What Should I Write in a CV Bio?
As the saying goes, 'first impressions count', and this certainly applies to job searching. A ca...
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How to update your CV
A top-notch CV immediately serves two purposes: The keywords match those the applicant tracking s...
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How to write your Tech CV
When creating a technical CV and looking for a job in the IT and Technology industry, it is recom...
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Advice from a Science Specialist on How to Write a Pharma CV
Your CV is usually the first impression a recruiter or hiring manager gets of you as a candidate ...
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Make your CV Stand Out with CV Keywords
Most recruiters have a tiny amount of time to review a large number of CVsevery day; many reports...
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How to Write a Strong Finance CV
I've worked in recruitment for many years now and I’ve seen my fair share of CVs. When you’re loo...
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How to Update your CV to Avoid Unconscious Bias
Bias in the workplace has come a long way. Many companies now have strict diversity and inclusio...
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Best Soft Skills to Include on CV
Think of your CV as your first impression to the hiring manager. You only get one chance to make ...
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Are Cover Letters Still Relevant? Tips and Advice
At the start of this year, with reports of almost full employment and a range of skills in high d...
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Executive Level CV Advice - Getting a Senior Position
Looking to progress your career with a new senior-level role? Although networking and connections...
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How to write a good Graduate CV
If you are a new graduate the good news it’s a great time to be starting a career. With unemploym...
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Why your LinkedIn profile shouldn't be a copy and paste of your CV
Last week, LinkedIn celebrated its 15th birthday and over those 15 years how we search for jobs h...
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7 expert tips to write a good Marketing CV
Every CV is a Marketing document, regardless of the industry you work in. As a Marketer, it is im...
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How to write a successful cover letter
Recently, Google released its most searched How to searches for 2017. Over the past 10 years we’v...
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Retail Jobs: How to write a great retail CV
When writing a CV for the retail sector it can be difficult to know what exactly to put on it. Wh...
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7 mistakes you need to stop making on your CV
Even if you highlight all the right skills on your CV, the smallest CV mistakes, from spelling er...
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To Whom It May Concern, Please Stop Writing Such Terrible Cover Letters
Over the course of my recruitment career I have probably read thousands of cover letters and the ...
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4 Basic Cover Letter Mistakes That Are Holding You Back
The best cover letters are the ones that are personalised and clearly highlight why you would be ...
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5 Minutes' Work on Your CV Will Make You More Employable
If someone had sat you down as a child and explained that you would spend approximately 90,000 ho...
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How to fit 20 years' experience on your CV
Whether you’ve worked for just one company for the majority of your career or moved from place to...
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Answer these 3 questions to get the most from your CV
Everyone has an opinion on what way a CV should look. We all ask ourselves the same questions – I...
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Could you spot a CV lie?
Our latest employment monitor found that 66% of employers have found lies on CVs received from jo...
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10 Easy ways to ruin your email application
Email has, essentially, replaced the cover letter for most jobseekers and employers. It’s quick, ...
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5 reasons you should never lie on your CV
Imagine you find the career opportunity of a lifetime, but there are one or two items on the job ...
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Hiding that gap in your CV could be a huge mistake
The 1st time I was asked about ‘hiding’ a gap on a CV, I was a bit perplexed. I thought it was a ...
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15 Jobseeker excuses that don't hold up - applications & CVs
When you make an excuse for something that you know is wrong it can lead to bad habits and repeat...
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Top 5 Most-Misspelled words on CVs
CV mistakes are almost as common as the CV itself. From adding too much detail to leaving out vit...
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9 Reasons your CV isn't enough to get the job
If you send a lot of CVs and only ever receive standard ‘thanks, but no thanks’ responses or no r...
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9 Reasons you shouldn't make a 'creative' CV
In recent years we’ve seen CVs on billboards, CVs that look like Amazon listings and even CVs on ...
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Your CV is far too long
Asking how long your CV should be is a bit like asking ‘how long is a piece of string?’ There is ...
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