Specialist IT and executive search company, NeilsonYoung Consulting, has launched a service that offers career seekers assistance and advice in crafting a professional CV.
The service, which is recommended to anyone looking for a career change or who is actively looking for employment, will include an in-depth consultation with the company's Managing Director, Dusten Young, in which achievements and objectives are explored, existing CVs analysed and critiqued, and based on this, a professional resume will be created.
In addition, advice on how best to market your skills, based on many years' experience in the recruitment industry, will be shared.
This is a paid-for service and, as such, the career seeker owns the end product. They are under no obligation to use NeilsonYoung Consulting recruitment service, which is an entirely separate division.
“We would, of course, be more than happy to discuss options available via NeilsonYoung recruitment, once a professional resume has been produced,” states Managing Director, Dusten Young, "but I want to stress that this should be viewed as an independent process; you will be purchasing a CV Crafting and Career Advice Service - the end result being a professional resume, which you will be able to use as you see fit in marketing your skills to many different channels, ideally independent of a recruitment agency," continued Young.
“It is very competitive out there, corporate companies are still allowing HR to dictate the recruitment process; agencies are simply scouring the hundreds of Internet job boards out there and candidates are been processed at breakneck speeds. Poorly matched and designed CVs are streaming through the system and onto the desks of busy line managers. It is a miracle that people are getting hired at all.”
"Over the last few years, I have become increasingly frustrated with traditional recruitment methods," concedes Young. "We still, unfortunately, have to comply with larger corporate HR requirements and processes, but this is really not the optimal position for any career seeker. As a whole, most HR people do not understand the specific business challenges within their own companies, let alone the types of skills required to solve these challenges. That is why it is very much up to the career seeker to understand what they can offer a company, prepare their CV to be as relevant as possible and then to market themselves in the correct way," concludes Young.
The offer includes a 90-minute brainstorm and advice session held at the NeilsonYoung Consulting offices, in Lonehill, with the end result of a professionally crafted resume, at a cost of R850. This investment is a fraction of the cost in terms of time, effort and frustration in not approaching a career change the correct way, not to mention the cost of a lost opportunity.
Bookings are essential; interested parties may make contact with Mpho on 011 465-2830 or at the following e-mail address: mpho@nyc.co.za for available dates and times.
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NeilsonYoung Consulting
NeilsonYoung Consulting (NYC) was established in 2002, on the grounds that specialists with industry experience have better understanding of the human resource needs of ICTe companies than generalist recruitment agencies.
Offering a specialised placement service, NYC focused its efforts on recruiting high calibre IT, executive and solution sales skills, and has since undertaken assignments for numerous leading organisations, both locally and internationally.
Among its clients are companies such as SAP, Cell C, Sun Microsystems, SAS Institute, MTN NS, Dell, WesBank and divisions of FirstRand, Dimension Data, Bytes Technology Group, ContinuitySA, Cisco Systems, The Receiver of Revenue, Accenture, Arivia, SABMiller, Mutual and Federal, LionOre International, and many others.
Although NYC remains a relatively small organisation, it has grown into a strong team of professional consultants with a world-class support infrastructure.
NeilsonYoung Consulting is rated AAA+ by EmpowerDEX, which is the highest rating possible.
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