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 need [...]
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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 when you are asked [...]
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Friday, November 6th, 2009 - CV Tips, cv help, cv writing, employment, legal
CV Writing: unfair dismissal?
Sandy, a job seeker, asks: I got dismissed from a job, possibly unfairly, but I just accepted it. Do i have to put this in my CV, in the part where I write up my previous job experience, e.g Sales Assistant 2007-2009. In interview, do I have to mention it to my [...]
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 - CV Tips, How to Write a CV, cv examples, cv help, cv writing, how to make a cv, job application, job search, recruiters, recruitment
Best CV = Lying?
When we are answering Job Application questions, either for clients or on forums, a significant number of them deal with what is the Best CV; and a second category deals with what is acceptable CV lying?
A thought therefore occurred to me: are the Best CV’s written by Liars?
Before we explore this thought, [...]
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Monday, August 31st, 2009 - Job Advert, career management, career transition, job application, job hunting, job search, professionalism, recruitment
Job Application Statistics
Today, I want to show you a chart I hope as a Job Seeker or someone undertaking a Job Search that you will never forget when completing a Job Application. Why? Because every day this chart shocks me, and its why as a recruitment company we came into the Job Applicant side of [...]
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