TIPS & INSIGHTS

Your CV needs to stand out for the right reasons. Follow these 4 tips to create your 5 star CV.

Can you talk about why your brand is so strong or great? Do you even have a personal brand? And why is it so important? Find out more...

Personal branding is essential for career growth, but many struggle to express their value and keep their CV and LinkedIn profiles current. But doing so is key to career success.

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) are software designed to help employers and recruiters find the most relevant applicants for a position based on keyword matching. They scan and store CVs, sort applications, build shortlists and move suitable applicants through to the next step of recruitment – a real person. You may not be able to beat ATS, but there are ways that you can make your CV succeed within the ATS framework. Think of it as learning how to become noticeable to ATS.

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...

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...

Why is it so hard to write your own CV? It's because everything you write down has an emotional connection to you and you will procrastinate and struggle to get perspective because you can't separate the self-judgment from the evidence. How nice would it feel not to be staring at that blinking cursor and your CV from years ago, wondering where to start?