CP Recruiting expert - open forum for questions!

[covert munkey]

Ladies and gents,

I've organised an interview with a current recruiter for a very large and reputable CP company based in London but has operatives deployed world wide.

This lad is an old Rmp CP mate of mine and moved into recruiting some time ago. Hes doing me a favour and has asked for his ID to be withheld which is of course not a problem with me.

If you therefore have any questions you want me to ask then please post them below and ill then compile them and arrange for the answers to be posted in the near future.

Do you have any really niggling questions you want to ask a recruiter but have never had the chance, if so then list them below folks.

Reagrds,

CM

Thread will be closed in 7 days troops.

[vick]

Hello Im still serving in the military at the moment, due out shortly and will have to start posting out my CV. I asume that a covering letter is quite important because it could or is one of the first points of contact between the employee and the employer. What kind of information would you expect, or want to see in that covering letter, also which format. Any help or advice would be of help to myself. Lastly is there anything you would not want to see, as far as I can tell most of the detail is contained in the CV itself. Again Thanks Vick

[morrigan]

Are we talking the whole shooting bag?? ie CP, HE, Psd etc

[vick]

Apologies should have narrowed it down a bit, a covering letter aimed at a large company with vacancies for CP work in either Afghan or Iraq.

[covert munkey]

Hi Morrigan,

Yes mate.

CM

[col.burtonpsd]

What catches the recruiters eye in a cv today? What i want to say is most of us are ex mil or former leo. Most spend at least one tour in the middle east or other high risk environments (Northern Ireland,Kosove etc.)and i guess by now 90% are cp/psd trained and have some medical training of some sort...and many got lots of more tricks in the back so to say..so what qualifications are the most sought for these days?


regards


CB

[chris7cc]

Hi I have no millitry or police experience but i have done some hotel security and asset protection what can i do to make myself more desirable to CP employers

Many Thanks

Chris

[mad1]

Well where do I start. Im finding it difficult to get anything CP wise at all.Not having CP ex is a big down fall,would you say thats a big problem?My CV I think is pretty good and my covering letters are ok. Just trying to get that toe never mind foot in the door is extremely difficult. Rst or CP would be good. Any pointers would be much appreciated.

mad1

[danny2401]

hi there basically I am doing my CP course on 9th August im an ex Grenadier with tours of bosnia and iraq under my belt who and how is the best way about going to get work in the Circuit

regards
danny2401

[covert munkey]

Anymore questions guys before i submit these?

CM