Writing a CV

Capitalisation

Posted by admin on April 8, 2010 at 5:21 pm

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 [...]

Applying for Jobs

Posted by admin on March 25, 2010 at 12:35 pm

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 [...]

Answering Machines & Messages

Posted by admin on March 18, 2010 at 12:26 pm

If you are in the job market it is important that you make it as easy as possible for a recruiter or employer to contact you. So make sure that you have: 1. An answering machine on your home number – you can use the free service from your phone provider such as 1571 from [...]

Identity Theft from CV Information

Posted by admin on March 5, 2010 at 11:20 am

We have been asked by a number of clients about the risk of using on-line services in relation to identity theft. The main issue that seems to concern people is that they are potentially putting a lot of private information into the public domain and how this can be used against them. In relation to [...]

CV Writing – Contact Details

Posted by admin on February 18, 2010 at 12:57 pm

This is a repetition of a previous post , but it is so important and so many people still get it wrong. Make sure that you put the following on your CV: 1. Home telephone number 2. Mobile number 3. Home email address We are still seeing a lot of CVs without this basic information. [...]

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