The CV Store Blog

Don’t Let Redundancy Ruin your Self-Esteem

The CV Store — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:51:14 +0000

In today’s economic climate, redundancy can happen to anyone, even great employees. Losing a job can be a huge blow to your confidence and self-esteem, but there are things you can do to make yourself feel better and bounce back … Continue reading →

CV Advice: Returning To Work after Illness

The CV Store — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:37:15 +0000

After leaving school, I gained employment immediately, and enjoyed progression throughout a 10 year period. However, in 2008, I was diagnosed with cancer and ended up being medically retired from my position. Following my treatment, I am now in remission … Continue reading →

Writing a CV for Coming out of Retirement

The CV Store — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:47:59 +0000

When you are putting together a CV after coming out of retirement, don't let yourself be discouraged Making your CV look good for employers is always a challenge, but it can be especially tough if you just came out of … Continue reading →

How to Write a CV for IT Jobs

The CV Store — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:36:34 +0000

If the IT industry is your calling, and you want to fine-tune your CV, you have a special challenge. Recruiters will be paying very close attention to your choice of words. It’s commonplace for companies to receive so many responses … Continue reading →

How Personal Should Your CV Be?

The CV Store — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:20:11 +0000

Recruitment (particularly CV-sifting) is a time-consuming process. Interviews take front-line managers away from essential day-to-day tasks. As a result, the time available for interviewing candidates is often limited. An interview panel may want to spend no more than a day … Continue reading →

Get the Job You Really Want with James Caan

The CV Store — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:51:27 +0000

We’ve got 5 copies of ‘Get the Job You Really Want’ (the biggest careers big of 2011) to give away. To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is tell us your most embarrassing work-related … Continue reading →

CV Alternatives: Let Them Learn Your Name

The CV Store — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:33:23 +0000

The Curriculum Vitae, and its lesser cousin the resume, are often responsible for getting the attention of potential employers. Sometimes it can even become the first step in landing a business deal or position on a Board. The CV is … Continue reading →

How to Perform in a Group Interview

thecvstore_Lee — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:19:54 +0000

Increasingly, many businesses have decided the whole one-to-one interview is a bit passé and predictable. Instead, more and more employers are turning to the dreaded group interview. There are some pretty good reasons for this, though. After all, you can … Continue reading →

Fragments, Articles and Other ‘Technicalities’ When Writing a CV

The CV Store — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:16:29 +0000

Fragments When a client uses one of our CV writing services, we are often asked about fragments within the document. Fragments are incomplete sentences that are highlighted in Microsoft Word with a squiggly green line. As you’re no doubt already … Continue reading →

10 Quick Steps to Improve Your CV

The CV Store — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:38:46 +0000

Quantify your achievements It’s all well and good saying you improved sales in your previous job, but by how much? Using numbers / percentages to quantify your achievements and responsibilities is the quickest and easiest way of improving your CV … Continue reading →