How to Write a Brilliant CV, 5th Edition

Introduction

Remember your first date, or the first time you went out with your partner? Did you make sure your clothes were right, your hair was perfect, you were wearing the right perfume or aftershave? Well, at least that much effort should go into getting your CV right! CVs are ‘first dates’ in the selection process that could land you on a new career path. Like the first date, they are the first time an employer gets to form an opinion about you – and first impressions can make all the difference. Employers routinely receive thousands of CVs from candidates seeking the same job. That can mean odds of 1,000 to 1 or even worse. A bad CV can reduce those chances from a long-shot of 1,000 to 1 to 0. A well thoughtout CV can boost the same ...