Category Archives for How to Write a Great CV or Resume
10 Questions To Ask Yourself When Creating or Updating Your CV
Your CV is your personal marketing document. The purpose of your CV is to get you invited for interview. Most people understand this. Over the last 20 or so years I have looked at several hundred CV’s and it would be fair to say that on the whole the standard has been at best variable. […]
Continue reading5 Tips To Make Your CV Stand Out
For most accountants and professionals the first step in the process of recruiting to a role is to invite candidates to submit a CV. If your CV does its job you get invite for interview. If not you probably never hear from the organisation. So what are 5 tips to make your CV stand out? […]
Continue readingWhy Your CV Is Not Getting Results and What To Do Instead
If you want to land your next job, you have to get invited for job interviews. Your CV is your personal marketing document. Yet the standard of CV is generally pretty poor. If your CV is not getting the results that you want, take a few minutes to watch this short video. In the video […]
Continue readingThe 5 Golden Rules of CV Writing
In your search for your next role, your CV is vitally important. Despite this there is often huge variation between the best and rest when it comes to CV’s. If you follow the 5 golden rules of CV writing you will greatly increase the impact it has. Rule 1: Think Before You Type […]
Continue readingSuccessfully Showcasing Your Skills on Your CV
A CV is your key career marketing document. The effectiveness of your CV has a huge bearing on whether you get past the starting gate and into the race for a job. It can be really tempting just to sit down in front of your computer and start to focus on how to present […]
Continue readingUsing Action Orientated Verbs To Get Your CV Noticed
While in leadership roles and through working with clients I have reviewed hundreds if not thousands of CV’s from accountants and other professionals. A few of them stood out and in truth the vast majority of them are so bland and generic that they really are never going to get attention. Yet often […]
Continue readingCV Writing: Employment History
In this short audio presentation I share some thoughts on the Do’s and Dont’s when it comes to the Employment History part of your CV. Duncan Brodie helps accountants and professionals to achieve more career success.
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