- CV Writing, Professional CV, resume, tutorial

Professional CV August Cohen, the owner of Raleigh, NC based GetHired,StayHired asks: What do Hiring Managers and HR professionals want to see in a CV? As a certified resume writer, I keep up with trends in the professional resume writing industry. But, in getting feedback from my HR and Hiring Manager friends, they don’t always [...]

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- Career, career coaching, career management, discipline, Employment, Google CV, Personal Profile, politics, Professional CV, professionalism, resume, Social Media

Video CV resignation There is a lot of debate at present about both the Online Profile and the Video CV – are they more effective than a piece of paper? But one thing that should be remembered about all CV’s, is that evidence follows you everywhere in the new online world. For instance, how about [...]

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- Employment, Job Application, Job Interview, recruitment, resume

Ari asks: Why do companies not follow-up after conducting an interview? I notice a job ad, pitch myself to the employer, am asked to come in to their office for an interview, meet with senior managers, and am told I will receive a follow-up call or email in x number of days. Time passes without [...]

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- curriculum vitae, CV Writing, Job Application, resume, resume writing

Steve asks: Are you better than your resume? How do you overcome this as a manager looking to hire or as a candidate trying to get the job? Maybe you’ve moved around too many times, even though YOU know you have excellent reasons. Maybe your degree is not in Finance, but rather in Art, but [...]

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- bristol cv, cardiff cv, curriculum vitae, Job Application, resume

Kevin asks: Can a well written CV and cover letter get you to the interview, independently of your experience? Of course, this depends on the position your applying for, and the experience required for it. I am not suggesting writting anything that is not true, just want to know how important these two elements can [...]

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