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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

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self employment

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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 4:33 PM
To: Ralph Webster <ralph.webster@elect.org.uk>
Hi, thanks for the e-mail! I couldn't see any attachments, but the website is quite high ranked with Google, I think, so that's ok I guess. I was at a programme with Sencia, some time back, and they started talking about founds for marketing, but the web-shop wasn't that good then, so I didn't want to market it already, at the beginning of last year. So I think that was why I asked Ingeus about self-employed-programme, to check if there was similar founding-opertunities, for marketing, as Sencia mentioned. Also I was wondering if I should be on a programme for self-employed people, with the Job-centre. Since I've been working with this web-shop since the automn of 2010, I think it was, that is before I started to go to Ingeus, on the Work Programme. So that might have been the reason for me being sent to Elect, because I asked Ingeus about the things mentioned above. But I'll be there for the meeting, the week after next. When it comes to the expenses, then the reason it isn't a profit for the web-shops, is that some of the costs are fixed, some are to do with samples for pictures, which I'd say is marketing, and some costs are like start-up-costs, since I've had to move between Liverpool and Sunderland, a couple of times, in the last months, due to Landlord-complaint-cases, etc. But before the next meeting, I thought I could set up book-keeping, for each delivery, so to show the profit-margin better. Just something I thought about after the meeting today. Hope this is alright! Best regards, Erik Ribsskog On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Ralph Webster <ralph.webster@elect.org.uk> wrote: Hi Erik, I’m sending you information on search engine optimisation which you may find helpful in making your web site work better for you. Our next meeting is at 11am on the 24th at Ingeus, see you then. Ralph Ralph Webster Business Coach Exemplas

Det her er to brev, fra the Jobcentre, og the Department for Work and Pensions, som jeg mottok, for et par uker siden

Jeg sendte en ny e-post til the Department for Work and Pensions

Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

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To Barbara Hume, Performance Manager, regarding my Sencia-complaint/Fwd: Phone-call today

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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 6:50 PM
To: CONTACT-US <CONTACT-US@dwp.gsi.gov.uk> Cc: donna.redmond@sencia.co.uk, Contact-Us@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk
Hi, is it alright, if I deal with the Sencia-complaint in writing? (That company gives me a bit 'the creeps', I think they are to 'New Age'). Hope this is alright! Yours sincerely, Erik Ribsskog ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:36 PM Subject: Fwd: Phone-call today To: donna.redmond@sencia.co.uk Cc: Contact-Us@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk Hi, I thought more about this now. And I don't really want to go to a meeting about this. I have explained my complaint in writing. And I think the name of your building, Cotton Exchange, sounds like something to do with slave-trade. I don't think companies who operates from buildings with names like that are fine always. So I hope it's alright we deal with this in writing. (I also know someone from an employment-case I have, who work in that building, who I don't want to meet, (on behalf of Lufthansa), in case she'll say I'm stalking her, like I've explained to the Jobcentre). Hope this is alright! Best regards, Erik Ribsskog ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:12 PM Subject: Phone-call today To: donna.redmond@sencia.co.uk Hi, I called your office just now, on 0151 236 2772, to discuss a letter from the Department of Work and Pensions, which I received earlier this week. I was told you weren't in today, but I was given your e-mail address. I was told in the mentioned letter, that you wanted a meeting, to discuss the CV I got from Sencia, and the problems that I've written about to the Jobcentre. Best regards, Erik Ribsskog

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Jeg sendte en ny e-post til Sencia

Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

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Phone-call today

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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:36 PM
To: donna.redmond@sencia.co.uk Cc: Contact-Us@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk
Hi, I thought more about this now. And I don't really want to go to a meeting about this. I have explained my complaint in writing. And I think the name of your building, Cotton Exchange, sounds like something to do with slave-trade. I don't think companies who operates from buildings with names like that are fine always. So I hope it's alright we deal with this in writing. (I also know someone from an employment-case I have, who work in that building, who I don't want to meet, (on behalf of Lufthansa), in case she'll say I'm stalking her, like I've explained to the Jobcentre). Hope this is alright! Best regards, Erik Ribsskog ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:12 PM Subject: Phone-call today To: donna.redmond@sencia.co.uk Hi, I called your office just now, on 0151 236 2772, to discuss a letter from the Department of Work and Pensions, which I received earlier this week. I was told you weren't in today, but I was given your e-mail address. I was told in the mentioned letter, that you wanted a meeting, to discuss the CV I got from Sencia, and the problems that I've written about to the Jobcentre. Best regards, Erik Ribsskog

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Sencia-møte i Cotton Exchange-bygningen

Tidligere i dag, så fikk jeg en telefon, fra en av sjefene, i Sencia.

Angående klagen på min CV, (som Sencia lagde for meg), som jeg sendte til the Jobcentre, for noen måneder siden.

I forbindelse med da jeg gikk på Employment Zones, hos Sencia, før jul.

