How to prepare a good CV if you apply for a position abroad?

A well-written CV is the key to getting your dream position, especially if you are applying for one abroad.  You need to take into account that the accepted CV format in the country you want to go to can be different than in your country of origin. Generally, in Europe, the most commonly used CV format is the Europass. It contains all the necessary information and does not allow the applicant to write too much (as opposed to the British CV format, for instance), which is a real nightmare for recruiters all over the world (who cares about your high school grades???).

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Body Language at interviews

Albert Mehrabian did some studies about communication and the results were that just a 7% of the communication was by words, approximately 38% was by the voice (volulme, intonation…) and 55% by body language (look, posture, gestures…). That is the reason we should take into account the body language at interviews. Here you are some tips:

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Tricky questions at job interviews

“Be yourself and answer what you really think” are very important at job interviews. However, to avoid being too nervous is essential to have the knowledge of some questions that may be asked and to have some guidelines about what it is expected to answer, although it is better not to lie and be yourself. You must have in mind that the candidate who fits the most in the new job is searched  in the selection progress, not the best one. Some possible questions could be:

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WOMEN AND LABOUR MARKET

The situation of women on the labour market has always been subject to injustice; the market has always been in favour of male job seekers. Only after World War II women really entered the active population due to an increase in economic development.

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Job request? Rejected!

A recent study has shown that one in every ten young people has been rejected by a recruiter because of their profile in social media. Moreover, two thirds of those interviewed do not worry that their profiles might damage their job search and refuse to change or modify the information published about them in social media.

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Necessary paperwork in case of an internship in Spain

If you´re starting to look for an internship and need information, or if your internship has already been confirmed and it´s time to start the paperwork, this article will serve you as a guide for how to proceed in order to get all the documents required by the Spanish law:

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Internet as a source of Recruitment

The vast majority of companies worldwide carry out their recruitment process using Internet. It happens because Internet offers many advantages, compared to traditional sources. Those advantages include the following:

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