunities. Seek out your targets and make yourself very visible. Aside from your targeted future employer, many charity, Chamber of Commerce and industry group functions in addition to awards nights are scheduled at this time and provide a room full of opportunity to get your card and aspirations out into the marketplace!

Be poised to make contact in January

Once precious new contacts are made don’t let them dissolve. Schedule days in January to email and call your contacts, suggest a coffee or lunch catch up in the quiet days before the new year routine kicks in and maintain your visibility, you never know where a casual conversation may lead and always mention your experience. The new year also brings inevitable change and short term opportunities; use your contacts to find out about interim work brought about by staff departures or sudden job openings due to growth in demand or winning of large contracts.

Raise your online profile and help your recruiter

The digital age has allowed job seekers more access to local and international job opportunities than ever before yet with so much information a mere click away, it is easy to fall into the trap of taking a passive role in the recruitment process.

While registering for online alerts on Seek and MyCareer.com provides a direct feed of jobs in the market targeted to your criteria, how much are you doing to get your profile out there to potential employers?

Establishing and maintaining a relationship with your local and trusted specialist recruiter is paramount to making sure that your unique offering is understood and communicated directly to prospective employers. There is no substitute to maintaining a strong relationship with your recruiter of choice. Not only will they champion your cause in representing your strengths to prospective employers but also provide wise and experienced counsel in finding jobs and organisations that best suit your skills, cultural fit and long term career aspirations.

However the online realm does provide you with modes of empowerment that will raise your profile and make you more attractive to employers and assist your recruiter in showcasing you as a viable candidate. While many of us use social networking sites such as FaceBook as a valuable tool to stay in touch with friends and families the same application applies to business networking. A key to surviving in the competitive employment environment is to learn more about new media and technology, especially as consumers shift their attention away from traditional sources of media. LinkedIn.com, is an invaluable online business tool which allows you to create a professional profile, in the same vein as FaceBook. The site is predicated on the connections you have with associates and encourages third party introductions. The site is an excellent resource for researching potential new colleagues and also puts you in the midst of head hunters and senior executives that regularly trawl the talent pool looking for new recruits.

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