Great Answers to Tough CV Problems

CV Secrets from a Top Career Coach
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-7494-6280-2
Verlag: Kogan Page

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 214 mm, Gewicht: 285 g

How do I find out what the employer really wants? How do I get noticed when applying online? How can I keep it to 2-3 pages? What is 'CV Language' and how can I learn it? How do I get around the obstacle of something embarrassing in my CV (eg dismissal or unemployment)? What about social networks? What if I seem over- or under-qualified for the job? Great Answers to Tough CV Problems will help you solve these and many more of the burning questions that face today's job seeker. Perhaps you want a career change, have been job-hopping for some time or are returning to work after a career break? Jenny Rogers examines the potential pitfalls across a range of common job-hunting situations and shows how to put together a CV that will make the most of your skills and experience, make an impression and secure that all-important job interview.

Online supporting resources for this book include downloadable sample CVs.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rogers, Jenny

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Berufe, Ausbildung, Karriereplanung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter - 00: Introduction; Chapter - 01: What is a CV for?; Chapter - 02: Finding a job: where CVs fit; Chapter - 03: CVs in the e-world; Chapter - 04: You the brand; Chapter - 05: Researching the employer and the job; Chapter - 06: What to leave out; Chapter - 07: Word magic; Chapter - 08: Beginnings and endings; Chapter - 09: Format is everything; Chapter - 10: Special additions; Chapter - 11: High-impact covering letters; Chapter - 12: The fine art of presentation; Chapter - 13: Embarrassments and how to handle them; Chapter - 14: The CV section

Über Autor(innen)

Rogers, Jenny
With over 20 years of experience coaching people through career crises and the CV writing and job application process, Jenny Rogers is one of the UK's most experienced career and executive coaches. She also teaches on coaching training courses, runs sessions on career coaching, organises workshops for corporate clients, and has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Job Clinic as an adviser.

With over 20 years of experience coaching people through career crises and the CV writing and job application process, Jenny Rogers is one of the UK's most experienced career and executive coaches. She also teaches on coaching training courses, runs sessions on career coaching, organizes workshops for corporate clients, and has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Job Clinic as an advisor.