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    60 Minute CV
    60 Minute CV
    60 Minute CV
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    60 Minute CV

    By Nick J. Alexander

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    In todays market your chances of making interview can be 1000-1 or even higher - there are so many people sending CV's to employers and agencies. However, research shows that a well-constructed, interesting and directly-relevant CV can improve your chances to 10-1 or maybe even better.

    You won't get in if you don't stand out. And if you don't stand out you will end up at the bottom of the pile. Guaranteed. So... if you know your CV is lacking there are 3 things you can do...

    Option 1. Leave it as it is and keep on hoping

    Option 2. Go to a CV Writing agency and let them write it for you

    Option 3. Learn to sell and market yourself effectively.

    This book is in two parts.

    The first part is "READ IT!". It's designed so that you read what you're going to need to know…

    1.Selling YOU!
    2.What Employers Want
    3.Using Competencies to gauge your suitability
    4.Self-assessment
    5.Positive and Negative Words
    6.Measurable Achievements
    7.Types of CV
    8.Scale & Scope Indicators, Experience and Achievements – ideas for personal statements

    Background research into the in's and out's, do's and don'ts, positives and negatives associated with writing a CV. Contains lists of words and phrases that can cast you in a league of your own if used correctly and with a little thought.

    The second part is "DO IT!"

    1. Construct your CV
    2. Covering Letters

    This is where you give yourself 60 minutes and compose an attention-grabbing, eye-catching CV. Contains examples of the correct use of scale and scope indicators which enhance your experience plus how to turn responsibilities into achievements. No employer is going to be hooked on your past responsibilities…. but they will be attracted by achievements – especially if they are coupled with scale and scope indicators.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNick J. Alexander
    Release dateOct 1, 2011
    ISBN9781465938435
    60 Minute CV
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    Nick J. Alexander

    Nick Alexander has worked for some of the largest multinationals in the world and has extensive experience in Sales and Marketing. An experienced recruiter Nick has seen some of the best and much of the worst examples of CV's and resumés; that's why he decided to write a series of straight-talking, no-nonsense guides to selling and marketing yourself to potential employers in this rough, dog-eat-dog world of economic recession.

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      60 Minute CV - Nick J. Alexander

      Nick Alexander

      60 Minute CV

      Let’s face it.

      No-one likes compiling their CV.

      It’s a drudge, it’s time-consuming and it’s boring.

      And that’s why most people end-up doing one of two things…

      They pay a company to write it for them, or they just roll with the norm and write the usual chronological, backward-looking CV that bores the pants off most interviewers!

      But it doesn’t need to be that way!

      This book will teach you how to write a tailored, right-on-the money CV that will significantly raise your chances of making interview in under one hour!

      All you need to draft a stand-out CV from scratch. Simply tailor the format, the words and the experience to your own needs and beat the competition out of the park! Achievements, key competencies, transferable skills, types of CV, positive statements, negative words, what employers want, self-assessment, cover letters.

      All you have to do is adapt it to YOU!

      Don’t pay big money to have someone else write your CV.

      Just put in the effort for 60 minutes and do it yourself!

      60 Minute CV

      Nick Alexander

      Copyright 2011 by Nick Alexander

      Smashwords Edition

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

      INTRODUCTION

      This book is in two parts.

      The first part is READ IT!. It’s designed so that you read what you’re going to need to know…

      Chapter ONE Selling YOU!

      Chapter TWO What Employers Want

      Chapter THREE Using Competencies to gauge your suitability

      Chapter FOUR Self-assessment

      Chapter FIVE Positive and Negative Words

      Chapter SIX Measurable Achievements

      Chapter SEVEN Types of CV

      Chapter EIGHT Scale & Scope Indicators, Experience and Achievements – ideas for personal statements

      Background research into the in’s and out’s, do’s and don’ts, positives and negatives associated with writing a CV. Contains lists of words and phrases that can cast you in a league of your own if used correctly and with a little thought.

      The second part is DO IT!

      Chapter NINE OK… Let’s do it!

      Chapter TEN Covering Letters

      This is where you give yourself 60 minutes and compose an attention-grabbing, eye-catching CV. Contains examples of the correct use of

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