Introduction to Career Support Services

 Don't aim to get any job. With a some planning, perseverance and work you can get the job of your choice.

Before you can write your resume, with or without the assistance of a professional resume writer, you need to have a clear career direction and a knowledge of the labour market as it applies to your industry.

Do You Have a Clear Career Direction and a Job Search Strategy?

No matter what your career concerns, Pro-Active Human Resource Management can assist you through one on one tutorials or if you just want credible career development options you can access our career development resources.

By accessing our personal services or by accessing our career development resources and our one stop FREE Job Search Resource Centre, you will gain skills that will assist  you to find work faster, by:-

• Identifying employment opportunities and pro-actively market yourself in a highly competitive employment environment.

• Implementing a job search plan.  There is no easy way to reach your goal. you can develop and implement a job search strategy that will require time, dedication and motivation.  It will get results .
• Providing you with up to date knowledge of job search strategies - absolutely necessary to compete for that job of your choice.

See the summary of what is in each section in The Resource Centre to assist you with your job search - includes free information not readily available elsewhere.

Personal Career Consultations/Advice

Do you need personal assistance with your job search?

• Do you feel that your life going nowhere?

• Do you want a job change or career change? 

• Has your job become obsolete or do you need a career change and are not sure where to start?

• Not sure of your career direction?
• Unsure how you can use your skills?
• New to the job market? (whatever your age)
• Are confused by job search techniques and looking for a direction and clarity?
• Need the latest career information and new job search strategies to implement in today’s competitive world?

Supported Job Search

If you don’t know how to answer these questions don’t worry.  Pro-Active Human Resource Management offers personalised support to assist you in the job search process.

Don't waste job opportunities and sabotage your job search by using ineffective job finding techniques. Implement some job search strategies and you will increase your chances of finding a job in a shorter period of time.

Pro-Active Human Resource Management's aim is to make every contact count. This means assisting you to develop a personalised and targeted approach to your job search. We will show you how to target your employment area and make meaningful contacts to get that important interview.

Having a targeting action plan will lessen the stress of looking for a job.

      One-on one tutorials in the areas of: -

• Career information to identifying your employment area.
• Identify potential employers and use effective communication skills to speak to the decision maker.
• Writing winning job application cover letters and cold calling letters.
• Effective interview skills, including how to deal with good and bad interviewers.
• How to handle the pre interview questions.
• Phone interviews.
• Not falling for the "calling for a chat" routine.
• Interview skills in a panel interview situation.
• How to network effectively and proactively.
• All the dirty tricks employers play.

These courses include career planning worksheets and other handouts relevant to your tutorial.

The more professional job seeker, project and construction workers and engineers, for example, will find networking an appropriate strategy. It is commonly believed that 60% or more of job seekers find jobs in this manner.

Did I hear you say you are already networking?

Good, then lets be more proactive and increase your contacts to make them more effective. This will decrease the time you spend unemployed. We will show you how to formalise the networking process and increase your chances tenfold of finding employment. If you don't want a tutorial see Networking for Success in the FREE comprehensive job search guide on this site

Tutorials are tailored to your main area of need.    

Self-Directed Job Search

Pro-Active Human Resource Management developed a workbook “Aim to Succeed” was, until recently, available to clients who purchased a resume. This is no longer available as it was aimed  at a specific region. This book has been updated and the contents are in 14 sections in our Job Search Resource Centre absolutely free in order to motivate you to succeed. Check them out at the Job Search Resource Centre.

You may also want to look at our past newsletters for a lot more information not contained in our job search section.

There is no 'hype', in the newsletters, just sound well proven sales methods.

We will give you processes, not 'one fits all' solutions. You are unique, so your job search methods need to be adapted to suit you.    

Interview techniques / tips and interview questions and answers

If you are looking for interview questions, answers and mock interviews try these resources:-

If you are serious about winning that job here what Bonnie Lowe has to say on acing that interview  ----->  see more.

Complete Interview Guide

learn how to answer questions like a pro so that no matter what an interviewer asks you, you'll be calm, cool, and confident.  Answers to tough questions, situations, possible interview questions and 3 practice interviews. Bonus - 49 Questions to Ask the Interviewer. 

Go to Job Interview Tips and Job Interview Techniques  on this site. Free job search resources written by a qualified and experienced Human Resource Management Consultant

Job Application Letters

Advertised Positions

Question. How much do you think employers spend on advertising vacancies?  Answer. It can be a least a thousand dollars.

Yet a large percentage of applicants ignore the employer’s needs and reword a standardised cover letter from a previous application that is roughly related to the stated criteria and is often more about the job seeker’s needs.

Do you think the employer is going to be impressed with your job application?  No way, it will go into the bin.  FACT.

Job application letters need a powerful opening sentence to grab the employers attention.

If they don't, they get binned again.

We can write you an job application letter that grabs the reader's attention and demonstrates how you can fill the employer’s needs.

Employers won't read between the lines. If the information they want is not up front, they won't take the time to read it.

lf there are a lot of criteria, we can write an application letter that makes it easier for the employer to evaluate.

See how to write a winning job application letter.  There are 5 sections designed to ensure you know how to write the perfect letter that will get you a job interview providing you have the skills. See Index for

Letter Writing                                                           

Cover Letters for Cold Calling

Every company is as unique as you are. 

They will have differing needs, organisational culture and company profile, so how can you rate them all the same?

Cold calling is a systematic approach to job search aimed at getting jobs before they are advertised. Larger employers get hundreds of applications a week. In most cases, applications go into the bin.  Standard letters received at this office clearly indicate that the job seeker has no idea of the company’s profile.

As a result, employers are tired of reading unsolicited applications. This is a waste of possible job opportunities and a waste of money.  If you use the internet to do this you are wasting your time.  This is called "SPAM".  Unsolicited E-mails are illegal.

Don’t be an unemployment statistic.

Do your homework and make a personal approach.

So can we write a cold calling letter for you?

No, it is impossible to write a “one fits all” letter.

Nevertheless, there are some phrases that can be used consistently. You need to know how to write a letter to suit each situation.

There is another way that is less time consuming and will assist you to write your own personalised letters using templates.

Make no mistake, you still have to do the research, however there is brilliant software to produce excellent content and templates to make application writing a breeze. I concur with the author of this software when he states:- "Everywhere you turn you'll find the same FLAT cover letters that have been putting employers and hiring managers to zzzzleep since the beginning of time!"

You also receive 3 bonus's with your order

Top 3 Award-Winning Cover Letters", Amazing Job Interview Success and BIG 3   Salary Negotiation Secrets to download for immediate use.--> Find out More

Application Letters- examples   Look at the Job Search Resource Centre for the Letter Writing Guide and other application information.

Also look at our Career Development Resources

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