Archive for the 'Resume / CV Tips' Category

Sep 18 2008

What’s a cover letter & why do I need one?

Here is some good advice for anyone new to the job hunting scene. If you want to make your CV count - you need to crack the cover letter. As a whole employers will generally read the cover letter attached to the front of your CV in near totality - but will skim through the actual contents of the CV thereafter.  

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Jul 07 2008

Targeted Executive CV advice (part 2)

6 things executives have in their CV’s but shouldn’t:
1. A focal “goal” statement:

Essentially the decision makers do not care about what you want. Rather than leading your CV with a proclamation of what you expect & want from the job, focus on delivering a powerful brand statement of what it is you will be doing for them.

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Jul 04 2008

Targeted Executive CV advice (part 1)

Many executives every year find out just how detrimental a bad CV can be on ones career. It’s essential that your CV be the one that stands out of the crowd – and by crowd we mean the hundreds of other CV’s hiring decision makers are forced to review ad nauseam.

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Apr 04 2008

Employersjobs.com Blog Launch

Due to the continually increasing growth of our jobseeker and employer database - employersjobs.com are now launching a blog for all it’s members (employers and jobseekers alike) to interact and communicate with us.

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