Så da må jeg på møte på deres hovedkontor da sikkert, som ligger i bygningen som heter Cotton Exchange.

Like ved avisbygningen til Liverpool Echo og Liverpool Daily Post vel, her i Liverpool.

Får håpe jeg ikke treffer en gråtende Emelie Wallin da, (som nå jobber i den Cotton-bygningen, tror jeg, sa hun ihvertfall selv, for noen år siden, på vegne av Lufthansa), i heisen der da.

Sånn som jeg gjorde i the Cunard Building en gang, da jeg jobba for Arvato.

Da hun Wallin plutselig dukka opp i heisen, i en etasje som Arvato ikke hadde kontorer i vel.

Men men.

Lurer på hva som egentlig foregikk da liksom.

Hu sa bare at hu var 'sjuk'.

Men men.

Så jeg får kanskje ta med paraply da, i tilfelle jeg må kjøre med heisen der.

Når jeg vet at hu Emelie Wallin jobber i nærheten liksom.

Sånn at jeg ikke blir grini ned i heisen der, eller noe, da.

Eller, hu er vel ikke så høy heller.

(Bare fleiper.

Jeg håper at Sencia-kontorene ikke ligger så høyt oppe, sånn at jeg kan gå trappene).

Men men.

Men vi får se hva som skjer.

Vi får se.

Mvh.

Erik Ribsskog

Jeg sendte en ny e-post til Sencia

Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

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Phone-call today

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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 2:12 PM
To: donna.redmond@sencia.co.uk
Hi, I called your office just now, on 0151 236 2772, to discuss a letter from the Department of Work and Pensions, which I received earlier this week. I was told you weren't in today, but I was given your e-mail address. I was told in the mentioned letter, that you wanted a meeting, to discuss the CV I got from Sencia, and the problems that I've written about to the Jobcentre. Best regards, Erik Ribsskog

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Jeg fikk et nytt brev, (i går), fra the Department for Work and Pensions

Jeg fikk et nytt brev, (i går), fra the Jobcentre

Jeg sendte en ny klage til the Jobcentre

Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

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To Mr. John Upton's line-manager, Merseyside District Office - Complaint about Sencia

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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 9:10 AM
To: CONTACT-US <CONTACT-US@dwp.gsi.gov.uk>
Hi, I'm refering to Mr. John Uptons letter, from 13/1. He writes that he has contacted Sencia, about my complaint, and they tell him three lies, I think I have to say, that's why I'm trying to escalate this. Mr. Upton writes that Sencia tells him: 'a. Their CV stated that you ahve industry specific IT skills': This isn't right at all. Mr. Ellis, at Sencia, insisted he wanted to assess my IT skills, which are these: IT-skills: (Java, Pascal, Pearl, Machine-code, wed-design, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Linux, System/Network-administration, System-development, Computer-security, E-Commerce, Relation Databases, unix, data-modelling, operating-systems, expert-systems, discrete mathematics, statistics, Computer Arcitecure, algorithms and data-structures, Basic). (I've gone to a Reed CV-writing-course last week, where we learned to assess our skills etc.) But Sencia just wrote: 'Excellent IT [..] skills'. That's not industry specific IT skills, and that's not to assess my IT skills like Mr. Ellis insisted and said he would to in my first PA-meeting at Sencia. 'b. The gap in your employment history mentioned on their CV from 2004-2005 was the same as detailed on your CV'. This isn't the year from my complaint. This year I was a student, at study abroad, at the university of Sunderland. My complaint is that Sencia put a gap in my employment history, from May 1993 to June 1994, that doesn't mirror reality. I don't understand how Mr. Upton ca buy Sencia excuses. I think if one look at my CV, there isn't a gap for 2004, so how could Mr. Upton buy this explanation from Sencia? I admit I haven't sent you my CV, with this complaint, but I can attach my last version of my own CV with this e-mail. And provide earlier versions upon request. 'c. The qualificiations on their CV are the same as on your CV': This isn't true at all, I have no qualification from NITH, on my CV. Only from Oslo University College. So 'c' is something Sencia have made up, I'm afraid I have to say, (since they have added a Foundation Degree in Information Management, on their CV, which I don't have in real life). I've tried to get Sencia to correct the mistakes on my CV, because I wanted to be on level with my Personal Advisor, but they just refused. I think they should add an error/mistake-editing procedure, to their CV-making-process. Since they really just make a CV, and that's it. Where as e.g. Ladders have an error/mistake-editing procedure, I've read about on the Ladders website. So Sencia just produce low-quality CV's, it seems to me, if I dear to be honest and a bit direct in this. Hope that you can have a second look at my complaint. Even if I'm finished with Employment Zones at Sencia, I don't want to have on my reputation that I write complaints that are wrong, (when I think this comlaint is really right). Hope this is alright! Yours sincerely, Erik Ribsskog CV - Erik Ribsskog.doc 31K

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PS.

