CVs and Cover Letters

Every career has fertile and fallow periods. While every CV should focus on the good stuff, it is always tricky

CV accomplishments are what will make a hiring manager sit up and take notice.  Too many job seekers consider that

Every sentence of your CV should work hard to help you to secure your next role. But how far back

There is nothing worse than being perfect for a role and not spending enough time on your CV to justify

Your CV is the story of your career – the challenges you have overcome and the skills you have acquired.

The internet is full of advice on how to write a CV. Much of it focusing on how to use

There is a dangerous myth that you do not need a CV for a first job. Your CV may be

The CV summary might be the only part that a hiring manager or recruiter reads. If it is not compelling,

Any job seeker should constantly question the return on the time they invest in various job search activities. “I could

Our brains are hardwired to process visual content in the “blink” of an eye. Some research has suggested that we

Lazy CVs are filled with descriptive adjectives and long-winded explanations. While you may be a “visionary leader who thinks outside

The first job of your CV is to survive the parsing of the ATS. The second job is to tempt

When it comes to the question of what to not include on a CV, there is also a host of

We have all done some remarkable things in our careers. Some days, we have smashed it out of the park

When you are sharing your story with a stranger, every word matters. Hiring managers have not met you before, so

Choosing to tailor a CV to match the demands of each role makes sense on every level. The hiring manager

With the volume of applicants that many employers need to process, it is not surprising that most HR departments have