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• When You Are Miserable On The Job But Too Busy For A Job Search

  Wednesday, September 16, 2020

  "I once had a client in the legal industry who hated his job but was so busy at work that he had no time for his job search."

• The New Rules for Landing a Job in the Covid Era

  Monday, September 14, 2020

  "The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work, but people are still getting hired. Here’s how to join them."

• Writing an Academic CV

  Friday, September 11, 2020

  "Academic CVs tend to be longer and a little bit more complex in structure than most others. An academic CV may divide the career history into subsections for teaching, research and also consultancy. There may be a list of publications, grants awarded or presentations at the end of the CV. However, the basic protocols of how to write an effective CV still apply."

• Match Your Resume to the Job Description

  Wednesday, September 9, 2020

  A job description can help you in more ways than one!

• The biggest resume mistake

  Monday, September 7, 2020

  "Many people struggle to build a resume or CV that will attract the eyes of recruiters and hiring managers."

• Writing your Sales CV

  Friday, September 4, 2020

  "The great thing about writing a sales CV is that your major achievements are directly quantifiable. However, being a great sales person is about so much more than just numbers. Intrinsically, it is about understanding customer requirements and connecting solutions to these. That ability to see things from a customer perspective is also critical to how you write a winning CV."

• How to handle interview nerves

  Wednesday, September 2, 2020

  "For many of us, that initial excitement of getting a job interview is short-lived. The nerves kick in, you start to panic. Here are some tips for reducing the potential of nerves getting the better of you - and how to handle them if they do."

• Is 2020 the year of the career pivot?

  Monday, August 31, 2020

  "Entire industries, especially hospitality and retail, have been devastated by pandemic-related layoffs or abrupt changes in working conditions — leading many people to consider a career change."

• Writing a Retail CV

  Friday, August 28, 2020

  How to write a great retail CV "The competition for retail jobs is always fierce. This makes having a compelling CV all the more important. Your CV needs to stand out amongst many other candidates and demonstrate a wide range of customer service, sales and financial skills. A good retail CV should clearly demonstrate achievements in order to make the job of saying ‘yes’ to calling you to interview as easy as possible. This is the fundamental role of the CV."

• How to overcome common resume and CV stumbling blocks

  Wednesday, August 26, 2020

  "Resumes (CVs for our friends outside North America) are deceptive documents. Most people believe these materials are relatively simple to create until they are tasked with building one. Then, they realize that resumes and CVs are much more complicated than previously thought."