Friday, March 19th, 2010 - job application, job application rejection

Job Application: why yours was rejected It is only once their job application has been rejected, that most job seekers get an insight in why their job application failed. Unfortunately this tells them that with some fore thought, they could have figured this out for themselves. Let me help you avoid these common mistakes, and [...]

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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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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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