<p>When you apply for your first job, your CV is compared to hundreds of others from graduates with similar academic credentials. You've only got the time it takes the employer to scan the pages to show how brilliant you are. How do you impress them when you don't know what employers are actually looking for? <i>Brilliant CV</i> tells you what they want and how to write it. </p><p>This new edition of the bestselling CV guide has been rewritten and redrafted to deliver specific advice for graduates on innovative approaches to writing your first CV, so now you can really shine out from the rest. Based on research among employers and recruiters, revealing what they look for, <i>Brilliant CV</i> will ensure your CV never fails to impress.</p>

<p><i>About the authors</i></p><p><i>Acknowledgements</i></p><p><i>Introduction</i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Part 1 Writing a CV from scratch</b></p><p>1&nbsp; How to sell yourself</p><p>2&nbsp; The applicant-employer fit</p><p>3&nbsp; Where is the prime suspect?</p><p>4&nbsp; How to read a job ad</p><p>5&nbsp; Job descriptions</p><p>6 Do you fit the job?</p><p>7&nbsp; What sort of person are you?</p><p>8&nbsp; Making the perfect fit</p><p>9&nbsp; Presenting your CV</p><p><b>Part 2 The icing on the cake</b></p><p>10&nbsp; Mind your language!</p><p>11&nbsp; Using competency statements</p><p>12&nbsp; Telling tales</p><p>13&nbsp; Using career objectives</p><p>14&nbsp; Job application letters</p><p><b>Part 3 The doctor is in - your problems solved</b></p><p>15&nbsp; Addressing selection criteria</p><p>16&nbsp;CV makeovers</p><p>17 Tricky CV issues</p><p><b>Part 4 Resource bank - useful ingredients and tips</b></p><p>18&nbsp; Finding out, finding others and being found: job searching for a new decade</p><p>19&nbsp; Internet sites and other resources</p>

<P>When you apply for your first job, your CV is compared to hundreds of others from graduates with similar academic credentials. You've only got the time it takes the employer to scan the pages to show how brilliant you are. How do you impress them when you don't know what employers are actually looking for? <I>Brilliant CV</I> tells you what they want and how to write it. </P><P>This new edition of the bestselling CV guide has been rewritten and recrafted to deliver specific device for graduates on innovative approaches to writing your first CV, so now you can really shine out from the rest. Based on research among employers and recruiters, revealing what they look for, <I>Brilliant CV</I> will ensure your CV never fails to impress.</P>

<ul>
    <li><b>Part 1 Writing a CV from scratch</b> </li>
    <li>1&nbsp; How to sell yourself </li>
    <li>2&nbsp; The applicant-employer fit </li>
    <li>3&nbsp; Where is the prime suspect? </li>
    <li>4&nbsp; How to read a job ad </li>
    <li>5&nbsp; Job descriptions </li>
    <li>6 Do you fit the job? </li>
    <li>7&nbsp; What sort of person are you? </li>
    <li>8&nbsp; Making the perfect fit </li>
    <li>9&nbsp; Presenting your CV </li>
    <li><b>Part 2 The icing on the cake</b> </li>
    <li>10&nbsp; Mind your language! </li>
    <li>11&nbsp; Using competency statements </li>
    <li>12&nbsp; Telling tales </li>
    <li>13&nbsp; Using career objectives </li>
    <li>14&nbsp; Job application letters </li>
    <li><b>Part 3 The doctor is in - your problems solved</b> </li>
    <li>15&nbsp; Addressing selection criteria </li>
    <li>16&nbsp;CV makeovers </li>
    <li>17 Tricky CV issues </li>
    <li><b>Part 4 Resource bank - useful ingredients and tips</b> </li>
    <li>18&nbsp; Finding out, finding others and being found: job searching for a new decade </li>
    <li>19&nbsp; Internet sites and other resources </li>
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<p>When you apply for your first job, your CV is compared to hundreds of others from graduates with similar academic credentials. You've only got the time it takes the employer to scan the pages to show how brilliant you are. How do you impress them when you don't know what employers are actually looking for? <i>Brilliant CV</i> tells you what they want and how to write it. </p>
<p>This new edition of the bestselling CV guide has been rewritten and redrafted to deliver specific advice for graduates on innovative approaches to writing your first CV, so now you can really shine out from the rest. Based on research among employers and recruiters, revealing what they look for, <i>Brilliant CV</i> will ensure your CV never fails to impress.</p>

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