CV Writing: explaining dismissal Many job seekers, when attempting to write their own Professional CV, think they face more problems that they actually do in their job application. As I have said before, the key to thinking about any perceived CV Writing difficulty is to think of the explanation from the employers point of view:Continue reading “CV Writing: explaining dismissal”
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Army Careers?
Army Careers This evening, the BBC’s popular magazine programme The One Show had as its first article, the former ITV Loose Women presenter and notable journalist Kaye Adams reporting from Bridgend, on the issue of the British Armed Forces recruiting in economically deprived areas. Adams interviewed two mothers – one of a soldier killed inContinue reading “Army Careers?”
Resign or Redundant?
Resign or Redundant? Kirsty asks: Is it better on CV to resign from a job, or to be made redundant? I am considering changing my job but I think I might be made redundant in the next three months. Do future employers prefer to see ‘resigned from previous job’ or ‘made redundant from previous job’Continue reading “Resign or Redundant?”
Want?
Want photo credit: Wade Rockett A question: What do you want? Yes, but what do you really, really want? Marketing is about mentally changing “I like” to “I need,” and sales about “I need” to “I want.” Understanding that will enable you to recognise which companies will succeed in the next 10year period, and whichContinue reading “Want?”
Sacked – what do I put on my CV?
Sacked! photo credit: Tavallai Jo asks: I have just been sacked from my job and wondering about CV? I was sacked with a week’s notice for failing to keep up with the demands of my job. I have been told I cannot have a reference as I am a sacked employee and now am notContinue reading “Sacked – what do I put on my CV?”