We’ve already discussed the 3 signs that you’re a bad candidate: warning signs that you might be sending to recruiters and headhunters. The thing is, your CV might be sending the exact same signals. Read more
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3 signs that you’re a bad candidate
The scary truth is: headhunters and recruiters are very sensitive to some warning signs that whether you – as a candidate – might be potentially troublesome down the line. If you show any of them, you can be sure that you will not be kept in the recruitment process. Here the most important “red lights”: Read more
The worst & the best C-level CVs
If writing a CV is so easy, why do most CVs we receive from experienced managers and (senior) executives contain most basic mistakes?
We were asked to review a CV by 376 experienced managers since 1.1.2017. 424 times in 2016… a total of 1530 times since 2014.
Here is the data for 2017 only. If the CVs were graded on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being the highest score: Read more
CV & Project Portfolio for Project Managers
What makes a good CV? Oh well, we could write lots of books on this topic (actually, we have written one already, you can download a free version here: Job Hunting Director).
Now, how do application documents prepared for Project Managers differ from the others? Read more
The art of writing a cover/motivation letter
What do you want to achieve when sending your CV to a headhunter? Or directly to a company? You want to get hired, right? Wrong!
It’s as if you walked into a bar and asked the first man or woman that you like to marry you. What about dating? Having a coffee first? Getting to know each other? Every step might get you closer to a wedding. Same when looking for a job. Read more
Do you have a horoscope CV?
We recently spotted an article published by Dariusz Uzycki: a brilliant post on how candidates get their (on and offline) CVs very wrong by trying to be appealing to a wide range of people on the job market. Read more
Kill 6 birds with one stone
Myth: a candidate can be hired right away by sending one email that includes a generic motivation letter and an average CV. Let’s be realistic: not gonna happen.
Imagine: Read more
Candidates & their CVs: good product, bad packaging
The CV Report we prepare for our clients and its point system are designed under the following assumptions:
- Your CV is your business card and therefore should be perfect.
- An ideal résumé communicates your personality and traits as an executive.
Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume
Given the choice between a job candidate with a perfect resume and one who has fought through difficulty, human resources executive Regina Hartley always gives the “Scrapper” a chance. As someone who grew up with adversity, Hartley knows that those who flourish in the darkest of spaces are empowered with the grit to persist in an ever-changing workplace.
CV for non-job-seekers?
Actually why not? This article:
http://read.bi/1f32o0J
raises some excellent points of why non-job-seekers should update their CVs.
In short:
1. Remind yourself of your skills and achievements
2. Give yourself a confidence boost
3. Understand yourself better
4. Reflect on your key lessons and identify development areas
5. Develop a clearer idea of your strengths
6. See the thread that binds your body of work together
7. Prepare yourself for the worst
We could not agree more! You know where to find us ;)
