Download - Awesome CV and LinkedIn 101
AWESOME CV & LINKEDIN 101B Y V U Y O S E R I P E & L E R A T O R A P E T S O A
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ABOUT US
• Zigo.co.za was first launched a year ago and is part of the zigo.com Group.
• Zigo.co.za is fast becoming South Africa’s leading Job’s aggregator and gaining an international reputation with recruiters and candidates
• The company was established 5 years ago and is ranked amongst South Africa’s top 5 recruitment portal
• Lerato Rapetsoa is a Sales Executive who specialises in signing up recruitment agencies to the website and trains people to use the site efficiently
• Vuyo Seripe is the Senior Writer who writes CVs and LinkedIn Profiles for people all over the South Africa and the world. She has been a CV writer for past three years and written over 1200 CVs for people in different industries; she has also been a copywriter for the past 8 years
SIGNING UP TO OUR JOB PORTAL
• Zigo.co.za is a job portal where candidates upload their CVs and recruitment agencies source candidates from our database of CVs
• Jobseekers can easily find jobs and apply to them through their personal account
• It is very important for both candidates and recruiters to use industry-specific keywords
• When you upload your details on the website please make sure you use specific keywords that would make it easy for recruiter to find your CV
• That means if you typing in your JOB TITLE with (current) means you need to state what your JOB TITLE is at that moment
• It is imperative to update your profile/job advert frequently so that your advert/job profile ranks higher in searches
HOW TO FIND US
Go to www.zigo.com
• Jobseekers go to Upload CV and add all of your information
• Your CV is automatically available on our sister sites, Job Placements and Executive Placements (senior level candidates)
• We have two sister websites Executive Placements that mainly caters for Executive, Professional, Senior level staff that earn more than R600k p/a. Executive Placements shares their database with another portal called JobPlacements that caters for candidates that earn less than R600k p/a
UPLOAD YOUR CV TO ZIGO.CO.ZA
• So if you upload your cv on ZIGO.CO.ZA you have a high possibility of being found on either databases
• We have prestige recruitment agencies that hire from us but you need to know exactly what to do for them to SPOT you faster that the next candidate
AWESOME CV 101“You never get a second chance
to make a first impression.” -
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YOU HAVE 7 SECONDS
• The truth is: recruiters only spend a few seconds
on each CV
• 100s of people may apply to the same position,
so you need to think about how to stand out at
first glance
• The key is to get straight to the point; don’t beat
about the bush and stay away from fancy text,
unnecessary graphics and photos
• Tailor your CV to match your aspirations, be
clear about what it that you are good at, what
your skills are and what you are qualified in
because that’s what may get you in the door
FORMATTING, FONTS AND LENGTH
• Your heading should be your name, where you
reside and your phone number
• Choose simple readable fonts; I recommend
Arial. Calibri, Times New Roman and TW Cen
MT are acceptable too
• Make sure your CV doesn’t have any borders,
unnecessary personal details and long job
descriptions – keep it simple.
• Your CV must be 1-2 pages, 3 at the most and
4 is ideal for highly qualified academics; at 5
pages, you’re bordering on a biography…
COVER LETTER
• This is your chance to make a great impression,
avoid repeating what’s already on your CV
• Make sure all your contact information is
available on the cover letter; either as a header
or as part of your signature
• Ensure that the opening greeting is brief and
direct
• State where you discovered job opening
• Include why you’re applying to the position
• Consider adding two or three targeted bullet
points for emphasis
LINKEDIN 101
• LinkedIn is gaining popularity in South Africa
and quite a few recruiters look to LinkedIn to
headhunt candidates
• LinkedIn is also a fantastic way to network with
other professionals
• Make sure you have a nice picture of you,
looking professional, a nice shirt doesn’t hurt
and you should smile!
• Tell people about you in 120 characters in your
headline
• Describe what drives you, what you’re good as
and what’s next in your career in the summary
LINKEDIN 101 CONTD.:
• Ensure that you list all your jobs you’ve held in
the past and what you have accomplished in
each position; if you have footage and photos;
add them
• Detail your education, include extra mural
activities if you’ve had any along with any other
accomplishments
• Don’t be scared to add your volunteering
experience along with the causes you’re
interested in
• In the skills and expertise section, list every skill
you possess and try to get former colleagues
and managers to endorse you for those skills
and even leave a recommendation for you
KEYWORDS IN YOUR PROFILES
• The right keywords give your CV a better
chance of being passed on to the HR
• Analyse the job description (and also those for
similar roles) to identify particular qualifications,
skills, or types of experience
• Ensure you're covering all possibilities, include
synonyms, examples or variations of the same
word in both your CV and covering letter. For
example, if you're applying for a Java
programming role, you could include program,
programmer, and Java
THANK YOU