CV Book, The: How To Avoid The Most Common Mistakes and Write A Winning Cv, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (February 3, 2016) © 2016

  • James Innes
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Your CV has less than 30 seconds to win you an interview, so make it irresistible.

With hundreds of CVs submitted for every job vacancy, yours has to work hard to stand out. You need to know what the recruiter wants to see and how to say it, fast.

The CV Book brings together years of research and experience to reveal all the insider tips and winning methods that will make sure your CV never fails to impress. Discover how to:

·   write your own CV quickly, and with confidence

·   tailor your CV to every opportunity

·   avoid all of the most common CV mistakes

·   make your CV really stand out from the competition.

No matter what your age, background, job or level of experience, The CV Book will help you create an outstanding CV.

The CV Book has full online support: CV templates, CV tools and reader offers – all available through The CV Centre® online at www.jamesinn.es.

About the author

Acknowledgements

How to use this book

 

Part 1 Laying the foundations: getting the basics right 

  1.   Why are CVs so important? 

  2.   Aesthetics and presentation: looking good on paper 

  3.   Content and style: what to say and how to say it 

  4.   Structure: which type of CV is right for you? 

 

Part 2 Building your CV: section by section 

  5.   Personal details 

  6.   Professional profile 

  7.   Objective 

  8.   Education and qualifications 

  9.   Career history 

10.   Key skills 

11.   Achievements 

12.   Other details 

13.   Interests and activities 

 

Part 3 The 15 most common CV writing mistakes 

14.   How to avoid them! 

 

Part 4 When the usual rules don’t apply … 

15.   Ten solutions for ten potential problems 

16.   Special cases – professions where the rules are different 

17.   CVs and résumés – looking for work abroad 

 

Part 5 Tailoring your CV 

18.   How to adapt your CV for every application 

 

Part 6 LinkedIn 

19.   LinkedIn 

 

Part 7 Looking at the whole picture 

20.   Cover letters 

21.   Interviews 

22.   Your new job 

 

Part 8 CV and cover letter examples and templates 

23.   Twenty-one CV examples to help you write yours 

 

Part 9 My five top tips to make your CV stand out 

24.   How to make your CV stand out! 

 

Further reading and resources 

Appendix A: 250 action verbs 

Appendix B: 50 positive adjectives 

Appendix C: 222 commonly misspelled words 

Index 

 

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