CV-en som jeg sendte med denne klagen, skal være identisk med CV-en i denne linken:

http://www.johncons-fanclub.net/cv.html

Jeg sendte en ny klage til the Jobcentre

Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

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To Mr. John Upton's line-manager, Merseyside District Office - Complaint about Sencia

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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 9:10 AM
To: CONTACT-US <CONTACT-US@dwp.gsi.gov.uk>
Hi, I'm refering to Mr. John Uptons letter, from 13/1. He writes that he has contacted Sencia, about my complaint, and they tell him three lies, I think I have to say, that's why I'm trying to escalate this. Mr. Upton writes that Sencia tells him: 'a. Their CV stated that you ahve industry specific IT skills': This isn't right at all. Mr. Ellis, at Sencia, insisted he wanted to assess my IT skills, which are these: IT-skills: (Java, Pascal, Pearl, Machine-code, wed-design, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Linux, System/Network-administration, System-development, Computer-security, E-Commerce, Relation Databases, unix, data-modelling, operating-systems, expert-systems, discrete mathematics, statistics, Computer Arcitecure, algorithms and data-structures, Basic). (I've gone to a Reed CV-writing-course last week, where we learned to assess our skills etc.) But Sencia just wrote: 'Excellent IT [..] skills'. That's not industry specific IT skills, and that's not to assess my IT skills like Mr. Ellis insisted and said he would to in my first PA-meeting at Sencia. 'b. The gap in your employment history mentioned on their CV from 2004-2005 was the same as detailed on your CV'. This isn't the year from my complaint. This year I was a student, at study abroad, at the university of Sunderland. My complaint is that Sencia put a gap in my employment history, from May 1993 to June 1994, that doesn't mirror reality. I don't understand how Mr. Upton ca buy Sencia excuses. I think if one look at my CV, there isn't a gap for 2004, so how could Mr. Upton buy this explanation from Sencia? I admit I haven't sent you my CV, with this complaint, but I can attach my last version of my own CV with this e-mail. And provide earlier versions upon request. 'c. The qualificiations on their CV are the same as on your CV': This isn't true at all, I have no qualification from NITH, on my CV. Only from Oslo University College. So 'c' is something Sencia have made up, I'm afraid I have to say, (since they have added a Foundation Degree in Information Management, on their CV, which I don't have in real life). I've tried to get Sencia to correct the mistakes on my CV, because I wanted to be on level with my Personal Advisor, but they just refused. I think they should add an error/mistake-editing procedure, to their CV-making-process. Since they really just make a CV, and that's it. Where as e.g. Ladders have an error/mistake-editing procedure, I've read about on the Ladders website. So Sencia just produce low-quality CV's, it seems to me, if I dear to be honest and a bit direct in this. Hope that you can have a second look at my complaint. Even if I'm finished with Employment Zones at Sencia, I don't want to have on my reputation that I write complaints that are wrong, (when I think this comlaint is really right). Hope this is alright! Yours sincerely, Erik Ribsskog CV - Erik Ribsskog.doc 31K

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Jeg fikk et nytt brev fra the Jobcentre

Idag var jeg på et møte hos the Jobcentre, og fikk enda en 'Jobseekers Agreement'. Jeg skal være på et spesielt program, og møte hver uke, fra nå av

PS.

Min siste dag på Employment Zones, hos Sencia, var 20/12, men de hadde visst betalt fram til 23/12.

Det var jeg ikke klar over.

Men men.

Så sånn var det.

Mvh.

Erik Ribsskog

PS 2.

Her er mer om dette:



PS 3.

Jeg fortalte han Gary der, (som jeg skal ha alle møtene med framover visstnok, siden jeg nå er på et sånt spesielt program, hvor jeg må møte hver uke, istedet for annenhver uke).

Jeg fortalte han, i møtet jeg var der i, på tirsdag, at jeg hadde problem med å få CV-en min bra nok.

Jeg viste han en e-post fra Ladders, og forklarte at de hadde en sånn bra tjeneste, for å lage CV-en.

Og da sa han Gary, at han skulle prøve å få sendt meg til en ekspert, som var flink til å lage 'executive', (topp-leder vel), CV-er.

Jeg sa jeg hadde litt problemer med det, (å få CV-en bra), siden jeg var fra Norge.

Og at f.eks. Ladders syntes å mene, at å lage sånne CV-er, var et eget felt.

(Men at det dessverre var skikkelig dyrt, å kjøpe en sånn fin Ladders-CV.

Og at Sencia ikke egentlig ikke ble ferdig med CV-en min, men at det var mange feil på den, som ikke ble rettet opp.

Og at jeg syntes at en Personal Advisor, (når en sånn skriver CV-en), også burde rette opp feilene, for jeg syntes at en burde være 'on level', (altså på bølgelengde), om ens ferdigheter/utdannelse etc., med sin Personal Advisor).

