How To Write a Brilliant CV: What Employers Want To See and How To Write It, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (February 2, 2015) © 2015

  • Tim Bright One World Consulting
  • Joanne Earl
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When you apply for a job, your CV is compared to hundreds of others. 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?

Brilliant CV tells you what a prospective employer is looking for and how to write it - now.

  • Learn how to write CVs that make the shortlist
  • Understand what employers love and loathe
  • Revamp your existing CV with minimum effort
  • Learn how to make the most of online applications and social media
  • Find out what works in the real world and learn how to put it into practice through examples, exercises, samples and templates.
  • With brilliant new chapters on how to tackle online applications and using social media to land that perfect job, you'll be well prepared and ready to really shine and stand out from the rest.
  • Part 1 Writing a CV from scratch
  • 1 How to sell yourself
  • 2 The applicant-employer fit
  • 3 Where is the prime suspect?
  • 4 How to read a job ad
  • 5 Job descriptions
  • 6 Do you fit the job?
  • 7 What sort of person are you?
  • 8 Making the perfect fit
  • 9 Presenting your CV
  • Part 2 The icing on the cake
  • 10 Mind your language!
  • 11 Using competency statements
  • 12 Telling tales
  • 13 Using career objectives
  • 14 Job application letters
  • Part 3 The doctor is in - your problems solved
  • 15 Addressing selection criteria
  • 16 CV makeovers
  • 17 Tricky CV issues
  • Part 4 Resource bank - useful ingredients and tips
  • 18 Finding out, finding others and being found: Job searching for a new decade
  • 19 Internet sites and other resources

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