How To Get Headhunted -

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How To Get Headhunted -
By ComputerJobs.ie
Jun 6, 2001, 16:43

Upload Your CV and Let Employers Come and Find You

Why do people upload their CV.?

As a famous Dublin HR manager is oft quoted as saying, “the day you start a new job is the day you start looking for your next job”. This means always be looking for new opportunities. This allows you to keep an eye on who is hiring, what skills they need and how much they are paying. Turnaround in an IT job is now at 18-24 months on average.

If I upload my CV, can it be searched?

No. The only prospective employers that see your CV are those you choose to apply to. We do offer a facility to allow your CV to be searchable in your account centre, but you must personally allow for your CV to be viewable. This can be done in ‘Privacy settings’ in the create a CV form.

I want to allow my CV to be searchable but withhold my identity. Can this be done?

Yes, the site allows you to upload as many CV profiles as you wish. It is up to you what information is seen in each CV profile. If you want a particular CV to be viewable by potential employers but don’t want your name visable, simply create a CV profile with a skillset name, e.g Exp Java Developer – Banking. Make sure your email address is not your name (eg jobseeker@gmail.com) and take out the following details: All personal details, references, name of current and past employers (Small software house specialising in the mobile telco industry, large consulting firm …) as well as terms specific to your current employer.

Why should I upload my CV?

NO MORE LOST CV’s.

So that you can store it in the one place to retrieve it at anytime from anywhere.
You can store several CV versions. Tailoring CVs to suit different Jobs / skills, eg 1 technical and for 1 management jobs.

How can I upload my CV?

In your personal account centre click on the drop down option for ‘My CV and Job Alerts’. This page allows you to upload as many CV’s as you wish. It gives you the option to save each CV individually to a title. E.g. ‘.NET Developer Jobs – Dublin North’ for .net developer jobs in Dublin North.

The CV profile form asks you for the following information to attach along with your CV.

Salary Sought – E.g. More than 45K.

Brief Description - Opportunity to “sell” your skills/abilities to potential employers. Detail your strongest qualities, goals, ideal company to work for etc.

Privacy Settings, leave the boxes ticked to allow agencies and employers search your CV on our database. Remember, not all jobs get advertised.

Allow a CV to be searchable already stored on the system

To allow your stored CV to be searchable. Log in to your personal account centre. ‘My CV & Job Alert’ page. Under CVs, click on the CV title to call up the individual CV. Here you will see a ‘Modify This CV’ (hammer icon) at the top of your CV details. Click here to bring up the original form for privacy setting edit options.