Candidates
CRW Consultants?provides a variety of services to help candidates identify and communicate their strengths (Candidate Consulting), and promote their skills and experience to the companies where they would add the most value (Candidate Promotion).
Our services are free to candidates.
Candidate Services
Candidate Consulting
We advise you on how to highlight your strengths and the value that you can provide to a company.
We provide the following services:
We learn about your personal and professional goals
We review your education, experience and current skills
We suggest ways to differentiate yourself by customizing cover letters
We help you develop a resume that emphasizes your strengths and past accomplishments
Candidate Promotion
We match your goals, skills and experience to the organization that provides the best fit.
We provide the following services:
We offer access to global opportunities with leading companies
We assist you in the interview and negotiation process
Application
Please use the following pages to apply:
- Positions Available
- Resume
- Candidate?Form
Tips
The Job Search
Learn about yourself - It is critical that you clearly define your goals and interests and your core competencies that you will rely on to achieve them. Follow this simple process:
- Look at your past and identify what made you proud and where you had the most fun. This is where your core competencies lie.
- Determine what you want to achieve during the next five to ten years; think of day to day activities, job functions and levels of responsibilities. This forms the basis for defining your goals.
Target specific companies - Although it is tempting to send a resume to any position for which you are qualified, not all companies will satisfy your professional and personal needs. Therefore, It is critical that you clearly define your goals and interests and your core competencies that you will rely on to achieve them. Follow this simple process:
- Identify the resources that will take you there; more specifically, find out which type of company will provide you the means (responsibility, culture, team, salary, enjoyment) to achieve your goals? In this way, you will be able to spend more time per applied position and, surprisingly, receive a job offer more quickly.
- Take the lead. Although the web has become a good vehicle to promote your skills, every job offer results from developing relationships with individuals. IPG provides the networking capabilities to put you in front of the right people.
The Cover Letter
Reviewing resume is a time consuming process that does always reveal the strength or adequacy of an individual for a particular position. Therefore, it is important to stress he key elements of your experience, skills and personality that make you particularly fit for the job. The cover letter provides the mechanism to differentiate yourself from other candidates, as follows:
- State why you are interested in the position. Because your attitude and interests are key factors in determining your long term success in a company, your enthusiasm for the position must be clear.
- State your qualifications for the position. You need to identify the subject matter expertise that you have acquired over the years (in the forms of experience or skills) which will make you productive quickly and will provide superior value to the company (after all they are investing in you; how will you affect their bottom line?). An effective way to do that is to list the key requirements of the position and reference the specific accomplishments that support them, occasionally, referring to your resume.
Structure your cover letter as follows.
- First paragraph: state the position you are applying for and indicate how you learned about the position.
- Second paragraph: state why you are interested in the position.
- Third paragraph: state your qualification for the position.
- Fourth paragraph: indicate your desire to schedule a personal interview and suggest ways in which this could be facilitated (conference, show, previously scheduled trip)
The Resume
Given that your past accomplishments are the best indication of your future accomplishments, your resume needs to unambiguously indicate how you contributed to your previous employers in the form of revenues increases, cost reductions, quality improvements, or process improvements. Follow these guidelines:
- Use action verbs to describe the activities you performed.
- Quantify your accomplishments with numbers.
- State the impact your accomplishments had on the organization.
Structure your resume as follows:
- First section: summary of qualification.
- Second section: summary of skills and experience.
- Third section: publications, professional societies.
- Fourth section: education.
- Fifth section: employment history, one page per ten years of experience.
The Interview
The interview process can be a nerve-wracking experience. However, with proper planning and preparation, you can greatly reduce your stress, project confidence and make a positive impression on an employer. The interview process begins well before you meet with a potential employer. Here are some tips to help you through the 3 phases of the interview process:
Before the Interview
- Change your voicemail and/or email so it sounds / looks professional when an employer contacts you;
- Get directions to the site of the interview and, if practical, drive by to see how long it takes to get there;
- Research the company - try to find information regarding products, locations, growth record, responsibilities, and current news items - an employer will be able to tell whether you have done your research or not;
- Dress conservatively and professionally;
- Take several copies of your resume in case you meet or interview with several employees. Bring a binder / portfolio to take notes if necessary and to carry your resume, references, and examples of your work;
- Anticipate tough questions and practice with a friend. Prepare thoughtful questions to ask the employer;
- Be prepared to talk about all of the information provided on your resume;
- Arrive 10-15 minutes ahead of time;
- Turn off your cell phone;
- Treat the receptionist / secretary with respect upon your arrival.