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Guest blog, kindly provided by Stephen Thompson at Armed Forces CVs This year has been, I'm sure we all agree, both challenging and unique. The C-19 situation has meant that more people have lost their jobs since March than would have seemed even possible before then. And job losses continue. There has never been a worse time to leave the…

These 'Top Tips' have kindly been provided by our ex-military audience, we hope they help you as you make your transition from your military uniform into commercial employment. If you have a 'Top Tip' to share please click here, many thanks. Please note that we regularly update this page with new material Anonymous Have confidence in yourself and your abilities.…

Every Friday the team here at Demob Job produces a short video to reflect on the success of our candidates and clients. Yes, it is a tough time if you are leaving your military career and looking for a job, but things do seem to be turning. Watch our latest #fridaysuccess video below: If you are leaving your engineering or…

You will be surprised how many people do not fully prepare themselves for an interview.  Chances are you will have spent a considerable amount of time and effort to get to the stage of being invited for an interview so why would you not spend the additional time required to make sure that you maximise the opportunity.  Most skilled interviewers will know if you…

The ‘interview’ normally presents itself as the key opportunity for you to secure your new job.  An interview is a ‘two-way’ thing; you meet your potential new employer and they get to meet you.  So, let’s look at the different types of interviews that you might experience to secure your new job.   One-to-one Interview  This is arguably the most common form of interview and you would…

If you are looking to recruit someone for your company, there are quite a few options available.  Your choice of which method or combination of methods will depend on several factors, these might include:  Your budget - how much money are you willing to spend to achieve your desired outcome, your ideal new employee? Your own resources on managing the recruitment activity from start to finish i.e. do you have your own inhouse recruitment specialist…

Before we get to the meat of this question, I would like to place this article in some form of context.  This has been written with the reader being an ‘employer’ or someone who is involved in the hiring process.  Now, like many things ‘What are the best’ questions tend to be directly steered either by statistical answers or from the experience of the writer.  In…

Hiring the wrong person can turn out to be a very costly affair.  Not just the financial cost but further factors such as team morale, time wasted and having to revisit the whole process again.  So here is a list of commonly made hiring mistakes:  Poor Candidate Experience.  The ‘candidate experience’ is vital to attract the very best candidate.  That experience starts from…

12 Things to do Right Now to Boost Your LinkedIn Presence Despite LinkedIn’s popularity, it remains one of the most underappreciated and underutilised career marketing tools. Many jobseekers still don’t understand it or why it’s so important. Most critically however, even those with excellent profiles are still not using LinkedIn to its fullest extent. Before we delve into how to…

The interview is obviously the major opportunity to impress and maximise your opportunity to secure the job.   Irrespective of what type of interview it is there are certain things that you should not say at the interview.  So, let’s look at some of them  'Sorry I’m late’.  If you find yourself saying this there is a very strong chance you have not fully prepared yourself for the…

According to research conducted by Engineering UK in 2018, Britain will require 124,000 level 3+ core engineering skilled recruits each year until 2024 to rectify the current engineering skills gap. At Demob Job, we understand the challenges employers in technical industries are facing in finding the ‘right’ candidate. One solution to consider is recruiting ex-military personnel, a skilled and often…

If you are considering engaging with an ex-military, or sometimes referred to as an ex-forces, recruitment agency it is important that you partner with the right one. Failure to do this could leave you thousands of pounds out of pocket along with being extremely frustrated as you are left with your original recruitment headache. Here at Demob Job we have…