Og jeg sa også det, at jeg trodde at jeg ville klart å komme meg på flere jobbintervjuer, hvis jeg hadde hatt en bedre CV.

Så nå skal jeg kanskje på møte om det da, i neste uke, eller noe.

Hvis han Gary finner en organisasjon, som er flinke til å lage 'executive' CV-er.

Vi får se hva som skjer.

Vi får se.

PS 4.

Han Gary der, lurte også på det, om hvorfor jeg ikke hadde søkt på en norsk-språklig jobb, som jeg fant på 'Jobcentre-maskinen' der, på tirsdag.

Jeg sa det, at etter at jeg så nærmere på den jobben, da jeg kom hjem.

Så trodde jeg at det var hos Lufthansa sin kundeservice, i Bosch sitt telefonselger-senter.

Og at jeg hadde en arbeidssak, mot Bertelsmann Arvato sin skandinaviske Micorsoft produkt-aktivering, fra 2005 og 2006.

Og at ei svensk dame, (Emelie Wallin), som jobba hos Lufthansa, var involvert i den arbeidssaken min mot Arvato.

Og at jeg hadde ringt henne, for å snakke om den arbeidssaken, men at hun da bare hadde begynte å gråte.

Så jeg sendte en bekymrings e-post, om henne, til svenske ambassaden i London, mm.

Og jeg forklare videre, at jeg ikke hadde så lyst til å søke om jobb der.

Siden hu hadde begynt å grine, når jeg ringte henne om den arbeidssaken.

Og at jeg da var redd for at hun skulle si at jeg var en 'stalker', eller noe.

(Som jeg har sett at noen har søkt om, på Google, om at jeg skal være, på tracking-cookie-programmet, til bloggen).

Så at jeg derfor, lot være å søke på den norsk-språkelige jobben.

(Dessuten så er ikke engang multi-språklige jobber, på min 'Jobseekers Agreement' nå, så det er liksom ikke ment, å være sånn, at det er først og fremst sånne jobber jeg skal søke på.

Men men).

Så sånn var det.

Bare noe jeg tenkte på.

Men vi får se hva som skjer.

Vi får se.

PS 5.

Her er mer om dette:



PS 6.

Han Gary, (hos the Jobcentre), han sa forresten også det, (da jeg spurte), i møtet idag, hos the Jobcentre.

At det var det samme for de, om jeg fant jobbene hjemme, på internett, eller på den maskinen, hos the Jobcentre.

For det var egentlig de samme jobbene.

Så da sa jeg det, at da kom jeg nok heller til å prøve å gjøre jobbsøkingen hjemme, for foran de maskinene, så kan det være litt vanskelig, å konsentrere seg, noen ganger.

For eksempel, så var en av de butikksjef-jobbene, som jeg fant på den maskinen, på tirsdag.

Den var for en dame-klesbutikk, fant jeg ut, da jeg kom hjem.

Så jeg forklarte det, at jeg syntes det kanskje ville være smartere av meg, å gjøre den jobbsøkingen hjemme, istedet.

Men men.

Så jeg får prøve å gå gjennom ledige jobber, på the Jobcentre sin database, dagen før jeg skal på møte hos the Jobcentre da.

De møtene er på torsdager, så da får jeg se om jeg klarer det, å finne jobber hjemme på internett, på onsdager da.

Det hadde kanskje vært en god ide.

Men vi får se om jeg klarer det.

Vi får se.

Idag var jeg på et møte hos the Jobcentre, og satte opp en ny Jobseekers Agreement, etter at jeg har blitt ferdig med Employment Zones hos Sencia

PS.

Også skal jeg på et møte der igjen, på torsdag neste uke, med han Gary der, heter han vel.

Så sånn er det.

Så vi får se hva som skjer.

Vi får se.

Mvh.

Erik Ribsskog

PS 2.

Her er mer om dette:

Jeg sendte en ny e-post til the Jobcentre

Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

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Contact Details and further info

