Friday, February 26th, 2010 - Blog

St David’s Day Sale! As we are a Welsh based organisation, it seems only appropriate that we have our first sale celebrating St David’s Day! St Davids Day Saint David’s Day (Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant) is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March each year. [...]

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Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 - cv writing, tutorial

CV Writing: toasters? What always surprises me when reviewing Professional CV’s – either as a recruiter or from candidate inputs to our free CV Review service – is how when people are CV Writing, they don’t consider how they are presenting themselves. If they considered how they would buy toasters, then perhaps they would make [...]

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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 - CV Tips, cv writing, employment

Job Search: get enthusiastic about yourself! David, a job seeker asks: Is it just me, or does everyone feel guilty when writing a CV/application letter? I can’t think of anything good to say about myself, everything so far is a big fat lie. In answer: In answer, NO! People often feel scared, in part through [...]

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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 - CV Tips, Job Vacancies, Professional CV, career transition, cv writing, job application, professionalism, tutorial

Why you need a CV Steve, a job seeker, asks: Why do you need a CV? Having been applying for jobs in the last few months, I am always asked to fill in a job application form; or if you email your CV, then they send you and application pack. I don’t understand why you [...]

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Sunday, November 8th, 2009 - CV Tips, cv help, job application

Employment: How to spot a liar? Sam, an unemployed job seekers, asks: Have you ever got a job because you lied on your CV? In answer: A supplemental question to you Sam: and when do you think you will get sacked/without notice, and possible sued/sent to jail? Lying in your CV is not illegal, its [...]

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