Services

	Job Applications
	Letters of Application
	Résumé / Curriculum Vitae
	Portfolio
	Selection Criteria
	Interview Techniques
	Job Interviews
	Communication Skills
	Business Writing
	Remote Assistance

Job Applications

Tamsett Consulting and Tutoring will assist you to prepare a job application that will ensure you are noticed. Job applications can include:

A letter of application
Application form
Selection criteria
Résumés
Certified copies of relevant documentation

Julie will work with you to draft an excellent application including a relevant covering letter and responses to the selection criteria that identify transferable skills gained from previous positions. Julie works with you to identify what is required of the position sought and present your application in a way that will allow employers to identify the employability skills and personal attributes you will bring to the position.

Julie will ensure that you are organised and present yourself in the best possible light from the time of application through to the formal interview. She will assist you in identifying what it is about you that can be brought forward to signal your uniqueness, talents, skills, motivation and 'correct fit' for a position.

Letters of Application

The covering letter for a position needs to be well written, concise and informative without being overbearing. Tamsett Consulting and Tutoring will assist you to write a letter of application that will ensure you are noticed. Julie can also assist you to write unsolicited letters of application for positions on the hidden job market.

Résumé / Curriculum Vitae

Statistics indicate that a person has up to 8 seconds to make an impact with their résumé. Julie will assist you to prepare a professionally presented and concise résumé that is relevant to the position sought. Julie works with you to create a résumé that you will be able to respond to in an interview situation. You will receive several copies of the résumé on select paper, a disc and can also have documents sent to your email address or you may wish to bring your own USB storage device.

Julie endeavours to make clients self sufficient so they can change or amend their resumes in the future. The style and format of your résumé will be professional and uncluttered making it easy to email, print and amend as necessary.

Portfolio

Your portfolio needs to be presented in a coherent order that corresponds with the information provided in your résumé. Julie will assist you in creating a portfolio that complements, reinforces and expands upon your résumé.

Selection Criteria

Many positions require detailed responses to specific essential and desirable selection criteria. Your responses to these criteria will largely determine whether you are shortlisted for interview or not. Tamsett Consulting and Tutoring will assist you to prepare relevant and sufficiently detailed responses to these criteria which are supported by demonstrated examples. The information and examples you provide in response to these criteria need to be consistent with the details provided in your résumé and letter of application.

Interview Techniques

The ability to perform well in an interview situation encourages confidence and positive self-esteem. Tamsett Consulting and Tutoring can assist with preparing you for any type of interview you are facing whether it is a job seeking opportunity, a meeting about a promotion, a difficult staff performance meeting or attending a court appearance. With professional assistance and input, these situations will appear far less daunting leading to more positive results.

Julie Olive will introduce you to specific interview techniques that will assist you to remain focussed, control your nerves and be confident that you are prepared for anything.

Job Interviews

Much hard work is required to get to this point. The momentum needs to be maintained. You need to be able to justify what you have written in your application and résumé. There needs to be consistency and authenticity about who you are and your career objective and you need to have researched your potential employer and identified relevant facts.

Tamsett Consulting and Tutoring will assist you to be confident and competent in how you present at an interview. Julie Olive will walk you through this process, provide you with essential strategies and give you typed notes outlining the strategies discussed and detailing answers to anticipated interview questions. Julie can assist with face-to-face, telephone and teleconferenced interviews.

Communication Skills

The messages you send to a potential employer about yourself, your skill set and your motivation need to be relevant to the position sought and encourage the employer to find out more about you and your abilities. There are varying communication techniques (written, verbal and non-verbal) that can be utilised to get your message across in different situations without having to invent a different personality for yourself. You need to present yourself in a positive way and maintain the essence of who you are. Tamsett Consulting and Tutoring will equip you with the communication skills you require to be successful at an interview. Julie will assist you to become confident in putting yourself forward in job seeking and interview situations. The techniques you learn can be used to increase your confidence in social settings and public speaking engagements.

Effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills are valuable for activities other than job seeking. Enquire about how Tamsett Consulting and Tutoring can provide assistance with any formal presentation or public speaking engagement you are required to prepare and/or present.

Business Writing

Tamsett Consulting and Tutoring will assist you to write and fine tune business documents including: applications, reports, submissions, marketing materials and planning documents. Julie's excellent written communication skills will ensure your documents are well expressed, professionally presented and free of grammatical and spelling errors.

Remote Assistance

Tamsett Consulting and Tutoring can provide assistance remotely to people relying on email and the telephone. Remote assistance can be provided for résumé and job application preparation, interview techniques, business writing and communication skills. After an initial telephone conversation identifying your needs, you can email the details and/or draft documents to Julie and she will complete the documentation for you and return it via email. Discussion about content, turnaround time and charges can occur over the phone. Call Julie to discuss your options about having professional input provided in this way. Julie's existing clients use email and the telephone to seek follow up assistance.