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  • CV Personal Statement Examples and Tips

    Our tips for writing a personal statement for your CV that will help to get you hired, along with a couple of personal statement examples for inspiration.
  • Interpersonal Skills - What Does it Mean?

    What are the interpersonal skills that employers look for in a candidate, what jobs require them and what can you do to improve yours?
  • Character Reference Tips and Advice

    Not sure how to write a character reference? Our guide covers the details to include and features a character reference template you can adapt and use.
  • Writing an effective Operations Manager CV

    As an operations manager you are very much the organisation's heartbeat. Although the duties can vary widely, it is fair to say that there are few other roles that are as central and far reaching across the full spectrum of an organisation's activities.
  • Writing a great teacher CV

    A CV may be the first communication between you and a new employer. First impressions count. The experience in reading your CV is a vitally important one, setting the way that will hopefully progress through interview and employment. It is vital your teacher CV looks professional, positions you i...
  • Writing a legal CV

    Whether you are an experienced corporate lawyer or a graduate just about to embark in your legal career it is important your CV showcases your expertise effectively.
  • Writing an IT Developer CV

    Strong technical skills are a given within software development. However, there can still be a tendency within some IT developer CVs to over rely on languages or programming tools. For instance, sometimes these are unnecessarily listed for each individual project. It’s not the tools that are impo...
  • Writing an HR CV

    Whether you are a seasoned human resource professional or just starting out in your HR career, it is important that your CV works as hard as it can to persuade the reader to call you to interview. This is the primary purpose of your CV. In this article we will show you the key pointers in how to ...
  • Writing a Retail CV

    The competition for retail jobs is always fierce. This makes having a compelling CV all the more important.
  • Writing your Sales CV

    The great thing about writing a sales CV is that your major achievements are directly quantifiable. However, being a great sales person is about so much more than just numbers. Intrinsically, it is about understanding customer requirements and connecting solutions to these. That ability to see th...
  • Writing an Academic CV

    Academic CVs tend to be longer and a little bit more complex in structure than most others. An academic CV may divide the career history into subsections for teaching, research and also consultancy.
  • Writing your PR CV

    Good PR isn’t just about doing something different. It’s about understanding your audience. The same is true for writing your PR CV.
  • How to choose the best CV template for you

    The internet is awash with CV templates...
  • Get your personality to shine in your CV

    Writing about oneself can sometimes be difficult. It takes the ability to look at yourself from other people’s perspectives.
  • Does your CV pass the 30 second speed test?

    There are very many things that can be completed within 30 seconds.
  • How to write a career break CV

    If you are looking to get back into the workplace having taken some time out the prospect may seem daunting.
  • Should I include references in my CV?

    It used to be standard protocol to always include references in a CV. In fact, two references used to be the norm. However, the thinking on this has changed more recently. So why now leave off these seemingly important details?
  • Pitching the right tone in your CV

    The old adage ‘It’s not what you say it’s how you say it’ is as true for a CV as it is the spoken word.
  • Why the first page of your CV is the most important

    With most recruiter’s skim reading a CV in less than 30 seconds, you need to think carefully about how you order the information.
  • What to include in your CV Personal Statement

    In a job market where recruitment shortlisting decisions can take nanoseconds, your CV has to be able to quickly grab the attention of both digital search bots and human recruiters.