The Career Centre - How to produce a 'Power' CV

How to produce a 'Power' CV

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How to produce a ‘Power’ CV When applying for a new position, most Employers will ask for a CV and you need to have one all ready and prepared. A golden rule is NEVER think of looking for a new job until you have done a properly prepared and polished CV that you are really pleased with.

A CV is a door opener, a sales document about you and why you are good. What an Employer is looking for from you is as follows:

    • A bit about you, your personal details and contact information.

    • What are you doing now?

    • How good or successful are you?

    • What have you done in the past?

    • And reasons why they should take you on.

It is a very important document; with it rest your hopes and dreams for the future - that next step up the career ladder, a better position, more money, a better working life. Your CV has to represent the best you have to offer if you do not want to miss out on that job you saw which was 'perfect' for you.

Your CV has to be just that little bit special to stand out if you want to obtain interviews. The good news (for you) is that most people do not know how to write a CV and only spend a short time preparing a CV. Writing professional CVs is a skill, which these people have not learnt.

Of course your CV can continue to work in your favour even after it has obtained an interview for you. It can help you at an interview by carefully focusing the interviewer's mind on your good points and on your achievements. Once you have left the interview it will continue to work in your favour as the interviewer will probably reread it before making a decision, either on who should be invited to the second interview stage or who the job should be offered to.

When it comes to salary negotiations a well written CV can help. If your CV conveys your full worth you are likely to get a higher salary offer than you might have done with a poorer CV. So do not skimp on the time you spend on writing a CV as it will probably be a false economy.

If you want to test your CV out – why not email a copy to us and we will make constructive comments on how you can make your CV more effective – and we will not charge for this service!!