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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 4:23 PM
To: Winter Nic JCP WILLIAMSON SQUARE <NIC.WINTER@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk>
Hi Mr. Winter, thank you for your e-mail! My last day with Sencia was 20/12. I enclose a copy of the file from Sencia, saying that I have to call the Jobcentre, on 21/12. But I'll also go to the Jobcentre, on Tuesday at 9 AM, if I don't hear anything else back from you, after you recieve this e-mail. Best regards, Erik Ribsskog On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Winter Nic JCP WILLIAMSON SQUARE <NIC.WINTER@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk> wrote: Mr Ribsskog, Please find my contact details below re telephone numbers. My email address is as this message nic.winter@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk . Please use these should there be any problem with the normal means of communication with the Jobcentre or an issue you need to query. Unfortunately when we have looked at your claim, the provider Sencia has not yet advised us of the last date of your Employment Zone provision. This is probably because of the holidays. In order that we can quickly progress your claim could you attend Williamson Square as early as possible on Tuesday 4th January, we open at 09.00hrs, and we will get you to sign a statement stating the last date you attended. This will only take a few moments and should enable the benefit centre to have the information to assess your claim straight away. As soon as you complete this we will send the papers to the benefit centre, so it will be in your interest to have this done as early on 4th January as possible. Please speak to the Customer Service Manager at the podium by the door who will be able to direct you. Yours faithfully, Nic Winter Jobcentre Manager | Williamson Square Jobcentre Plus | 20, Williamson Square | Liverpool | L1 1PW |Telephone 0151 801 5704 | TexBox 0845 6088551 | Mobile: 07720049195 | Merseyside CSD web site | North West CSD site Please consider the environment before printing. ********************************************************************** This document is strictly confidential and is intended only for use by the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or other action taken in reliance of the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Any views expressed by the sender of this message are not necessarily those of the Department for Work and Pensions. If you have received this transmission in error, please use the reply function to tell us and then permanently delete what you have received. This email was scanned for viruses by the Department for Work and Pensions' anti-virus services and on leaving the Department was found to be virus free. Please note: Incoming and outgoing e-mail messages are routinely monitored for compliance with our policy on the use of electronic communications. ********************************************************************** img185.jpg 296K

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PS.

Her er vedlegget:

Jeg sendte en ny e-post til the Jobcentre

Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>

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Update complaint about Sencia, To Mr. John Upton's line-manager/Fwd: Your CV Critique

