A guide for those who want to create an effective CV and use it to market themselves. It contains sample CVs and covering letters and interview guidance.

To get the job you want you need a CV that really does the job. This practical, bestselling book will show you exactly how to present your skills, identify your achievements and communicate these successfully. You will learn to focus on your strengths and find out which skills to highlight for which kind of job. The author suggests different styles and uses for a CV, showing how to get the most from your most powerful marketing tool, whatever your background or current situation. And you will find invaluable advice on what to do once you've got an interview.

Write a Winning Resume - Step-by-StepThe Resume Writing Guide, (updated for 2015) will show you, step-by-step, exactly how to create a resume that makes a great impression and gives you more power in the job search process. It breaks the big, complex job of resume writing into small, completely manageable tasks, so you easily can write a resume that is tailored to show you at your best.Learn From the Experience of 2000 Job SeekersIn this book, you'll find the kind of expertise that only comes from real experience.Lisa McGrimmon has written over 1000 resumes and helped over 2000 job seekers find work. She knows how to coach people through the process to create real resumes that give real results for real people.Guidance Through the ProcessThe Resume Writing Guide takes you through the actual process of creating a resume one step at a time, carefully guiding you through each decision. It isn't just a collection of rules and tips.The process is broken into small, simple steps. In each chapter, you will complete a few tasks, and, if you complete all of the tasks to the best of your ability, once you reach the end of the book, you will have written a resume that shows you in your best possible light.Learn How to Deal With Resume ChallengesLisa has used this process successfully with clients from all walks of life and with all kinds of work histories. She has written resumes for: career changers people returning to work after several years without paid employment new immigrants recent graduates older workers people in competitive and declining industries This book isn't just for the lucky few who have a perfect career history. It gets into the heart of how to write resumes that pop even if you're worried that you may have some challenges to overcome.New for 2015The second edition has been revised and expanded to include up-to-date information about trends in resume writing and job hunting including 2 new chapters about writing applicant tracking system (ATS) optimized resumes.Not a 20 Minute Resume Guide!This book is not for people who want to knock out a resume in 20 minutes. It is a meticulous, step-by-step guide through each phase in the resume writing process.It shows you how to structure each section, write compelling statements, and make smart decisions about content to highlight your individual strengths and minimize weaknesses.Thoughtfully completing the tasks in this book will take time, but it will be time well spent. In the end, you will have a winning resume that is perfect for your needs and structured to show you at your best.Partners in Resume WritingGood career coaches will not write a resume for you; they will write one with you, as partners. You and the career coach both bring important information to the table.Throughout this book, you and Lisa will be partners. Lisa will be the expert on how to create a resume. You will be the expert on your own career.Lisa will show you: how to decide what information you should include, how to write compelling content, how to structure sections to highlight your strengths, and how to minimize concerns you may have about your work history.Your task is to take that information and apply it to what you know about your own career.In this partnership, you can create an effective resume that gets you one big step closer to landing the job you want.Scroll up and click to buy!

This practical book shows you how to develop different versions of your C.V. for every situation. Reveal your hidden skills, identify your achievements and learn how to communicate these successfully.

