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Permalink Reply by Content Makumbe on January 20, 2015 at 5:26pm

Surely unemployment is currently an enemy to many youth. The labor market has been flooded with highly educated people but the demand for their services and experience has remained stagnant leading to high competition amongst job seekers. High crime rates committed by youth have been experienced in the past few years. Anti-Social behavior and drug Abuse cases have also been recorded as means of temporarily "easing" stress as some youth say. Thousands and thousands of youth are graduating yearly if not daily in colleges and universities respectively, but they latter on hang their certificates on the walls because they have nowhere to be engaged either factories or companies. First and foremost my basic advice to fellow youth is to adapt to these challenges and makes these challenges a stepping stone to explore and look for opportunities to move forward and explore. The first step in solving these challenges is to face them and stop the blame shift game of trying to blame the government, the economy, blaming our society or even blaming parents or guardians for not making it in life. Another solution to ease such economic challenges by engaging into small sustainable Income Generating Projects so as to earn a living.

 

Some are blessed to be accommodated or called for interviews but they latter on miss the goal due to errors committed either  in designing their CV’s or applications. Surely there is need to educate job seekers on the basics especially when applying for jobs. I will pledge my time and resources in helping potential job seeker on how to write CV, how to prepare for job interviews and how to answer certain job interview questions

 WHAT MAKES A GOOD CURRICULUM VITAE

• It is targeted on the specific job or career area for which you are applying and brings out the relevant skills you have to offer
• It is carefully and clearly laid out: logically ordered, easy to read and not cramped
• It is informative but concise
• It is accurate in content, spelling and grammar. If you mention attention to detail as a skill, make sure your spelling and grammar is perfect!
• Be honest: although a CV does allow you to omit details (such as exam results) which you would prefer the employer not to know about, you should never give inaccurate or misleading information. CVs are not legal documents and you can't be held liable for anything within, but if a recruiter picks up a suggestion of falsehoods you will be rapidly rejected. An application form which you have signed to confirm that the contents are true is however a legal document and forms part of your contract of employment if you are recruited.
• The sweet spot of a CV is the area selectors tend to pay most attention to: this is typically around the upper middle of the first page, so make sure that this area contains essential information.
• If you are posting your CV, don't fold it - put it in a full-size A4 envelope so that it doesn't arrive creased.

Note: these are the basics.

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