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Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>	Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 6:11 AM
To: CONTACT-US <CONTACT-US@dwp.gsi.gov.uk>
Hi, here you can see how Ladders produce CV's. They write: 'The writer will then produce a first draft within 5-7 business days, and you will communicate any changes required to the writer.'. This Senica/Mr. Ellis, didn't do, they only gave me a draft, and didn't change the errors I pointed out. Neighter did they add a Core Competence/Skills-section, even if that was what I agreed with Mr. Ellis, in the first meeting. Also, Sencia/Mr. Ellis didn't use 5-7 days to produce the CV, but more like 5-7 to produce a draft. So the CV I've been given from Sencia was merely a draft. And then for Sencia to critisise me, for not wanting to send employers a draft, that's just Sencia being silly, I think. Also, the manager there, said I could just search on the internet, to find out how to produce a CV myself. But I'm from Norway, so I strugle a bit with the CV-making, and also that's really Sencia's job. So they just get a lot of money, from the Jobcentre, and tell their there clients to make the CV's themselves. So I think you're being the victim of fraud, possibly, by Sencia. I'm unemployed, but if I'd had a lot of money, I would have bought a CV from Ladders, much rather than letting eg. Senica write my CV. Sencia aren't up for it when it comes to executive-CV's, I think. Conections and Working Links have also tried to write my CV, bu none of them are quite up for it, like eg. Ladders are, I think. So I think I have to learn how to make CV's myself, because none of the organisations are up for it, it seems. But it's maybe me how is strange, since I'm on Ladders, and have an income potential, on over £50.000 a year. Ladders write 'I can see you clearly have the impressive experience and credentials'. But I can't afford a Ladders CV, and I can't find any organisation, who can help me make a fine CV, through the Jobcentre. So the standard on the organisations you co-operate with, isn't that high, I think, (not be inpolite, but only sincere). So I think I have to learn the skill CV-writing. But then I can perhaps put that skill on my CV as well. We'll see. It doesn't seem to me that Sencia takes this with CV-writing serious at all, they don't really ackonwledge it's a skill, but rather punish people who don't know how to make then, and starts to mess with them, and write 'silly' CV's. So I don't think Sencia really tried, to make my CV fine, but that I was bullied and harassed there, and that they deliberatly made my CV not fine. I've overheard I'm followed, in Oslo, in 2003, by someone called the 'mafian'. So the problems at Sencia could have been eg. a muslim or Albanian mafia, or illuminst/wicha-whiches messing with me, I suspect. Or communist. I seem to have a lot of those groups on my back, for some reason. But the Police and the Government, don't want to investigate what's going on, the also just mess with me. Best regards, Erik Ribsskog ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Emmerson <DEmmerson@theladders.com> Date: Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 3:17 PM Subject: RE: Your CV Critique To: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> Hi Erik, Thanks very much for your response. I readily appreciate that £299 can seem a lot when unemployed. I’m glad to hear you are set on improving the CV yourself, since it really doesn’t do you justice in its current state. As I said, the CV is too long, and full of autobiographical information that will be of little account to recruiters since it doesn’t tell them how your experience and skills will deliver the results they need. It is important to keep in mind the benefits of working with one of our professional writers. At any level, it can be difficult to write effectively about yourself, and this is especially true when writing a senior-to-executive level CV, which has to perfectly convey the depth of your experience and also compete against many other top-tier candidates. With our premium service, rather than improving a document yourself that you hope will prove good enough to get you an interview, you will be working with a specially-selected writer who creates £50k+ CVs for a living and has been doing so for over ten years. We can deliver you an outstanding top-tier CV that does full justice to your career and skills. We have a proven success rate. 77% of members who have their CVs rewritten by our writers report immediate contact from recruiters. In this respect, the service is an investment that can very quickly pay for itself. However, I fully appreciate your immediate your concerns over the immediate outlay. Ultimately, the decision rests with you, and I completely respect whatever you choose to be best for you and your CV at this time. Please feel free to contact me on: 0207 148 7154, or at: Demmerson@theladders.com with any further questions or concerns that you may have. With kind regards, David From: Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com] Sent: 22 April 2010 23:57 To: David Emmerson Subject: Re: Your CV Critique Hi, I'm unemployed at the moment, unfortunately, so I can't afford to pay as much as £299, for a CV now, unfortunately. But I'll try to rewrite my CV myself, and then if I get more founds, I can get back to you later, to get help with my CV, if that's alright. Thank you very much for good feedback! Yours sincerely, Erik Ribsskog On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 4:28 PM, <cvservicesteam@theladders.co.uk> wrote: Professional CV Critique Prepared specifically for Erik Ribsskog Dear Erik, My name is David Emmerson and I thank you for selecting TheLadders for your CV review. I have reviewed your document and prepared some comments that I hope will give you some insight. Keep in mind I am reviewing your document as it relates to the needs and demands of the executive employment market. We stay in tune with what recruiters and hiring managers want and need in a CV and our experience in working with executives is unmatched. Before I begin the critique, I do need to warn you about my style since my comments can seem rather direct, though I mean no offence. The reality is that the job market is very competitive now - particularly within the current economic climate - so I find it beneficial to be upfront rather than subtle or agreeable. Please go through the critique carefully. You will see at the end that I recommend our premium CV rewrite for you, which can be purchased using this link (details follow after the critique): https://www.theladders.co.uk/order-confirmation?billId=20609&sign=y&et_id=84201004&sign=y Let's get started! It will help to have a copy of your CV nearby for reference as I make comments. SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION Let's start right at the top. First, don't open your CV with tags like ‘Personal Profile.' Every recruiter worth his or her salt will know it's your profile statement when they read it. Instead, begin your CV with a career title/tagline to announce yourself and provide a clear focus for your readers. It will present you in a much stronger light. Your introductory section is too long - containing far too much information than is necessary to establish a connection with your reader. It gives the impression you are trying to cover all the possible bases, making the document hard to read and digest quickly. This is perhaps the most important section - employers will often make their decision on whether or not to proceed with the CV while reading this section. So you