...LinkedIn, strengthen your profile by filling out all fields, and remember to include a professional photo. LinkedIn is one of the top sites that appear when you Google search for people, so make sure that you are searchable. Allow me to rewrite your CV and LinkedIn profile into a professional marketing document. This is the best investment you will ever make. A CareerBuilder survey revealed the top five things recruiters are looking for in your social profile, which includes inappropriate photos, alcohol or drug use, negative posts about past employers or co-workers, a lack of communication skills as well as any discriminatory or inflammatory content regarding race,...
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...realistic (as the majority of your career has been within IT) I have focused on this sector. This isn't a bad thing as what you look for within the sector can meet your requirements of: . Greater responsibility . Increased communication responsibility . Exposure to clients, customers etc . More money . A motivated team environment 1. The agencies I also like to engage with a few agencies within the sector where I am looking to move or the sector I have experience in. You MUST go and register with the following. I good idea is to use agencies that have a specialist IT desk but that also recruit into different sectors. This means that they can talk to you about different opportunities across a number of different sectors and will have multiple relationships. 1.1 Hays IT Address: Birmingham St Philips House, 4 St Philips Place,,Birmingham, B3 2SL tTelephone: 01212 301455 fFax: 0121 200 2598 eEmail: birmingham.it@hays.com • Hays Information Technology 0.50 miles . Well known throughout the sector . Work not only in IT market but 15 other sectors (they would be able to offer you roles in different markets) . Produce market data regularly on salaries and paid .Decent reputation . Large national agency Web: http://www.hays.co.uk/job/it-jobs/index.htm Task: firstly look through their website and note down roles you are interested in, salaries which meat your expectations and any 'dream roles' you would love to get. Do not yet apply online, call...
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...opening times see website. Write a great CV... from scratch ` This publication is available in alternative formats on request. Enquire at the information desk or email careers@manchester.ac.uk Last Updated: September 2008 www.manchester.ac.uk/careers Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Introduction ................................................................................................ 2 What are employers looking for? .................................................. 2 What do you have to offer-where is the evidence? ........... 3 CV types Content .................................................................................................... 5 6 ....................................................................................................... Presentation ............................................................................................. 8 Important mistakes to avoid ......................................................... 10 Words which make an impact ................................................... 13 An example of a chronological and skills based CV .... 14 Check your CV ..................................................................................... 18 Further help .......................................................................................... 18 1 1. Introduction It is easy to produce a good generic CV that is a basic summary of your experiences. Recruiters can receive hundreds...
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...is a CV? Curriculum Vitae: an outline of a person's educational and professional history, usually prepared for job application. Another name for a CV is a résumé. A CV is the most flexible and convenient way to make applications. It conveys your personal details in the way that presents you in the best possible light. A CV is a marketing document in which you are marketing something: yourself! You need to "sell" your skills, abilities, qualifications and experience to employers. It can be used to make multiple applications to employers in a specific career area. For this reason, many large graduate recruiters will not accept CVs and instead use their own application form. FACT: Often selectors read CVs outside working hours. They may have a pile of 50 CVs from which to select five interviewees. It's evening and they would rather be in the pub with friends. If your CV is hard work to read: unclear, badly laid out and containing irrelevant information, they will just just move on to the next CV. Treat the selector like a child eating a meal. Chop your CV up into easily digestible morsels (bullets, short paragraphs and note form) and give it a clear logical layout, with just the relevant information to make it easy for the selector to read. If you do this, you will have a much greater chance of interview. An application form is designed to bring out the essential information and personal qualities that the employer requires and does not allow you to gloss over your weaker...
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...the Europass CV Before you start: Five basic principles for a good CV 1. Concentrate on the essentials • Employers generally spend less than one minute reading a CV before deciding to reject it, or to shortlist it for detailed consideration. If you fail to make the right impact, you missed your chance. • If applying for an advertised vacancy, always ensure that you comply with any application process entirely. The vacancy notice might specify: how to apply (CV, application form, online application), the length and/or format of the CV, whether a covering letter is required, etc. • Be brief: two A4 pages are usually more than enough, irrespective of your education or experience. Do not exceed three pages. If you hold a degree, include your secondary school qualifications only if relevant to the job in question. • Is your work experience limited? Describe your education and training first; highlight volunteering activities and placements or traineeships. 2. Be clear and concise • Use short sentences. Avoid clichés. Concentrate on the relevant aspects of your training and work experience. • Give specific examples. Quantify your achievements. • Update your CV as your experience develops. Don’t hesitate to remove old information if it does not add value for the position. 3. Always adapt your CV to suit the post you are applying for • Highlight your strengths according to the needs of the employer and focus on the skills that match the job. • Do not include...
