Fridays job search tip

Your CV isn’t your life story Your CV should be a maximum of 3 pages, preferably only 2. This means that if you have had a lot of work experience you do not need to include it all. The best advice is to only include your experience over the last 10 years as...

Fridays job search tip

Target your CV for every job It’s not just your cover letter, your CV should also be edited and tailored to match the job as closely as possible. If you don’t do this then your CV may not be picked up by the automatic tracking systems that many companies now use...

The recruitment process and social networking

While working with a client on his CV this week we got talking about his LinkedIn profile and how it really needed some work done to it.  He did agree that it wasn’t up to scratch but didn’t see it as a priority. I nearly fell off my seat – he is desparately...

The dangers of social media when job hunting

Did you know that on receiving a CV, 47% of recruiters will check you out online first! Or that “Facebook is fast becoming the number one site used by professionals to hunt for jobs or be found for a job”? Scary isn’t it when you think about some of the rants, moans...

Proofreading and Editing Service

Today the time has flown by.  I have been busy reviewing and updating terms and conditions for contracts for two new companies and I have also received a couple of requests to proofread CVs. It wasn’t until after the second telephone call asking me to proofread a CV...