TIPS & ADVICE

The start of the year is a popular time for updating your CV and shopping around for better options. It’s a time when people start...

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) are types of software designed to help employers and recruiters find and hire the most suitable person...

Ready for a shift in mindset? CVs are about you but not for you. They are not a documentary history of your career, they are a marketing...

Five times in the last few weeks age has entered my conversations. “I am too old,” Fazio, a 40 year-old career transition client told...

People generally don’t like writing CVs. That’s one of the reasons I have a job. And however much they dislike writing a CV, they like...

As a CV writer, I have seen hundreds of CVs and when talking about how to write the best CVs, a lot of focus is justifiably put on...

Other than your name and contact details, your profile is the most important part of your CV. If you can’t keep the recruiter/hiring...

How much time have you spent putting your CV together? And once you’ve done that, how much time do you spend considering your reader –...

As a CV writer, I’ve seen countless CVs over the years. Some have been pretty good, while others have been pretty poor when they come to...

“I can’t possibly cut my CV down to two pages, I have too much experience and won’t fit everything in.” A client recently said this to me...

I recently wrote about words you should and shouldn’t use on your CV. This week I’m focusing on the other unnecessary bits and pieces CV...

The majority of recruiters and hiring managers will spend less than two minutes looking at a CV. Many won’t make it to 30 seconds....

There’s a lot of advice available about how to write and present your CV but there’s still some confusion about what you should or...

I can’t remember how many times I’ve heard the phrases: “I hate doing my CV” or “I’d love to leave my job, but I just can’t face doing my...

A new client recently sent me her CV for review to see how I could help her tailor it to a role she is interested in applying for. Her CV...

Shops sell a lot of things. They have shelves and racks, boxes and storerooms full of things. What they don’t do is put everything they...

I’ve read thousands of CVs. It’s true, I genuinely have. And I can say that someone looking at your CV will spend a fraction of the time...

Most of us dread writing or updating our CV. But, no pain no gain. Here are the reasons why: – Your CV is your passport to a new, more...

If you're like me, you hate writing your CV. It's just SO hard... Why? We write reports, make presentations, write emails, so why is a CV...