Lights, career, action: Major Players launches new video channel for job seekers

Major Players, the UK’s leading creative and marketing recruiter today launched a new video channel dedicated to further helping job seekers land their dream role.

[UKPRwire, Fri Apr 16 2010] Major Players, the UK’s leading creative and marketing recruiter today launched a new video channel dedicated to further helping job seekers land their dream role.

Initially launching with 15 videos, the video channel includes a number of bite sized “how to” clips offering great advice on answering tough job interview questions, as well as more in-depth guides on preparing for interview, dealing with redundancy and changing careers.

Karine Lionnet, head of recruitment for creative services jobs (including production and project manager roles) said, “With jobs in the creative industry becoming more competitive than ever, it’s tough enough for candidates to even get to the interview stage. So once they get there, we want to ensure they make the most of their opportunity. Instead of having to slog through pages of career advice, we’ve created a series of informative videos broken down by topic so candidates can quickly find out more about what they need to brush up on before interview.”

Some of the videos already live on the channel are:

5 Top CV Tips: Whether you're after a creative job, a design job or a role in advertising, a brilliant CV is your first step to opening the right doors. With only 20 seconds to make a good impression, it's important to get it right!

Is freelancing right for me? Freelancing can be a great way to fast track both your career and your bank balance. In this video, we take you through what you need to consider before embarking on the freelancing road for yourself.

Job Interview Preparation: In this comprehensive guide, we take you through everything you need to consider before your interview, including how to best match your skills and experience to the role so you won't be caught out by any tough interview questions that come your way!

Changing career lanes: So, you’ve decided to make a career change but not sure where to start? Whether you’re going from an events job to a communications job or thinking of ditching your PR job for a marketing role, our latest video will give you great advice on how to successfully change career lanes.

You’ll also find advice on how to answer tough interview questions like: “Why should I hire you?”, “How do you respond to criticism”, “What are you weaknesses?”, “How would your friends describe you?” and more.