An extremely valuable experience. I now have a CV and cover letters which I am confident will make an impact. However, over and above that the process has enabled me to identify the valuable 'transferable skills' that I have picked up along the way which could make me attractive to a wider range of employers than I would previously have considered." Paul Durral, Kent, UK.
So easy, once you showed me how! John Burchel, Cambs, UK
Thank you so much. After a complete lack of interest I had an interview within a week of receiving the new CV - & now have a new job & career path. Thanks again. Stephen Meltip, Glos, UK>
I was just a little cynical about all this, but it worked! I had sent numerous CVs with no response at all, now I have had several telephone calls in just a couple of days. Terrance Stevens, Manchester, UK
So much for the “professional” advice I paid for before – that did not work but this did! Thanks again. Vanessa Downs, Canterbury, UK.
Thanks for the super service; I am already getting ‘phone calls. Thomas Etherngton, Penn. USA.
Wow! Even I would give myself a job! I did not realise how good I was! John Beale, NY, USA
What a difference, thank you so much. Malcolm Royce, Belfast, Ir.
Thanks again, it really did make a difference. I have already received a couple of phone calls and feel much more confident about the future. Marsha Hartington, Newcastle, UK.
Further to our telephone conversation I really must write and thank you for all your help. I was becoming more than a little discouraged at the total lack of response or interest – now the ‘phone has started to ring again. Thanks, once more. Anthony Wilde, Watford, UK.
CV and resume Action Verbs
The best CV (curriculum vitae) or resume describes your career and accomplishments by means of action verbs, coupled with the benefit derived from specific actions.
Each statement becomes a precise description of an action that produced the required result. Ideally, of course, you should ensure that such examples of successful experience replicate, as far as is possible, your potential employer’s requirements. This is where modifying your CV is of the greatest benefit – you are providing graphic examples of why you are the ideal person for the job; they want so-and-so, you have proven experience in precisely this area and can hit the ground running.
So, list the action taken in a specific situation, and link this to a measurable benefit to the organisation; this could be in terms of profit, turnover, sales, morale, cash-flow, reduced staff turn-over, process, anything that has been benefited by the action taken.
Example:
Before - Responsible for sales team covering multiple territories.
After – Effectively managed £12 million business unit, achieving 18% increase in net sales with a team of seventeen employees together with a 32% increase in net profits.
If you are able to link actions and results in a sufficiently powerful manner, employers will invite you for an interview – just to see how you did it!
