Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 - CV Tips, How to Write a CV, Job Advert, cv help, cv writing, how to make a cv, recruitment

CV Writing: what’s in a word? In CV Writing, never is it more true that you need to watch your words and language. Not quite sure what I mean? Let me explain. As someone who has crossed the Atlantic more than enough times – at some point I have promised myself I will cross it [...]

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Monday, December 21st, 2009 - CV Tips, Professional CV, career transition, cv help, cv writing, employment, job application, professionalism

Worst CV ever? Kay, an HR manager, asks: As a hiring manager or recruiter, what was the WORST CV that you ever laid eyes on and why? I would say the worst I have ever seen (this was years ago) was hand written in pencil which compelled me no less to read on. It was [...]

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Monday, November 2nd, 2009 - CV Tips, CV format, cv examples, cv help, cv security, employment, job application, legal

Identity Theft Scams Claire, an unemployed bank worker, asks: Identity fraud, do you think i should be worried about this, is this an Identity Theft Scam? I put my CV up on monster jobs, a jobs board. It has been up there for over a year now. I forgot about it until I recently lost [...]

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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 - cv help, cv writing, job application, recruitment

Testimonials on a CV? Jennifer Scott asks: Do testimonials on a CV/resume appeal to you? As a recruiter of 16+ years, I have my own opinions on this. I have spoken with resume writers who disagree… so I’m turning to you, the hiring decision maker, for your opinion. Let’s assume, for argument’s sake, that the [...]

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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 - career change, cv writing, job search

How to search for a job? If you were undertaking a job search, one of the actions you could take to improve your chances and speed employment would be to go and ask the experts: employers, recruiters, other job seekers. I mean, surely, they must know how to search for a job, right? However, the [...]

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