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...IIMA Summer Placements Process: CV Rule Book (2013-14) PGP Placement Committee July 2013 Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Contents What is this document? .......................................................................................................... 3 Structure of the CV ................................................................................................................. 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Header ......................................................................................................................... 4 Body – Information Content ......................................................................................... 4 Body – Work Experience, Internships & Projects ......................................................... 4 Body – Education ......................................................................................................... 5 Body – Academic & Scholastic Achievements ............................................................. 6 Body – Positions of Responsibility ............................................................................... 7 Body – Extracurricular Achievements........................................................................... 8 Body – Hobbies & Interests.......................................................................................... 8 Footer .................................................................................................................
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... 2. YOUR CV USING THIS GUIDE TO CREATE A CV AND GETTING HELP 3 3 THE DESIGN GUIDE 3. 4. GETTING STARTED 4 Fig 1. Your Lifeline PROVIDING EVIDENCE THAT 4 CROSSES CULTURES Fig 2. Explaining Your Results COVERING LETTERS 6 Fig 3: Covering Letter Layout Fig 4: Opening Paragraph of Covering Letter Fig 5: Middle Paragraphs of Covering Letter Fig 6: Closing Paragraphs of Covering Letter CV FORMAT – 1 PAGE OR 2? 8 IMAGE AND FONTS 9 THE HEADER 9 Fig. 7: Header Fig. 8: Header plus ORGANISING YOUR MATERIAL 9 AND HEADINGS TACKLING WORK PERMIT ISSUES 10 Fig. 9 Nationality and Work Permission Data WRITING PERSONAL PROFILES 12 Fig 10. Personal Profile Statement Fig 11: Career Objective Statement Fig 12: Career Summary Fig 13: Expertise Summary BEAUTIFUL BULLETS 13 Fig 14: Bullet 1 Fig 15: A Powerful Summary SHOWING MANAGERIAL CAPABILITIES 14 REFERENCES 14 Fig 16. References SCANNING YOUR WORK 15 CV EXAMPLES PROFILE EXAMPLES EXAMPLE COVERING LETTER 16-28 29-30 31 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14 15. CV EXAMPLES 2 INTRODUCTION 1. YOUR CV Welcome. If you are a postgraduate student at The Birmingham Business School, one of the tasks you are likely to want to tackle is the design of a CV to ‘market’ your skills for the future. Even if you do not intend to try and seek work in the UK, you are likely to find that you can learn from the self-marketing skills our Careers Advisers and Consultants will emphasise in the workshop sessions offered and by working on your CV using...
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...University November 16, 2014 CVS/PHARMACY SWOT ANALYSIS In 1963 the Consumer Value Store (CVS) was built for your health and beauty needs, in Lowell, Massachusetts by brothers Stanley and Sidney Goldstein and partner Ralph Hoagland. Through the next few years CVS started to grow and in 1967 pharmacies were being added to CVS’s in Warwick and Cumberland, Rhode Island (RI). After buying several small chain drug stores in the early 1970’s around the surrounding areas/states, CVS created small chain stores in shopping malls. In 1981, CVS broke ground on the Store Support Center in Woonsocket, RI. In 1988 CVS celebrated their 25th anniversary with a total of 750 stores. The 1990’s brought more stores in the new mid Atlantic, and Caremark set up in California. By the late 1990’s, CVS had stretched to 24 states totaling 4, 100 stores. 2001 was the year that CVS launched their ExtraCare Card Program, being the first national pharmacy retailer to launch a loyalty program. In 2005, CVS partnered up with MinuteClinic, and opened up three in their CVS/Pharmacy stores. The next year in 2006, MinuteClinic became the first retail clinic to be accredited by the Joint Commission. In 2008, CVS officially branched to California and Hawaii, by buying Long’s drugstores. In 2014, CVS announced they were deciding to stop the sale of tobacco, which was announced officially on September 3, 2014. With the end of tobacco sales, CVS’s mission statement makes more sense. CVS states they are a pharmacy innovation...
