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This blog is being published as part of the Get UK Career Ready week, have a look at the events we are running<\/a>, tailored to international students (but open to all students), from Monday 30th January to Thursday 2nd February. We have two events specifically for Experienced Hire students.<\/a> Careers Service would like to thank Debbie Pye for writing this excellent resource, which is also a part of our Get Started - Postgraduate Taught students guide.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Experienced Hire (EH) students are usually students who have 2+ relevant years experience and who therefore are not interested in graduate schemes and graduate roles, and are focusing more on roles which require more experience and skills. Below are some top tips how your CV and applications can be improved as an Experienced Hire applicant.\u00a0 You can find more tips in the original resource.<\/a><\/p>\n Transferable\/technical skills<\/strong><\/p>\n Showcase complex and focused examples of the transferable\/technical skills\u00a0you\u2019ve gained in previous roles. These should exactly match as many as possible of the person specification\u2019s \u201cessential\/desirable\u201d criteria and should link to the\u00a0context\u00a0<\/em>of the vacancy for example a change project, launch of a new product, design a technical innovation, setting up a new team and onboarding a major new client,<\/p>\n Outcome\/impact\/deliverable focused<\/strong><\/p>\n Ensure your bullet points are always outcome\/impact\/deliverable focused. As an EH you\u2019ll be expected to deliver results from the outset \u2013 you\u2019ll need to be able to quote hard and quantifiable evidence of the value you\u2019ve added in your previous roles. Demonstrate your strategic perspective and commercial acumen by linking the results of your work to the wider organisation\u2019s performance,<\/p>\n Challenges overcome<\/strong><\/p>\n Give examples of\u00a0challenges overcome\u2026not just times where it\u2019s all gone smoothly. The ability to deal with uncertainty and the unexpected sets EH apart from the less experienced, especially where you can evidence your ability to adapt your preferred style to one more appropriate to the circumstances.<\/p>\n Where you quickly upskilled<\/strong><\/p>\n Find examples of where you\u2019ve\u00a0quickly upskilled to meet a business need. Even better if you did that independently of in-house training (for example online courses.\/self-taught approach to learn a specific programming language). You could have this in a subheading of your Education section under \u201cProfessional Development\u201d or \u201cTechnical skills\u201d in the \u201cAdditional Skills\u201d section.<\/p>\n The \u201cpeople thing\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget the\u00a0\u201cpeople thing\u201d.<\/strong> Recruiters will hope to see evidence of your relationship building skills, with both internal and external stakeholders at senior levels as well as junior staff you have managed.<\/p>\n
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