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When completing your profile, consider what a recruiter may be looking for and how it matches your skills, experience and objectives.

Saving a CV Profile indicates your willingness to have Recruiters contact you either directly or anonymously.

Your Profile will be visible to Recruiters who are searching for candidates matching your experience or skills. You can opt to withhold your name and contact information (Be anonymous), in which case a Recruiter can only contact you via the Access-sciencejobs website.

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Contact details
Please ensure your contact details are correct, in particular your email address as this is the main form of contact from recruiters. Dont worry at this stage if you wish to remain anonymous, at the end of the form you can select whether you want these contact details made available.

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My CV
Your CV can only be supported in either of the following file types: .doc, .docx, .rtf, .pdf
If your CV is saved in a Word template, you can open it in your Word processor and 'Save As' with .doc file ending (also known as a Word document).

Once your CV has been saved, you will then be able to conveniently send it with any application you make.
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If you have Saved a CV Profile and are currently available, Recruiters can use our database to search your CV Profile when looking for a science candidate. You can opt to withhold your name and contact information (*be anonymous) and only allow searching rather than viewing of your CV.

Uploading my CV: Click on 'browse' button to find your CV on your computer, complete the form, and click 'update my cv profile' or 'submit application'. Your CV will upload automatically if successful. If not, please act on the highlighted error messages.

Once your CV document has been saved, visit 'my cv profile' page, and you will then be able to:

Download CV - In some browsers this facility will not work. If this is the case, you may need to change your browser settings or use an alternative browser. Select 'Open' or 'Save As' which will make a copy for you.

Delete Saved CV - Removes your CV from the Access-ScienceJobs.co.uk database

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Education
Select from the drop-down list which one is the highest qualification you hold.

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My Discipline & Experience
Select from the Category list which is the most related to the specifics of your discipline and experience. In order for you to be found accordingly, you should select at least 1 from 'Discipline' and 1 from 'Experience' with no more than 10. Selecting a lesser number of categories may produce a low response from Recruiters with good quality, whilst a greater selection may produce a higher quantity but less quality.

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Summary
*Summarise your experience and objectives: A few sentences to sum up your experience and objectives. Remember to consider what a Recruiter may be looking for in your field of work.

*Briefly describe your skills or experience: Use individual words and short phrases i.e. 'Microbiologist, Food Science, Laboratory, Technical Support' etc and include some relevant technical terms such as 'HPLC, GC, IR, UV instrumentation'.

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My requirements
*#What are your annual salary/hourly rate requirements? - Choose the minimum annual salary or hourly rate you are prepared to consider.

*#Where would you like to work? - Selecting a location at county area i.e. Kent will match searches for Kent and the South East.

*#What is your current availability? - Immediately, After notice, or From date (Enter Available date in text box below).

*#Type of position? - Select Permanent, Temporary or Either

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Work eligibility
*What is your eligibility to work in the UK? - EU citizen, Non-EU Citizen with UK work permit, without UK work permit, check relevant button with your eligibility. If you are unsure and would like more information, please click on our 'working in the UK' guide to help you find out more.

*Work permit type and expiry - If you are a non-EU Citizen with a UK work permit, type in your work permit type and expiry.

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My privacy
Use the check buttons for your choice of privacy (highlighted selects this option).
If you would like your Profile searchable, but your personal details hidden, then select this option and your personal details will not be shown to Recruiters searching for candidates, and Recruiters can only contact you via the Access-sciencejobs website. If you no longer wish for your profile to be found, then select No and your profile will not come up in any candidate searches.

Once you have completed your Profile click the update my cv profile button.

* used in search criteria
# used to sort candidate results

*N.B. Please note that if you have requested anonymity and have saved a profile, whilst a Recruiter won't be able to view your name, contact information or CV, you may still be identifiable from the other data your enter in your profile. Also if you make an online job application or contact the recruiter, this will reveal your name and contact details.

If you have found your dream job or longer wish to be contact by Recruiters, you can change your privacy status to: (in No, I do not want my Profile to be searchable by recruiters). Access-ScienceJobs.co.uk will archive your CV & profile and your details will not appear when Recruiters search for candidates. This won't affect your jobs by email settings - you can continue to receive emails for jobs matching your search criteria if you choose. To manage your jobs by email click on my jobs home.

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