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...preparing a formal CV (“course of life”), you are already familiar with its function and the type of information needed from your applications for employment, college, or for that matter, medical school. Indeed, one of the primary functions of a CV is to provide a succinct chronicle of your past experiences and training. In a sense, a CV is a multi-purpose, personal application form for employment, educational opportunities, honors and awards, membership or participation in an organization. Learning to prepare a good CV now will aid you throughout your professional life. It is a living, not a static, document that needs to be continually updated as new experiences or accomplishments are completed. Despite its multiple purposes, your CV must be restructured and rewritten, or at least reviewed, for each specific purpose for which it is to be used. It might be entirely inappropriate to include a lengthy list of publications in a CV you are submitting as application for membership in a volunteer organization. On the other hand, it might be imperative to include this information, if not in the body, at least as an appendix, in a CV you are submitting to obtain an academic position. Some experts recommend maintaining two versions of your CV--one, a short summary of your training and experience and the other, a longer version with more detailed information about your publications and presentations. In general, however, no CV should be lengthy. No matter how many accomplishments...
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...4: Making an impact with your covering letter ------------------------------------------------- Contents 1. Step one: Understand why a covering letter is important 2. Step two: Draft the letter 3. 1 Say why you're writing 4. TOP TIP 5. 2 Show that you're interested 6. TOP TIP 7. 3 Tell them why they need you 8. 4 Suggest an interview 9. Step three: Remember the essentials 10. Common mistakes 11. [N] You use a covering letter template from a book 12. You use the same covering letter for all your job applications 13. STEPS TO SUCCESS 14. Useful link When you send in your CV to a manager or recruiter to apply for an advertised vacancy or to let him or her know that you are looking for work, you'll normally send a covering letter too. If you're applying for an existing vacancy, your covering letter should briefly describe the position you're applying for and where you saw it advertised, why you are particularly qualified for the job, and why you want to work for that specific company. If you're approaching an agency to register your CV as part of your search for a new job, you should describe the type of job you're looking for, the skills you have that would make you an attractive candidate, your current salary, and any preferences you may have in terms of location. In all cases, a good covering letter can give a sense of who you are that may not come across in a CV. When you come to write your letter, remember to think...
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...Your Name email@address.co.uk - 07712 345678 99 Example Street, Example Town, EX4 3PL PERSONAL STATEMENT Here you should take a few lines, not a few paragraphs (save that for the cover letter) to quickly outline your interest in the role and why you’d be a good fit. Do not list out your skills here as they will be more relevant to employers searching for your CV within a job role listed under “WORK EXPERIENCE”. The aim is to highlight your professional attributes and goals, summarising why someone should consider your application. Find out how to write the perfect personal statement. WORK EXPERIENCE Job Title – Dates of Employment (date format should be Month YYYY e.g. November 2011 – May 2012) Company Name - www.examplelink.co.uk Location It is very important to include your dates of employment regardless of whether you are still in the job you have listed. This is because Monster’s CV Search will use these dates as well as the skills obtained/utilised in this time period to determine if you’re what an employer is looking for. Responsibilities: Provide key achievements within a role and try to highlight the skills used to obtain your goal Try to avoid soft terms like “high energy” and aim for skills used within the role – such as “programming using C++” Provide enough information to entice your potential employers to call you Always keep examples relevant to the role you are applying for Find out more about how to identify your achievements. Job Title – Dates...
