CVs for Dummies UK Edition

CVs for Dummies UK Edition

by Steve Shipside (Author), Joyce Lain Kennedy (Author)

Synopsis

A high quality CV is essential for anyone who wants to get ahead, especially in today's competitive job market. This fully updated guide shows readers how to create a brilliant CV that'll get them noticed - and the job they deserve. With dozens of useful sample CVs from a diverse range of industries and age groups, plus advice on structure, language and classic CV mistakes that could be holding them back, this book is the easiest way to a CV tune-up, and a dream job. The new and updated CVs For Dummies 2 nd Edition contains: Information on bouncing back from redundancy Tips on looking for work in a hostile job market Extended information on the graduate recruitment process A question and answer section on online application forms A brand new chapter on cover letters CVs For Dummies 2 nd Edition covers : Part I: Pitching Your CVs in a Fierce Marketplace Chapter 1: The Versatile CV Is So Five Minutes Ago Chapter 2: New Quick Ways to Find the Right Jobs Chapter 3: Make Your CV Stand Out Among the Web giants Chapter 4: Familiar Search Tools Making a Stance Part II: The Rise and Reign of the Powerful CV Chapter 5: Creating Your Best CV Chapter 6: Flowing Contents vs. Jarring Detail Chapter 7: Words That Always Make the Mark Chapter 8: Catch The Eye In Three Seconds With Design Chapter 9: CVs for Your Life's Changing Phases Chapter 10: The Graduate vs. the Corporate World Chapter 11: The Bare Essentials: That Crucial Cover Letter Part III: Bringing It All Together Chapter 12: A Sampling of Targeted CVs by Industry and Career Field Chapter 13: A Sampling of Targeted CVs by Experience Level and Age Chapter 14: A Sampling of Targeted CVs for Special Circumstances Chapter 15: A Sampling of Extreme CV Makeovers Chapter 16: Successful Solutions to CV Problems Part IV: Launching Your CV Into Orbit Chapter 17: References Authenticate Your CV Chapter 18: Follow-up on Launch and Touch down Chapter 19: Almost Got the Interview Date? Prepare Yourself Part V: The Part of Tens Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Prove Your Claims Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Improve Your CV Chapter 22: Ten Tips on Choosing Professional CV Help Chapter 23: Ten Things that Annoy Recruiters Chapter 24: Your Ten-Point CV Checklist

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 376
Edition: UK Edition
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 07 Nov 2003

ISBN 10: 076457017X
ISBN 13: 9780764570179

Media Reviews
...quickly points out all the big mistakes and how to turn them to your advantage... (Fresh Direction, January 04) ...a great reference for you, your kids, your friends... (mother@work.co.uk, March 04) ...To avoid making mistakes that could jeopardise your career, check out CVs For Dummies... Daily Mirror, 1 st April 2004)
Author Bio
Steve Shipside has written about business issues for Personnel Today, Management Today, Director, Campaign, Revolution, Wired, Business 2.0 and the BBC. Joyce Lain Kennedy's Careers Now column appears in more than 100 newspapers around the world.