CV formats are often the cause of anxiety for my clients, as they are not sure which one to use. It is quite simple to decide on the correct basic format for your CV but you will often have to tweak it a bit to make sure the right information is seen up front. There […]
Knowing How to Beat The Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is an integral part of job search. When we understand what it does we can make it works for us and ensure all our applications stand out. If we ignore the ATS our CV or documents are likely to remain unseen on a database regardless of
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5 Common CV Mistakes – By understanding these we can reduce the amount of second-guessing that goes on and makes CV writing stressful .and tedious. The 5 common CV mistakes listed below are in no particular order. We all do things slightly differently and have a varied career history and are more, or less, familiar
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Travelling through uncertainty, rather than avoiding it, can turn an uncomfortable and stressful situation into a positive and motivational experience. Uncertainty or the lack of certainty is something my candidates struggle with, am I going to be good enough? Will anyone want me? what is the name of what I want to do? etc These
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How to make your New Year’s Resolution count. The concept of New Year’s Resolution has been around for eons. Before the advent of our current calendars people used to celebrate at times bound by agricultural and astronomical events and would probably have celebrated the first new moon after the Spring Equinox. There is no particular
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I decided to write about the, so called, Imposter Syndrome because many of my clients bring it up, stating they believing they ‘suffer’ from it. What is the Imposter Syndrome? The imposter syndrome affects approximately 70/75% of people, to a greater or lesser extent, and is reflected in feelings of unworthiness, of being a fraud
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A comprehensive and easy to follow workbook which will take you through the complete process of building your CV. You can purchase a PDF version here or a more robust paperback version from Amazon here
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Dynamic Verbs / Action Verbs Use Dynamic or Action Verbs to give your communication impact. The words ‘dynamic’ or ‘action’ denote a sense of activity rather than passivity. At school I learned that verbs were the ‘doing words’ but many of them are passive, generic and only allow the recipient a vague understanding of the
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Your Mindset Matters Your mindset matters because it gives you the power to determine the way your feel each day. What is Mindset? An established set of attitudes which colour your way of thinking, character, temperament and, ultimately, your behaviour. You can have a fixed mindset which will have a long-term effect on how you