must do better! An effective summary is focused on prospective employer's needs and outlines how your past can benefit their future. It is supposed to provide a quick overview and needs to be streamlined to make the most important facts about you stand out right away. Additionally, I recommend pulling some of your higher skills out into a separate Core Competencies subsection underneath the summary. This is a great strategy. It serves as a keyword-rich area that enables your CV to be quickly found on the internet, while showcasing your unique strengths to the reader. Therefore, carefully compile a succinct list of industry-specific individual excellences, and add it to your CV. CONTENT As I digest your CV, not much is jumping out to announce it is the CV of a high-calibre professional. It is not highlighting your experience level or skill-set as well as it could. I can see you clearly have the impressive experience and credentials, but you must display all you have to offer in a clearer and more accommodating way for your reader. This will become clearer as we continue. From the way your work history is worded, you seem to be more of a ‘doer' than an ‘achiever'. Too many of your job descriptions are task-based and not result-based, meaning they describe what you did, not what you achieved. To be effective and create excitement, it needs to be results-based: What was achieved as a result of what you did? Employers are looking for quantified results. They want to know you have solved problems similar to theirs and that you achieved the results for which they are looking. Look at these: - I have a Norwegian blog, http://www.johncons-mirror.blogspot.com, that I've been working on, since I started with it, on my spare-time, in the summer of 2007. - Working as a freelancer, doing research on Scandinavian companies in the packaging-industry for a database, www.packagingdatabase.com, on behalf of Packaging Europe, Norwich - Chinese Food Delivery in Oslo West and Bærum, part-time What you have here is just job description, and this is going to be very similar to the CV content of many other qualified candidates. Be proud of your accomplishments and allow them to shine through your job descriptions. Another problem is that your work history is not presented properly. The paragraph format or ‘chunks of text' almost assure the reader won't read it. Where are your bullet-points? These will allow the most important accomplishments to be highlighted. Remember, a CV is read differently - the summary is read and then the rest of the document is scanned quickly with job titles, bullet statements, and other highlighted material being read first. Total reading time is about 45 seconds. If a CV can't be read that quickly, it won't be read. You have also taken your work history too far back in time by going all the way back to 1979. Employers are generally interested only in the past 10-15 years experience because it is what is most relevant to the challenges they face today. If you are concerned about showing depth, there are ways a professional writer would truncate your older experience while still showing you have good background upon which to draw. Further, while a traditional technique, having your referees on the CV is falling from favour. Privacy and identity theft have become significant issues and it is always best to protect the details of your referees. Employers don't need this information at so early in the recruitment process and you are putting private information into circulation that should not be in the public realm without caution. Provide these upon request by the employer. MECHANICS Moving on, the language of your CV could use extra attention. At the moment, it does not position you as a leader in your area of expertise. The words and adjectives you use are too low-level in tone to successfully promote your abilities and place you above the competition. Firstly, I am sorry to say that I did detect some typing errors in your CV, such as: ‘90's' - it is incorrect to have an apostrophe here. There are also numerous syntax errors where you have used commas incorrectly. In most cases, a recruiter will automatically discount any CV that is less than flawless, particularly at executive level. Attention to detail is paramount, and there really is no room for mistakes. There is a lower level tone echoing throughout the CV because your writing switches between active voice and passive voice throughout the document. To be effective, a CV should be written in active voice. Indicators of the passive voice are ‘responsibilities included,' ‘responsible for,' ‘duties included,' ‘served as' or noun phrases tied with prepositions such as ‘quality member of' or ‘representative of.' The active voice is more natural, direct, vigorous and emphatic - traits you want your CV to have in tone. The use of passive voice weakens your CV. An example of this in your CV is: ‘I was also responsible for the job of packing the bags of screws' Next, I must point out that professional CVs are written in a technique called ‘tight writing', or verb phrases, where the subject is generally understood rather than voiced. Articles (the, a, an) are minimally used in tight writing and only the core message is voiced. You have used these articles and some long phrases to describe your roles and achievements, and sadly you are disguising the very information an employer needs to see! You have to reduce the "clutter" of extra words so that your many credentials can be seen more clearly. This is just not doing you any justice, and it makes your CV appear amateur. Additionally, you use personal pronouns ("I," "me," "my," etc.) which is awkward and incorrect syntax. Remember that communication is the number one skill that has the most impact on your promotion, retention and performance. However, there is much more to a great CV than just cataloguing your career history and getting pretty words down on paper. Great communication is knowing what the reader is seeking, knowing how to get your message across succinctly, and knowing how to create clarity in your message. If you are not communicating well in your CV, recruiters will assume you are not a good communicator in person. DESIGN I think the design of your CV could benefit a lot from a calculated modification. I mentioned the over-usage of chunks of text earlier which is both textually and structurally problematic. Within your work history, keep in mind that the ideal job description 1) gives a line of job title and company description; 2) briefly summarises your duties in paragraph format; and then 3) uses bullet-points for your accomplishments and results, so as to maximise their impact. Make sure that the bullets are reserved for the most important, results-based information only. Your CV is simply too long to be effective. It's as though you couldn't decide what to include, so you included everything. As a result, your CV runs at an inappropriate six pages. With the use of proper design elements and formatting you can make a succinct and commanding two-page CV. You have some difficult decisions and careful consideration ahead, but you must remember that a two (or at very most three) page CV is the only kind that will be considered. On another note, the Times New Roman font you are using is not the most desirable. When hiring managers are reading through dozens of CVs, they will spend more time on one that has an ‘easy-to-read' font. We are constantly polling companies for feedback on what they want in a CV and believe it or not the font you use is a big deal! The preference of most employers is a Sans Serif font such as 'Arial' in size 10. Your CV overall