A CV resume is quite simply an ‘advert’ to sell yourself to an employer. You should send a CV to an employer when they ask for one in a job advert, or when you are enquiring if any jobs are available. So the purpose of your CV is to make you attractive, interesting, worth considering to the company and so receive a job interview. An employer may have several hundred enquiries about a single job, he or she will only choose a few people who appear suitable for interview.

Writing…

by Susan Bean -

If you try to write your cover letter all in one sitting, you definitely won’t be able to do the best job possible. Cover letters take time, effort and careful thought, and before you even sit down to write one, there are some steps you should take to prepare.

The first thing you should do is try to compile a list of all the skills and achievements that would make you an asset at the kind of job you want to get. If you’re applying for…

Job interview questions and answers can be researched and practiced in preparation to make a great impression. Practice interview questions and answers with tips from an executive business manager in thisfree video on career information. Expert: Gloria Dixon Campbell Bio: Gloria Dixon Campbell has an executive MBA in management from the University of South Florida, and a BA in Sociology from the University of West Florida. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
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Do you want to achieve success, make more money, and find fulfillment in your career? Yes, you do! Everyone does. Most employees don’t find fulfillment in their current job because they dislike the hours, or the benefits, or the people with which they associate. Few people stay at their jobs because they feel their low salary does not reflect their skill-set.  Do you think you are getting paid what you deserve? If not, have you thought about what is preventing you from earning an expectant salary?

Perhaps your current job…

by Brenda Bernstein -

Conventional resume wisdom says to keep it to one or two pages, depending on the extent of your experience. Are you having trouble meeting these page requirements? If you have a few lines that you just can’t fit onto that page, the following tips may help.

Note: These tips are for your traditional resume, not your scannable/ASCII resume. They are for the human readers who will appreciate a nicely formatted document!

1. Margins. Are your margins set at 1″ or 1.25″? Try 0.4″ top margin (above…

This is a template for a Business Consultant’s MBA resume. You can print it out or review it for correct formatting, spacing, and resume headings.

MBA / BUSINESS CONSULTANT / MARKET RESEARCHER
A proven track record of increasing sales and business performance mainly through identifying, planning and implementing marketing strategies, prioritizing and streamlining services. Completing objectives from conception to completion within budget limitations and strict deadlines. Well networked, a skilled negotiator and an excellent company ambassador, securing company image and productive partnerships. Fluent in Mandarin and English.

Business Consultant…

by Denise Rutledge -

Times have changed. You are just as likely to submit a cover letter via email as by post. What is standard for one form of communication isn’t standard for the other. To make the best first impression, you need to know the formatting differences between email and traditional letters.

If you are sending your cover letter by email, move your personal address block to the bottom of your letter. Because you can’t sign an email, your name in the address block replaces the position your signature…

by Brandon Lindall -

Did you know that just by showing a strong resume or a CV to any interviewer nowadays does not exactly guarantee landing you the job. You may even be able to answer all the targeted interview questions correctly, but you will still be nowhere near in receiving and signing the appointment letter if your body language is sending the wrong signals and messages throughout the interview.

This may come as a surprise to many, but statistics has shown that words only managed to contribute 35% of…

by Caroline Ceniza-Levine -

Many jobseekers think about their references only when they are in the offer stage. But the proactive jobseeker uses references as a marketing tool. The right references can push an average finalist to frontrunner. Furthermore, even the happily content employee should be proactive and have a list of references ready for three purposes:

1) in this market you might unexpectedly become a jobseeker;

2) you can use references as testimonials to argue for that bonus or promotion, not just a new job; and

3) what your…

by Tom McBroom -

When you are asked by a potential employer for your references, always keep in mind that they mean your professional references, NOT your personal references. Even if the term they use is “personal references”.

What the employer wants is a list of people who know you as a business person and are familiar with the quality and quantify of your work. They are not interested in personal friends who will confirm what a nice person you are. What they want to know is how well you…