Writing a CV

Capitalisation

May sound a bit odd this, but you should avoid using capital letters in your CV. Why? Well there are 2 reasons. Firstly it is a bit SHOUTY to use capital letters in any kind of electronic communication, and your CV will be seen (certainly in the 1st instance) on a screen. Secondly, the default […]

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Applying for Jobs

We have had a number of CVs sent in for review recently where we were able to say that they were actually pretty good CVs and not much needed doing to them. The potential clients responded by asking “why aren’t I getting interviews then?”. A good question, and once we  looked at what jobs they

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Contact Details

We see many CVs that lack comprehensive contact details. You need to make sure that your CV has the following: 1. Home number. 2. Mobile number. 3. Personal (as opposed to work) email address. Recruiters need to get in touch with you in a variety of different ways and you need to make it as

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