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  • 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...
  • Career Coaching, is it worth the cost?

    A full career coaching course can set you back £4,500. We find out what you get for that – and whether it can make a difference.
  • 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.
  • Charity sector salary guide

    Our charity sector salary guide details the bands those working in the third sector fall into and key salary factors worth considering. Working in the charity sector means you can earn a living while serving a commendable cause.
  • Find your role in the marketing mix

    Marketing is one of the most diverse sectors to work in – from the employers, the styles and processes, and the role, there’s a wide variety to choose from. Marketing roles tend to either sit in-house where people work for a single brand, or in an agency where teams cover a range of clients.
  • Education sector salary guide

    Our education sector salary guide details exactly which salary brackets teachers fall into. The figures are subject to change, and be aware that there is a regional disparity.
  • Writing a CV for human rights professionals

    You need to demonstrate more than just your passion for social justice and improving people’s lives when writing a human rights CV. Whatever your specialism – for example as a lawyer, policy maker or project officer – you need to show the reader the difference you can make.
  • Writing a CV for housing professionals

    Follow our tips below to make sure your housing CV enables you to stand out from the crowd and provides the right information on why you should be called to interview.
  • Writing a CV for policy advisors

    Whether working for government, not-for-profit or in the private sector, policy advisors play an important role in researching, reporting and shaping important decisions. When it comes to your CV you have just moments to make an impact.
  • Writing a data analyst CV

    With the amount of data being created and stored growing exponentially, the opportunities for data analysts and data scientists to manage, analyse and interpret this across all sectors of the economy are immense. With competition for jobs growing, the need for a CV that helps set you apart is vit...
  • Writing a digital marketing CV

    It pays dividends to tailor your digital marketing CV for each application. More time on fewer applications is better than a scattergun approach of using one generic CV to apply for every role.
  • How to write a librarian CV

    The competition for librarian jobs continues to be tough with budgets being squeezed left, right and centre. This makes having a CV that stands you out even more important.
  • How to write a fundraising CV

    Fundraising roles require skills that uniquely cross the divide between the private and not-for-profit sectors. In one sense, fundraising jobs are highly commercial. They demand relationship building and a target driven and sales focused approach. Yet, you can get to do this for a worthwhile caus...
  • How to write a public affairs CV

    Your CV needs to work in a similar way that any piece of communication may be written to protect a reputation or provide a persuasive argument.