lacks the polish and appearance of an executive CV. Using a run-of-the-mill design in your CV hurts your candidacy; you end up fading into the pile of hundreds of others instead of standing out. I highly recommend a more professional look-and-feel to the document to provide a more executive impression. So much can be done with the formatting and design to improve first visual impressions while still maintaining a conservative appearance. OVERALL IMPRESSIONS/STRATEGY It is clear to me that you possess the quality of skills, experience and qualifications that are required for a job of an executive calibre. However, your CV does not do you justice in reflecting this - it is too long, containing too much unnecessary information and not enough important info about he roles you have had. It is important to consider today's economic climate. Coming out of a recession, job searches are at an all-time high with hundreds of qualified applicants per vacancy. With job hunting so maddeningly competitive, you cannot allow your CV to be anything less than amazing. I recommend that you make use of a more executive CV, one that demonstrates your accomplishments and skills in a more strategic way. Give employers what they want to see, and set yourself apart from the hundreds of CVs against which you are competing. Remember that only the best CVs (not candidates) get attention, and eventually an interview. Of course, this does not mean that you are not a good candidate. Rather, the way that your CV presents your career is not yet very effective or exciting to the reader (who has typically read 100+ CVs before getting to yours). It may be some comfort to know that there are options available in this difficult time. TheLadders offers an outstanding Executive CV re-writing service, allowing you to relax in the knowledge that your CV will dynamically and professionally stand out from the crowd. We have a group of skilled writers who specialise in executive industry-specific CVs. They have extensive experience crafting CVs to best showcase the qualifications that employers consistently look for from top-tier candidates. Below, I have listed information that I feel will be of interest to you about our process, the ROI of working with our writers, and pricing. For any further information, please don't hesitate to e-mail me: DEmmerson@theladders.com GETTING THE INTERVIEW There are two things to consider here: 1. You are a premium member of TheLadders.co.uk because you've got the valuable experience, the superior skills, the unique qualifications and, most importantly, the drive to get to that next level. 2. On paper, your wording and presentation are not up to standard. Your CV does not generate enough excitement and professionalism for you to be considered a top candidate. These elements combine to make you a prime candidate for a CV re-write. We are here to make your job search easy and successful! To this end, it is crucial that your document looks as impressive as you do, and that you do not lose potential interviews in the process. Only the best CVS - not candidates - get the most attention and eventually an interview. You are clearly a very strong candidate but this is simply not enough to get the interview. Do not forget that at the application stage, the CV is the only representation of you that employers have. A lot of people, like you, struggle to put themselves down on paper effectively - but that's where we come in. We are experts at knowing the best way to present you. Most competing professionals employ the services of professional CV writers, leaving a disadvantage for those who make the attempt alone. It is similar to trying to take on a home improvement project: it is simply far too difficult and time-consuming to do on your own. OUR PROCEDURES (simple but highly effective) Our team is an elite group of skilled professionals. Each of them is a Certified Professional CV Writer (CPRW) with years of experience in effective executive CV/cover letter preparation, branding, and career marketing strategies. Each has CV expertise in at least one Ladder. We provide customised critiques and CVs based on your specific professional needs. Our CV-writing team has prepared more than 25,000 results-oriented executive CVs with an unparalleled level of success. Our service, credentials, and experience are unmatched in the industry. When you decide to take advantage of our CV writing service you can expect the following process: 1. You will be contacted by a CV writer from TheLadders CV Team within the next 10 business hours. The writer will send you a set of worksheets to fill out. These usually take 1-3 hours to fill out. 2. Once you have returned the worksheets, the writer will, if needed, schedule a phone call with you to ask for more information. 3. The writer will then produce a first draft within 5-7 business days, and you will communicate any changes required to the writer. 4. The writer and you will work together over the email and/or phone until a final draft of documents is produced. PRICING AND FREE COVER LETTER OFFER The investment to create your CV is £299. Remember, a CV that gets you a position is priceless. If it shortens your job search by one day, or results even in a 1% increase in compensation, it pays for itself. An ineffective CV can cost thousands of pounds in lost time, income, and opportunity. Limited-Time Bonus: If you purchase the CV within the next 7 days, we'll write the cover letter for free (worth £70)! This is a limited-time offer so you must click the link to purchase within the allotted 7 day timeframe. In order to purchase these services, you must first be signed in to your Ladders account. Click the link below and we will send you the materials to get started. https://www.theladders.co.uk/order-confirmation?billId=20609&sign=y&et_id=84201004&sign=y TRUST IN OUR CREDENTIALS You will be in excellent hands working directly with our team. This is your chance to work with the best executive CV writers in the world, some of whose credentials include: Certified Professional CV Writer (CPRW) Internationally Certified Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC) More than 200 CVs/cover letters published in 20 career books VIP Contributor to High-Level CVs (Career Press) Master Career Counsellor Licensed Professional Counsellor Certified Personal Brand Strategist Certified Online Identity Strategist Masters of Business Administration Certified Six Sigma Black Belt I hope that my critique has given food for thought and helpful advice. Please contact me on: 0207 148 7154 with any questions or concerns you may have. Kind regards, David Emmerson Executive CV Analyst TheLadders.co.uk 134-138 Borough High St London SE1 1LB TheLadders.co.uk, Inc. | TheLadders.co.uk, Ltd. 134-138 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB If you've forgotten your password, go to http://www.theladders.co.uk/ForgotPassword?et_id=84201004 You are receiving this email because you signed up for GMLadder on Wed Sep 09 08:24:27 EDT 2009 with IP address 81.152.91.205 from eribsskog@gmail.com. For technical support and general questions, visit: http://theladders-uk.custhelp.com</a></p><p style="margin-bottom:0;">If you have any difficulty clicking on the links above, copy and paste them into your browser.

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Hvordan jeg kom på det, å sende den e-posten fra the Ladders, til the Jobcentre nå?

Jo, jeg så tilfeldigvis et søk, på StatCounter, som ledet til den e-posten, fra the Ladders, på bloggen min.

Så sånn var det.

Mvh.

Erik Ribsskog

PS 2.

Her er mer om dette:



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