Changing Career over 51
Changing career at 51 requires you to be able to leverage your competence and experience against what you want to do now
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Job Search
Use Psychology to Improve your CV
When you use psychology to improve your CV you will find you grab the attention of the right recruiters for the right reasons. I so often find my clients lamenting the fact that they are wasting so much time talking to recruiters whose jobs are completely unsuitable. So it is worthwhile taking a little time
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CV Formats
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
How to Beat the Applicant Tracking System
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
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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Dynamic Verbs
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