Tag Archives: hiring

Create a website and get a job at Google!

Do you really need to create a website to get a job a Google? I am sure there are lots of ways that Google conducts it’s hiring process. However, here’s one guy that did just that. Matthew Epstein – Google … Continue reading

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Don’t let age be a barrier to your career goals.

Age should not be a barrier to the realisation of your career goals. Take the appointment at 33 of Andre Villas-Boas as Head Coach at Chelsea Football Club. If you are good enough, determined enough, focused and purposeful, then don’t … Continue reading

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Social Recruiting Conference 2011

I recently attended a conference with a keynote speech from the Marketing Director EMEA of Linkedin, Laurence Bret Stern Her (excellent) presentation left me with one statistic that really struck a chord. 80% of US Employers are using Social Media … Continue reading

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The best job application in the world, ever!?

A story in this mornings Guardian Newspaper in the UK highlights the story of an unemployed Irish Graduate who has spent €2000 on a billboard advertisement to persuade prospective employers to hire him. SAVE ME FROM EMIGRATION At MyPerfectCareer.tv we … Continue reading

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Recruitment and Politics at the IMF

The worse kept job application on the planet is out. Christine Lagarde has formally announced her application for the post of President of the International Monetary Fund. Much public support of her candidacy has been forthcoming from the corridors of … Continue reading

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Temp your way to career success

Have you ever considered temporary work? Perhaps your circumstances have forced you in to temping? 20 years ago when I was starting out as a recruiter, I would encounter prejudice from employers when it came to considering temps for permanent … Continue reading

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Beyond the Ferrari

A friend of mine left school at 16 with little by way of qualifications, high hopes and a huge amount of ambition.  His ambition was simple.  To own a Ferrari. By the age of 23 he’d done it.  Blood sweat … Continue reading

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How To Choose A Career.

Google “Career Choices”. I just did. 3.9 million results. That’s a lot of opinions. So where do you start when it comes to making career choices that are right for you? Our latest Vlog examines just how best to go … Continue reading

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The Top 10 Career Choices for 2011.

The jobs market remains tough, really tough. If you want to succeed, you have to be really smart in your job search. Who’s hiring? What are they hiring for? Watch our latest Vlog to know what employers are looking for … Continue reading

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Is this the best career advice ever?

Getting a job is a serious business. Forging a career more so. Pursuing the career you deserve takes action, determination, commitment, dedication, perspiration, inspiration. At MyPerfectCareer.tv we figure that it helps occasionally to lighten the load by raising a smile. … Continue reading

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