Simplylawjobs.com offers sound advice to the jobseeker

As a job-board we see 100s of job applications a day go through the site, www.simplylawjobs.com. The individuals are applying for jobs that range from senior partners in magic circle firms to trainee legal clerks and legal secretaries. We have noticed recently that people seem to be using ëcuteí but rather unprofessional email addresses on their applications. An email received from sexyswinger@yahoo or earfluff@btinternet may not be the best approach!

Applicants need to give a professional impression from the first time they contact a prospective employer or legal recruitment agency. The funny private email address needs to be thought about. What does it say about them? They may be better setting up something more suitable for a short period of time (there are loads of net based internet services that a free to sign up to).

Email addresses are not the only way that a prospect employee can fall foul of the internet. Have you ever googled an employer before an interview? All careers advice now strongly recommends that you use the internet to research any prospective employer. Itís sound advice, the more you know about a company the more you can tailor your answers. The more you can research a firm the more clued in you will appear.

The issue now is that companies are beginning to google interview candidates to gain information about them! Chair of your University Law Society, a respected charity volunteer, a knowledgeable columnist on your student newspaper, for you it may be advantageous.

The real problem is that people forget that networking and community sites like myspace and online blogs are easily searchable. Those photoís from a stag weekend in Prague or the slightly indiscrete blog about the Christmas party. Well these things are not difficult to find. It may not be strictly legal but it doesnít mean it doesnít happen.

The web is not a closed circle of friends. Job hunters need to be very wary of what they post. The rule of thumb should be if you wouldnít tell a future employer than donít post it on the net.! Happy job hunting from simplylawjobs.com!