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...Your Name email@address.co.uk - 07712 345678 99 Example Street, Example Town, EX4 3PL PERSONAL STATEMENT Here you should take a few lines, not a few paragraphs (save that for the cover letter) to quickly outline your interest in the role and why you’d be a good fit. Do not list out your skills here as they will be more relevant to employers searching for your CV within a job role listed under “WORK EXPERIENCE”. The aim is to highlight your professional attributes and goals, summarising why someone should consider your application. Find out how to write the perfect personal statement. WORK EXPERIENCE Job Title – Dates of Employment (date format should be Month YYYY e.g. November 2011 – May 2012) Company Name - www.examplelink.co.uk Location It is very important to include your dates of employment regardless of whether you are still in the job you have listed. This is because Monster’s CV Search will use these dates as well as the skills obtained/utilised in this time period to determine if you’re what an employer is looking for. Responsibilities: Provide key achievements within a role and try to highlight the skills used to obtain your goal Try to avoid soft terms like “high energy” and aim for skills used within the role – such as “programming using C++” Provide enough information to entice your potential employers to call you Always keep examples relevant to the role you are applying for Find out more about how to identify your achievements. Job Title – Dates of...
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...i.e. examiners. To score high, student writers have to use fairly complicated vocabulary and sentences in their written work. Business writers, however, mainly aim to communicate information to their colleagues, clients, and other associated parties. They are relatively free to use what language that can get the business done efficiently and effectively. II. Seven steps in the process of wring 1. clarifying your aim 2. identifying your readers 3. making a general plan 4. sketching a synopsis (大纲) 5. drafting your text 6. putting the draft aside 7. revising and editing ★ Writing is a recursive and creative process. The detailed plan is not adhered to in actual writing. Writers frequently come up with ideas that are activated in the process of writing. Writers read the text they have already produced to help generate more ideas. In effect, the writing process is no linear at all but is characterized by recursive ness and creativeness. III. Three principles of business writing 1. Clarity – means setting your message across clearly. (See detailed information on page 4) 2. Consideration – good business writers take their readers’ needs, problems, and reactions to the writing into consideration. And they put themselves in the readers’ position. (P 5) 3. Correctness – means business writers should use language and approaches that are appropriate to the purpose of writing. (P 6) IV. Intercultural Awareness in Business...
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...CV (curriculum vitae) ( Resume) It is the first thing companies/firms see/know about you. Should be: * Well written * Straight to the point * Neat and well formatted * Honest * No spelling an grammar mistakes * One page long if under 27 years old * Informative (as it is a snapshot of who you are) Should contain: 1. Contact information: name, address, phone number, e-mail, websites e.g blogs, twitter, etc. (only if it is relevant) 2. Career objectives: a statement used to focus a CV when you know what position you are interested in a. Stay short, two lines are all you need b. Be specific but not too specific c. Helps you get the position 3. Education and training: d. Reverse chronological (newest to oldest) e. Keep GPA to yourself, unless really excellent f. Don’t describe your education, keep it for the interview 4. Don’t include anything that may put you at a disadvantage 5. Format: month year-month year Job title Department, company name city, country OR Degree of education School city, country 6. Skills: g. Computer skills h. Language skills i. Soft skills 7. Other useful information: j. Volunteer work, include what you have gained out of it and how it has benefitted you k. Awards and accomplishments that are relevant l. Hobbies (acts as a good ice breaker for interviews and adds a personal touch, one line max) 8...
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...(and hopefully obvious) advice, like ‘don’t make any spelling or grammar mistakes’, ‘no waffling’ and ‘tidy format’, there are a few other ways you can create a great stand-out CV. The Daily Business Post asked Stephen Quinn, CEO of Jobbio, an Irish-owned online hiring platform, for some tips on creating a CV that will stand out to any hiring manager. “In an employer’s mind it’s not just about the success you have had leading up to this point, it’s about applying those experiences to potential future roles,” Quinn said. 1. Be Inventive “The future of recruitment can’t be word documents and bullet points. People have too much more to show and say; whether it’s campaigns they’ve worked on, blogs they’ve written or even their Twitter feed,” Quinn added. Companies tend to get huge amounts of unsolicited CVs, but when they’re actually actively hiring, that number jumps significantly. Making yourself stand out in the crowd is vital. Given the number of CVs a hiring manager is going to be looking at in one sitting, you won’t have very long to make yourself stand out — probably only about 20 seconds, Quinn said. 2. Be Positive Irish people typically are terrible at talking themselves up. It’s time to change that, said Quinn. “A lot of people are too modest in what they have achieved and what they can do. Irish people are naturally self deprecating. We should really be taking a page out of the book of our uber-positive neighbours in America where everything is awesome and uplifting...
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