CV, Resume, Cover Letter
Job Application Form tips
Free advice on writing CVs resumes and letters,
winning interviews and fast tracking your career
Need help changing career? These tips will ensure success ...
Writing a CV resume
Would you like your CV resume to impress, convince and persuade?
Yes? A Perfect CV offers a few solutions to help you write an interview winning CV resume that will set you apart from other candidates.
Content - prioritise your information; commence with experience and skills related directly to the job profile.
Keywords - on-line CV submissions are sometimes searched by key-words so it helps to include words and phrases that are relevant to your skills and market sector; for example, an IT Consultant might include the words 'Microsoft Certification', 'C++ and Javascript'
Credibility - place positive claims in context; for example, if you have reduced costs, state explicitly, yet succinctly exactly what you did, how you did it and the financial benefit to the company
Selectivity - try not to be repetitive; if you include a full outline of every role you've ever held then you shouldn't be surprised if you send the reader to sleep. Ensure every line adds value to your CV resume in a different way
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Application letters
Here are a few tips to add polish and professionalism to your job application letters:
Design - use white space to create a streamlined, eye-pleasing format and enhance your message
Font - keep to one typeface with subtle colour highlights to emphasise important information, make it easier to read and keep the reader riveted to the page
Subheadings - break up heavy text into sub-headings to improve readability, add interest and variety
Skill match - make clear at first glance that your qualifications and experience match the job profile
Evidence - borrow two or three 'achievements' from your CV resume to encourage the reader to look at your CV resume in greater detail
Content - avoid complex material and keep to the point to sustain the interest of even the most avid skim reader
Language - keep it easy to understand - don't include jargon, slang, short terms - and avoid sloppy punctuation
If you would like help with writing a cover letter, send an email and a consultant will provide the perfect solution.
Job interviews
If you need to boost your confidence at interview and reduce the stress and anxiety of the recruitment process, then make sure you carry out some background research on the company.
Your research will demonstrate that you have a real interest in the role and the company, and an understanding of their market, products, services, current problems, opportunities and industry dynamics.
To make an excellent impression, communicate your understanding about the issues that the company faces. Wherever possible, draw upon your own work experience to discuss possible solutions.
Organisations appreciate people who take the time out to learn about them. Most job applicants don't bother.
Being well informed will also help the conversation to flow. Studies have revealed that recruiters favour the people who mix speaking and listening fairly equally.
So, if you have done your homework you will dramatically increase your chance of being offered the job.
How to choose the right career
Are you struggling to make informed career choices?
Do you know how to get from where you are to where you want to be?
Perhaps now is the time to ensure the career mistakes of the past have no place in the future!
A Perfect CV specialises in providing career guidance and recruitment services and offers the following hints to help you make the best, informed career choices ...
Preferences - identify the work activities that you enjoy the most
Capabilities - realistically assess your skills, experience and competencies
Values - consider what is important to you, for example, job satisfaction versus money
Environments - are you most comfortable within a small business or a large, corporate organisation
Ambition - establish what is most important to you; for instance, do you want less or more responsibility
If you would like help to transform your working life into a rewarding career,
please send an email and a consultant will respond by return
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