Tips on how to write a CV
Earlier, we covered top 10 CV Mistakes and how to avoid them. Here is another quick checklist: 1. Typos, bad English: A recruiter is looking for an excuse not to consider your application, and bad grammar and typos gives him an excuse to put your application in the special file marked the bin. A badly … Read more
Not everyone is meant to work 40, 50, or 60 straight years. Not everyone gets a job at twenty and very few people get through their entire career without taking a short break, voluntary or not. We retire early, go on an extended maternity leave, join the Peace Corps, or any number of other things … Read more
Many of us take time off, for one reason or another, from working. Sometimes, it’s by choice. In other cases, it can take time to find a new job. What the best way to explain an employment gap on your CV? It depends on the situation and what you did while you weren’t employed. Cover … Read more
A great interview-generating executive resume is all about differentiating yourself from others competing for the same jobs. With constantly changing trends in strategic resume writing, new ways to accomplish this differentiation are always coming forward. If you take advantage of the latest trends before they mainstream, you are much more likely to stand out, make … Read more
Writing a top CV is no rocket science. It just requires some concentration on your part. Follow these four simple steps to writing a top CV. 1. Organise your life In functional CVs, you put your skills into categories then briefly list past job titles at the bottom. These are suitable for those who have … Read more
Avoid Common CV Mistakes. It’s deceptively easy to make mistakes on your CV and exceptionally difficult to repair the damage once an employer gets it. So prevention is critical, especially if you’ve never written one before. Here are the most common pitfalls and how you can avoid them. 1. Typos and Grammatical Errors: Your CV … Read more
In order to get the job you need to write good CV, or curriculum vitae. A CV that can impress those scanning through it so much that they call you for an interview. Before you dazzle a prospective employer in person, you’re going to have to impress them with your CV. You need to serve … Read more
Oh dear, how many of us fear those long breaks and gaps in our CVs! The great recession that lead countless people unemployed for extended periods of time! If not recession, maybe you planned a long vacation or you got married; all these reasons reflect mountains of gaps in your CV. And the biggest fear … Read more
The global job market is getting competitive day by day and therefore it is now harder than ever to get noticed in a job search. An applicant posts his candidacy through numerous job boards or company websites with a hope to make a place on the hiring manager’s selection desk. However, the hope can be … Read more