High impact CVs : 52 brilliant ideas for making your résumé sensational /
Recruiters spend on average 8 seconds reading a CV before they decide whether to continue, so a hard-hitting CV is the first crucial step in getting onto the shortlist. In High impact CVs recruitment specialist John Middleton helps determined applicants make a brilliant first impression, and deals w...
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Oxford, UK :
Infinite Ideas,
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| Series: | 52 brilliant ideas.
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Table of Contents:
- Front cover; Copyright; Table of Contents; Brilliant features; Introduction; 1. Dream a little dream; 2. Remember, remember; 3. How long do I have?; 4. Eight potentially life-changing seconds; 5. Me in a nutshell; 6. What's your type?; 7. D.I.Y.C.V.; 8. Cut to the chase; 9. Throw another log on the file; 10. Learn to speak 'behaviourese'; 11. Reading the runes; 12. What am I letting myself in for?; 13. Ditch the dodgy dossier; 14. Numbers count; 15. Be an achiever; 16. Write with panache; 17. The seven deadly CV sins; 18. Looks can kill; 19. Two CVs are better than one.
- 20. How to deal with the skeletons in your CV21. Another skeleton, another cupboard: redundancy; 22. Selling a one-company career; 23. Take the CAR; 24. Corporate prehistory; 25. Show some oomph; 26. Act your age; 27. Bob versus Robert; 28. I'm keen on ping-pong, playing the ukulele and going to the theatre; 29. Set the right tone; 30. Apply yourself; 31. Surfing CVs; 32. Transatlantic issues; 33. Please find attached ... ; 34. Bring me the head of Johnny Recruiter; 35. Time to shed some pounds?; 36. Reference points; 37. Is it convenient to talk?; 38. Bend the facts a little; 39. Detox your CV.
- 40. Is your CV fitter than you?41. I'll show you mine if you show me yours; 42. Quality versus quantity; 43. Networking; 44. Perfect your personal elevator pitch; 45. Dealing with specialist recruiters; 46. Handling interviews; 47. Handling rejection; 48. Avoid the poisoned chalice; 49. Manage the brand called You; 50. Do you even need a CV at all?; 51. Treat your CV as a vade mecum; 52. One last thing (20 actually); Bonus idea 1. Please Sir, can I have some more?; Bonus idea 2. So, why do you want this job?; Bonus idea 3. All time is playtime; The end ... ; Index.
