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Your CV and the 30 second rule

Does your CV pass the speed test? There are a great many things that can be achieved within 30 seconds. You could butter a slice of bread and eat it. You could read an email and reply. You could even run ...

Why white space is good – top tips from CV Writers

CV writing advice from CV Writers Many people treat their CV like a petrol tank injecting liquid black ink into every conceivable corner. Whilst it may give the driver some confidence in pulling away from ...

Anonymous CVs: Laudable or laughable?

CV Writers look into an interesting proposition…. On the face of it, the recent decision by the government to make job applications to the top 100 UK firms anonymous seems like a good idea. Taking ...

CV Writers: writing a compelling covering letter

How to write a covering letter – professional CV writing advice from CV Writers. Despite the fact that many applications are carried out using automated procedures online, it may be surprising that ...

Should I leave some skills out of my CV? CV Writers advises against.

CV Writers say unequivocally: no. All the important details about your skills and experience should go in a CV not the covering letter. CV Writers research shows that there is over a 40% chance that a ...

“Working together works better”: CV Writers on covering letters

Too often CV Writers see information in covering letters simply cut and pasted verbatim from the CV. With a job seeker churning out lots of applications perhaps this is understandable. Until that job ...

CV Writers top tips for writing a CV: “suits you sir”.

CV Writers continues it’s series on top tips for writing a tip top CV. As a man, if you went for an interview at say Virgin or MTV dressed in a pin striped suit you’d certainly get some funny ...

CV Writers top tips for writing a CV: Sprinkle the magic dust – “keywords”

Continuing CV Writers top tips for a CV. Every job has its own competencies and skills attached. These are usually a broad set of words used to describe the qualities needed to do the job well. For ...

PRESS RELEASE – CV Writers covering letters research

A recent survey published on ‘the future of the covering letter?’ by CV Writers reveals a great divergence in the opinion of recruiters over how useful covering letters are as recruitment tools. The ...

Covering letters divide opinion

Current advice has it that covering letters are an important tool used by recruiters in deciding whether to call people for interview. However, there’s been a lot of discussion on social media ...

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