GMT 00:55, Friday, 13 Nov 2015 We are living in changing times. What worked yesterday won't work today. That includes the way we look for jobs! CV and covering letters are ineffective. There is a survey which suggests that employers only read 97% of CVs in less than 7 seconds. Only few CVs are read 3 minutes to get questions to ask the candidate.
Creativity: Blogs and videoCV will take the place of CV and covering letter in the near future. Why don't you start blogging and recording videos about your skills, personality and hobbies now? If you do, you'll be ahead of the crowd who is still relying on the obsolete tools which is already dying. Blog about your skill-sets. And use hash tags to appeal to your target companies. Produce videos of your skills and the value you will like to add to a company. It has to be less than 3 minutes because people are busy in today's fastpaced world. In addition to that, you have to convey your personality so your daily activities ought to be reflected on the video clips. That is, if you lead an interesting lifestyle. Though you have to avoid that if you live in a life of routine. Most companies are looking for interesting people who can bring new things to the table. And to be interesting one must do interesting things daily - new things!