Hunting for jobs nowadays is a very competitive and sometimes cut-throat affair. Here are a few tips to help you get the edge in searching out and landing the job of your dreams.
The Curriculum Vitae
The CV is the first, and at most times the most important part of applying for a job. Since potential employers have to whittle down practically hundreds of applications to a few valid ones, they will have to base their narrowing down efforts using the CVs they have collected.
Studies have shown that about half of the employers decide to accept or reject job applications based on the related work experience listed in the CV. A third of the employers decide to reject or accept these job applications based on the layout design of these applications.
1. Make Your CV Stand Out
When preparing your C.V, make sure your C.V stands out among the rest. It should be the type that is appealing to the eyes, making the evaluating personnel want to read the C.V. Step two is for you to make sure your CV lists the related work experience you have had in relation to the job you are applying for.
1. Make Your C.V Concise and Relevant
Avoid making your C.Vs too long. It may make it irrelevant to the evaluator. Remember that the employer is a person to whom time is important. If your C.V shows that you value his/her time while showing the most relevant information in the least amount of time, you will have won one important battle.
2. Always tailor your CV to the job.
You may have had previous experience that may not be related to the job you are applying for. Some people keep many different versions of their CV for different job opening purposes. Make sure your C.V is appropriate for the job. A one-size-fits-all C.V may not be the best way to go since the employer will have the impression that your previous efforts have not been focused enough to produce any specialization on your part.
3. Write about your achievements
You may add your achievements, but make your statements factual and relevant. It does not do harm to advertise yourself, but make your advertisement matter-of-fact and not just hot air. You may want to skip on listing your weak points as the C.V is not the avenue for such discussions.
4. Polish Your CV
Your employer will know if you have put enough time producing your C.V. If he/she sees that you have put sufficient and thorough effort into your CV, he/she will assume that you will do the same in your work. This is a big plus for you. It is not uncommon for some people to spend days or even weeks polishing and buffing their CVs.
John Pawlett
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March 8th, 2010 at 2:16 pm
fossil hunting hints and tips?
im an avid geologist but in my 20 years on this planet i have never been fossil hunting! i wouldnt have the first clue what to look for im im honest, i could probably tell you what rock type it is in but not much else more! anyway, could someone give me some tips on what to look for? im going on a trip to spain and wouldnt mind trying it for myself- is there any particular shape of rock or type of rock i should look for? i have geologists hammer and chistels and whatnot so im fully prepaired!
if someone could give me a checklist or something i would be very greatful
thanks!
paul
more helpfull suggestions would be appreciated other than telling me to google it- i have spent all afternoon " googling" it!
March 8th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
http://www.ukfossils.co.uk/guides.htm
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March 8th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
<<i wouldnt have the first clue what to look for im im honest…>>
Look in the relevant literature for your area.
<<im going on a trip to spain and wouldnt mind trying it for myself…>>
Try Googling for "fossils [wherever it maybe in Spain you're going to]". I can’t guarantee it’ll work, but it’s a simple thing to try.
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<<more helpfull suggestions would be appreciated other than telling me to google it- i have spent all afternoon " googling" it!>>
Have you ever thought of providing more precise information than merely ‘Spain’? You’re supposed to be an "avid geologist". That should make you equipped to realize that Spain has lots of fossil sites dating from many different times, and they’re located in different parts of Spain.
If you ask poorly defined questions, don’t be surprised if you only get vague answers.
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March 8th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
I would suggest going near somewhere that used to be an ocean bed. We go to lake ontario and find fossils constantly. I would also get aqainted with types of fossils and what they look like so you’ll know one when you find one.
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March 8th, 2010 at 7:24 pm
I went with a local museum on a dig as part of a research project in college.
Step 1: Do your homework and go to a place that has fossils. You don’t want to waste time wandering around a barren formation. In my case we went to SE Wyoming because of good exposure of the Lance Creek and Chadron Formations.
Step 2: Find an area of the formation with good exposure. If you go to the right area, but it’s just a flat plain, you aren’t going to find anything. Look for ravines, roadcuts and gullies cutting through the fossiliferous formation.
Step 3: Walk around the eroded area and look for a bit of bone or shell sticking out. This will take practice and experience.
You will want to leave the fossil encased in as much rock as possible in order to protect it on the way back to the lab. A typical ratio is 1 day of field work will result in 10+ days of lab work, more if complications such as a really delicate fossil or extra hard matrix are present.
And finally, vertebrate fossils are quite rare and really belong in a museum where they can contribute to paleontology. Don’t feel any guilt about taking a reasonable amount of invertebrates though.
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March 8th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
If you have tried putting "Geology" and the place you are going into a search engine without success, try looking for a nearby university with a geology or earth science department. Email them, even if you cannot speak spanish, it is worth a try (Did this for my trip to Galway and got an hour’s chat with a senior cademic in their earth science department, who gave me lots of field guides too.) Also, try getting in contact with the geology department of your local university. Try and be specific as to the area you are going, and ask if they know any sources that can give you information about fossil sites in that area.
Field guides to the Costa Blanca, and Mallorca is listed here among other places
http://www.norgeo.co.uk/acatalog/Geologists-Association-Guides.html
Here too http://www.geologists.org.uk/publicationsales.html
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March 8th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Without knowing much more about where in Spain you are headed, it’s difficult to say too much. Spain is a pretty big country, and has a very diverse geology – hence the advice of others to google, or contact university departments is probably as good as you will get.
From personal experience, the Cretaceous limestones and Tertiary limestones / sandstones exposed throughout the southern Pyrenees have a huge variety of fossil remains, ranging from marine reefs through to terrestrial dinosaur remains ( I have found fossilized bird footprints here!). You do need to know where and what you are looking for though. Fossil hunting can be wholly tedious on days where you don’t find anything, but exhilarating on the relatively rare occasions when you do make a discovery!
In the days of my mis-spent youth, we would think nothing of smashing rocks to pieces and hacking stuff out of rock faces in the search for fossils. I admit now that this is actually vandalism pure and simple, and many a site has been destroyed by this sort of indescriminate collecting. So PLEASE use your hammer and chisel to work on loose stuff with care and consideration for the environment. Also bear in mind personal safety when digging around at the base of unstable cliff sections and old quarries.
Probably the best advice I can give would be to seek out a local geology enthusiasts group and join up. You can then learn from the experience of others, perhaps go on a field excursion with someone trained in geology who knows what to look for. Also you may need advice on what rocks to look at, and in the identification of specimens. Try searching on the internet, or asking at your local library.
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