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Reviews: “Jenny Rogers covers every angle magnificently with practical, down-to-earth advice and terrific examples. And what I love best is that it’s brilliant advice with empathy! I won’t be lending my copy.”
Liz Barclay, Broadcaster, writer and MD thebizkit.com
“I am convinced that job applicants that follow the advice in this book will significantly increase their chances of getting to the interview.”
Professor John Raftery, Pro Vice Chancellor Oxford Brookes University
Description:
• How do I find out what the employer really wants
• How can I get noticed when applying online?
• What is “CV language”?
• What if I seem over-or under qualified?
• How do I get around the obstacle of something embarassing in my CV?
• How can I keep my CV to 2-3 pages?
• What about social networks?
Great Answers to Tough CV Problems will give you the answers to these and many more of the buring questions facing jobseekers today. Whether you are at the start of your career, aiming for a promotion or considering a career change, this book tells you all you need to know to put together a winning CV.
Perhaps you are a new graduate applying for your first role, have been job-hopping for some time or are returning to work after a break? Using example CVs from real people, Jenny Rogers examines the potential pitfalls across a range of common job-hunting situations and shows how to write a CV that will make the most of your skills and experience, and secure that all-important job interview.
Learn how online headhunting and application schemes really work, and how you can make the most of using the internet as part of your job-hunt. Great Answers to Tough CV Problems includes essential advice on how to set up a meeting with a key person in your chosen field, read between the lines of a job advert and stand out in a crowded job marketContents: List of CV examples and templates • Introduction • What is a CV for? • From the employer’s perspective: • 30 seconds to make an impression • Different types of CV • Finding a job: where CVs fit • The visible jobs market • The invisible market • • Identifying your network • Research interviews • How to handle the meeting • CVs in the e-world • Job boards • Other online opportunities • Social networking sites • Professional sites • You the brand • Why your personal brand matters • Discovering your brand • Putting it all together • Brand promise • Your brand and the internet • Researching the employer and the job • The case for research • The case against research • How and what to research • Inside knowledge • Talking to the contact named in the advertisement • Decoding the advertisement • Shortlisting: how employers use CVs • Job descriptions and person specifications • What to leave out • The heading ‘Curriculum vitae’ • Your date of birth • Your driving licence • Getting too personal • Photographs: leave them out • Training courses: mostly they are irrelevant • Schools and early education: no one cares • Your current or last salary: don’t disclose it • Too much detail about much earlier jobs • Accounting for earlier career • Why you left your last job: keep this to yourself • Referees: offer them only if asked • Word magic • Banning’I’ and ‘me’; eliminating definite articles • Eliminate feeble words • Get rid of the passive voice • Demonstrating your experience • Writing about how you made a difference: vocabulary • Use the power of numbers • More about numbers • The storytelling approach • Keep sentences short • Keep the words short and simple • Jargon and buzz words • Management jargon • Great CV: shame about the typos • Inconsistent language in bulleted lists • Other mistakes • Endnote and references • Beginnings and endings • That pesky summary paragraph • How not to write an opening paragraph • How to write a powerful summary paragraph • ‘Career objective’ statements • The ‘Personal interests’ paragraph • Format is everything • The chronological CV • The skills/competency-based CV • The hybrid • The one-page CV • Medical CVs • Academic CVs • Teaching CVs • The biographical CV • Special additions • A personal website • Blogs • A special report for the employer • High-impact covering letters • The role of the covering letter • Ten top tips on getting covering letters right • A useful framework • The fine art of presentation • Mistakes to avoid • How to create a visually attractive CV • The difference that layout can make • Sending CVs bye-mail • Embarrassments and how to handle them • Spinning, lies and fraud • Why it matters not to lie • Common CV embarrassments and how to get around them • The CV section • Manager NHS • Postgraduate with little work experience • Salesperson to manager • IT expert to salaried job • Job hopper • Young professional seeking a change of firmISBN - 9780749462802
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Pages : 224
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