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Running a small business means wearing a lot of hats, but at some point, the hats start to slow you down.
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23.04.2019
Apply sooner rather than later!
One Monday I had an urgent call from a client. “Morning Mike, I found a really great position on one of the job boards this morning, can we spend some time at our next meeting on Thursday constructing the right response letter and updating the CV please? The closing date isn’t until Wednesday next week.”
My response was an instant “No, sorry Andrea, that’s far too late.”
The reason for my instant response was a tale I heard at a networking meeting about a recruiter who had apparently said, “If we place a job ad on a job board on Monday morning, we’ll usually have enough applicants to compile a shortlist for our client by the Tuesday morning, so the later applicants don’t really get a look in!”
The lesson is obvious - don’t procrastinate with your applications - they don’t have to be perfect, but they do have to arrive before the real closing time that never appears in the advert! #proteuscareermanagement
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