How to Write a Brilliant CV, 5th Edition

Here is a new way of writing résumés that we have developed for job hunters based upon story-telling. Stories, or narratives as they are sometimes called, are increasingly being rediscovered as an effective way of communicating with others. Some medical training now includes narrative medicine – listening to patients’ stories because it is believed it leads to more accurate diagnoses. In employment interviews, asking candidates to provide examples of when they demonstrated a particular skill in the workplace is really just an invitation to tell a story. So let’s take the logical step and include stories on the CV. The stories you develop in ...