Recruiters may spend as little as 15 seconds when first appraising a CV; in the case of teenagers a survey in 'The Times' states this is 8.8 seconds. So gaining a quick and immediate impact is essential. This guide will show you how. Included are CV templates and advice on how to apply our CV writing techniques at all levels and across all disciplines. For those looking for entry level positions we cover: apprenticeship CV's; school leaver / recent student CV's; and graduate CV's. Also we show you how to write a CV if you are looking for a change of career and transferable skill based functional CV's. Highly practical in nature, this is a guide you will keep in a safe place 'just in case'. Andrew, the author, has literally written hundreds of CV's for people and currently works with organisations making redundancies as an outplacement consultant, often writing / rewriting up to eight CV's in a day. In addition he is highly regarded by organisations working on government contracts supporting the unemployed and has trained the trainers working with unemployed individuals for major training providers on DWP (Department of Work and Pensions) contracts, passing on his skills on both CV writing and job hunting, the CV style which he promotes also adopted by two major contract holders and used with over thousands of individuals in the UK. Quotes from individuals Andrew has worked with testify to his CV writing skill "Just wanted to say thank you for your help, my new CV format got me an interview... which led to a new job"; "I am contacting you because I want to thank you for the great job did you on my C.V. I am very happy to inform you that I am currently working at xxx I am so happy to back to work and it is all because of you"; "I just wanted to say Thank you for your help with the CV, with it I managed to get the job I wanted out in Dubai"; "I completely altered my CV and received 3 interviews and 3 job offers." As stated earlier - this is a guide you will want to keep in a safe place 'just in case' and for those really struggling with writing a CV, the guide also shows you how to access more direct CV writing support from Andrew himself. Andrew has also covered details on completing application forms within the guide - something he knows a lot about through working with individuals applying to government, University, Third Sector roles - Andrew also working with recent graduates on applications for graduate entry schemes and training contracts .

Job Search Success - CV or Résumé - How to Get CV Writing Down to a Fine Art Without Making Costly Mistakes - Updated in 2021 Practical tips that debunk job application myths and help you prepare a really impressive CV or Résumé that does full justice to your qualifications and experience. If you are fed up of sending off job application after job application without even getting the courtesy of a response, but would love to know why your CV or Résumé fails to result in job interviews, then read on ... Countless job seekers are genuinely confused about what constitutes a good CV or Résumé, because there is so much conflicting information about what you should include or exclude from this job application document.No doubt, you have followed a number experts' advice, only to find that few, if any of your applications resulted in invitations to interviews. So, you chopped and changed your CV or Résumé, based on the next set of advice gleaned from other sources with equally disappointing results. Seem familiar? Revelations from a former recruitment consultancy owner and employer, with years of experience sifting through the gems from the dross of CVs from applicants of all office disciplines and different levels of experience (from college leavers to CEOs), will help you discover:What to include and what is best left out of your CV or Résumé to appeal to prospective employers;Which CV or Résumé format works best and why;Whether or not you should use CV Templates;When a two-page maximum CV or Résumé works for or against you;How to write a good CV that really stands out from the crowd and grabs recruiters' attention;Why avoiding this one, single, most common mistake most applicants make will make all the difference between rejection and being included in the shortlist for a job interview.

The ability to write the perfect CV for a job is crucial to anyone who wants to advance their career. Written by David McWhir, a leading expert on CVs as both a recruiter and a coach for candidates, this book quickly teaches you the insider secrets you need to know to in order write the CV that will get you the job you want. The highly motivational 'in a week' structure of the book provides seven straightforward chapters explaining the key points, and at the end there are optional questions to ensure you have taken it all in. There are also cartoons and diagrams throughout, to help make this book a more enjoyable and effective learning experience. So what are you waiting for? Let this book put you on the fast track to success!

This Practical And Best Selling Guide Will Show You Exactly How To Present Your Skills, Identity Your Achievements And Communicate These Successfully. It Presents Different Styles And Uses For A Cv.

"How to Write a Winning CV" is a simple, step-by-step guide to building the perfect CV -- one that will not only tell prospective employers everything they need to know about you, but will also give you that all-important winning edge over your competitors. Through checklists, tips and real examples of CVs that worked, as well as some that did not, this book will enable anyone to produce a handy CV which communicates strengths, abilities and personal attributes, while playing down weaknesses. The book also demonstrates that if you stick to the guiding principles of truth, supportability and relevance, then you can build a CV that will shine like a beacon and rise above your competitors -- to the top of the pile. Highlights: Helps you tell everything employers need to know about you. Gives you that all-important winning edge over your competitors. Has checklists, tips and real great examples of CVs . Helps you communicate your strengths, abilities and personal attributes, while playing down weaknesses.