James Caan provides his top three tips for recruiters to stay focused on getting their next role. The tips are to create an interesting CV that sells your strengths and benefits to the company, thoroughly research potential employers to tailor answers and ask insightful questions in interviews, and leverage social networks to stay informed on opportunities. Caan advises recruiters to demonstrate how they can fulfill needs on a fast-paced industry.

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James Caan’s Top 3 Ways To Stay
Focused On Getting That New Role

3. James Caan’s Top 3 Ways To Stay Focused On
Getting That New Role
When we hear the name James Caan, the words
‘Dragon’s Den’, ‘millionaire’ and ‘investor’ springs to
mind.
But, he actually tasted his first flavour of success as
the founder of recruitment company, Alexander Mann
during his early twenties.

4. James Caan’s Top 3 Ways To Stay Focused On
Getting That New Role
He has since become one of
UK’s leading recruiters and
currently, amongst other
things, heads the IOR’s expert
panel.

5. James Caan’s Top 3 Ways To Stay Focused On
Getting That New Role
In a fast paced industry like recruitment, it can be
hard to stay focused on pursuing new career
opportunities.
Here are James Caan’s top tips for staying focused so
that you can make the most of the exciting
opportunities that surround you.

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Getting That New Role
• Create a killer CV
As a recruiter, you deal with
CV’s all the time so naturally,
any recruiter looking at your
CV will have high expectations.

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Getting That New Role
Caan claims that the secret is to make it “interesting
without giving too much away”.
You need to sell yourself in a way that makes your
potential recruiter want to know more about you.
An opportunity to showcase your strengths is far
more “deal-clinching” than an interview that simply
confirms what an interviewer already knows about
you.

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Getting That New Role
It is all very well listing your skills and experience and
in order to make your application relevant and to give
your potential interviewer the confidence that you are
right for the job;
it is crucial that you include “how your skills will benefit
the company, moreover how your skills will contribute
to making the company more efficient and effective.”

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Getting That New Role
After all, as you well know, securing placements is
about finding the right candidate for the job and the
company.
Caan offers valuable advice when he says it’s all about
“finding a need and filling it.”
Make the company need you, not just want you.

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Getting That New Role
• Fail to prepare, prepare to fail
An employer wants to
know that you are not
applying for a job
because you want a
‘new job’.

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Getting That New Role
They want to know that you want their job.
Doing your research is therefore an essential part of sealing
the deal.
Caan advises to “Research into the company and use all the
information you gather to provide the raw material for
asking questions and raising discussion points. Take note of
relevant market trends and the company’s competitors.”

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Getting That New Role
Using the research to tailor answers is one dimension
on how it should be used but as Caan says, it should
also be used to ask questions that not only give you an
insight into the company you are intending to work for
but also, demonstrates a keen and proactive approach
from your side.

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Getting That New Role
• Use social networking to your advantage
Recruitment is a
dynamic and fast
paced industry –
that’s why you love it,
right?

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Getting That New Role
Given its fast pace it is therefore crucial to stay focused
when you are seeking new opportunities.
As one of UK’s leading recruiter’s with an impressive
track record for success, James Caan’s wise words are
definitely worthwhile taking into consideration!

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Getting That New Role
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