RCN Jobs Fair 2015 Get your CV to the top of the pile Lisa Rogers Rebecca Nethercott

Question?  Your expectation of this session  What do you want to change?  What do you want to do in a different way?

What does this mean?  From applicant to candidate  Career progression, moving forward  Looking for and creating opportunities

Applicant to candidate  How does this happen?  Job applicant to interview candidate

Nurse 10 Chester Street Chester CH1 234 Tel Personal Profile: Professional Qualifications: Professional Experience: Additional Qualifications: Additional Employment: Additional Information: References:

Employers perspective:  What are they looking for?  Experience  Skills  Values  Behaviours

How can you find out?  Have you got what it takes?  Job description  Person Specification  Organisational culture  Talking/networking

To be employed is to be at risk, to be employable is to be secure ’ The Art of Building Windmills, Peter Hawkins (1999)

Career Progression  Where do you want your CV to take you?  Are you resilient and have a growth mind-set? New clinical area? Education? Research? Specialising practice Further study New geographical area Private to Public? Hospital to community?

Have you developed CAREER RESILIENCE  Career Resilience:  accept change,  be optimistic,  find meaning and purpose,  take responsibility,  develop emotional intelligence,  balance work and life goals.

Looking for and creating opportunities  Consider:  Timing- when and why are you looking  Skills audit-(take stock) and gather evidence  Decide what you would like to do next- career progress and planning  Research: what is available  What does your CV/application/PS say about you

Making an effective application  Tailor your CV/application form for that particular job/organisation/speciality  Focus on the relevant parts of your experience  Refer to transferable skills from other specialties  Convince the employer that you want to work for them  Be clear, concise and relevant  No spelling or grammatical errors.  Do as they say. If they say no CVs- don’t send a CV  Make the effort otherwise the employer won’t make the effort to see you.  Check your application/CV before you send it.

Nurse 10 Chester Street Chester CH1 234 Tel Personal Profile: Professional Qualifications: Professional Skills and Experience: Additional Qualifications: Additional Employment: Additional Information: References:

In summary:  How do you get your CV/Application form to the top of the pile?

So, what has changed for you? What will you do after today?  Skills audit  Update your CV  NHS jobs- create a profile  Network  Explore opportunities  Work shadow  Write your own personal action points from today  Develop your career resilience

Thank you for listening  Questions