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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The best and most up-to-date guidance available on writing and presenting the perfect CV is back in a new edition.

This is the most definitive and well-researched guide to planning, writing and presenting compelling CVs to maximise your chances of getting an interview. The guidance in this book has been tried, tested and honed to perfection. The unique content includes a chapter on avoiding the most common CV mistakes, which only a few of the very best CVs actually manage to do.

  • 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!

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