How to Write a CV & Other Helpful Tips: Tag: resume

We are regularly contacted by clients who are young or who are really keen to change careers, but feel they will not have a chance as they have no experience. It’s the classic Catch-22, you need a job in order to get experience, but you need experience in order to get a job. There are things you can do to compensate for a lack of experience. Here are some steps you can take to improve your overall application and increase your chances of being successful.

You’ve seen an advertisement for your dream job. You want to send in your CV, but, you’ve got an old CV that you updated two years ago.
Follow this key hint so that your CV is the LAST one employers need to read, and you’re the FIRST person they want to phone!

CVs have been riddled with little white lies practically as long as the modern labour market has existed, so this isn’t new. But it could cost you that job!

When you’ve finally finished writing your CV, the desire to push send and be done with can be overwhelming. But, with competition for jobs so high, it’s imperative to submit an error-free CV, ensuring you are not ruled out for careless mistakes.

From an ancient 15th century parchment to the modern LinkedIn profiles, the CV as we know it has come a long way.