May sound a bit odd this, but you should avoid using capital letters in your CV. Why? Well there are 2 reasons. Firstly it is a bit SHOUTY to use capital letters in any kind of electronic communication, and your CV will be seen (certainly in the 1st instance) on a screen. Secondly, the default […]
We have had a number of CVs sent in for review recently where we were able to say that they were actually pretty good CVs and not much needed doing to them. The potential clients responded by asking “why aren’t I getting interviews then?”. A good question, and once we looked at what jobs they
If you are in the job market it is important that you make it as easy as possible for a recruiter or employer to contact you. So make sure that you have: 1. An answering machine on your home number – you can use the free service from your phone provider such as 1571 from
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We have been asked by a number of clients about the risk of using on-line services in relation to identity theft. The main issue that seems to concern people is that they are potentially putting a lot of private information into the public domain and how this can be used against them. In relation to
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This is a repetition of a previous post , but it is so important and so many people still get it wrong. Make sure that you put the following on your CV: 1. Home telephone number 2. Mobile number 3. Home email address We are still seeing a lot of CVs without this basic information.
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We see many CVs that lack comprehensive contact details. You need to make sure that your CV has the following: 1. Home number. 2. Mobile number. 3. Personal (as opposed to work) email address. Recruiters need to get in touch with you in a variety of different ways and you need to make it as
On the face of it this is a good idea as it should make your CV stand out from the crowd. BUT. What if the person printing your CV has not got a colour printer, or their colour cartridge has run out of ink? How’s your CV going to look then? Our advice is not
Only include your NI number if you want to fall victim to identity theft. Presumably that is not top of you list so leave it out! It is totally unnecessary on a CV and as more and more people put their CVs onto on-line databases it poses a severe threat to your financial health.
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