Rosheen
Volunteer guide, Conservation charity . Aimed at saving species from extinction
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Come from an administration of allied health clinic back ground. Passionate about conservation of species, am a volunteer conservation guide and a volunteer wildlife rescuer/transporter/hotline operator
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Hi Abby good food for thought for frequently scheduled brief lessons learned during a program. I would imagine this would also help it the remembering of the lessons especially for projects that may take years. Also I imagine May open the dialogue for the need to adjust project plan (structured way). Team bonding would also benifit from regular touch bases. I really like the colour coding.
Hi Kaitlyn,
I don't have a huge amount of recent experience, but here are a few things I do:
- Pull out keywords and phrases from the job description and make to include them in my CV and Cover Letter, some companies now use screening software.
-I tailor my CV and Cover Letter for every job I apply for to make sure I each of the competencies I have are clear to whoever is reviewing applications.
- I research the company I am applying to and will make sure I state why I want to work for them and what I can offer them. Sometimes when you read through the job description you can think of some other skills you have that aren't stated that could help. If they don't give a name for who to address the cover letter to, I try and find one. This is easier if the job description details the line of reporting.
- Sometimes cover letters can feel a bit stuffy so I try to inject a bit of my personality into it to try and make it feel like a real person rather than just a piece of paper.
- And lastly, "you can't win if you don't play the game". You don't have to have all the essential skills to apply, if you have most of them just apply anyway, you never know what might happen. I applied for a job completely out of my sector a few years ago because I just needed the work. One of the things that got me an interview was that I had worked in the Seychelles and the manager had just been there to celebrate a big wedding anniversary.
- Follow up. From what I have seen there's usually a two to four-week turnaround. If you don't hear anything after two weeks send them an email reiterating your interest and ask if they would like any extra information.
I hope some of this is useful. Good luck. I'm also applying for jobs at the moment, so can understand your hesitations. I'd be happy to have a read through any application documents if that would be helpful.
Thank you Samantha clear and great.
Hi Kaitlyn
Firstly thank you for asking the question. All the recent advice I have been given regarding CV and cover letters Samantha Reynolds put very well in her response. My only additional advice that I have been given is Network for example LinkedIn and have your LinkedIn profile match your CV (not exactly as tailoring happens for individual CV"s). Also Beth said in the first session yesterday that she would be happy to connect and there were some generous suggestions regarding volunteer conservation roles. Volunteering networks and shows others that you are motivated and keen. Good luck. Once again thank you for asking this question the responses of others have been great to read.