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 Keywords
The use of CV keywords has become an essential part of CV construction.
Several years ago part of a job search consisted of going to a library, examining reference data, listing suitable companies, recruitment agencies etc. and sending them all hard copy letters and CVs – sometimes this even worked! A well laid-out CV was the exception, a well written cover letter unusual, for a short while a computer generated CV, properly spell-checked etc. was a competitive advantage. No longer! If your CV is less than perfect, if the contents are less than eye catching, if the words are plain vanilla, it is likely to sink to the bottom of a very, very large pile – or simply never appear at all!
Whereas contacting numerous recruitment consultants used to be both labour intensive and expensive (decent paper/envelopes, copies, stamps) it is now just a matter of selection and button pushing. Consequently, these individuals are inundated with CVs, most of which will be entered onto a database which is then searched against specific requirements raised by their clients. These data banks may hold current CVs for, literally, thousands of job seekers.
The recruitment consultant can make no attempt to actually know individual CVs held within the database, there are simply too many. They will, instead, search for specific words relevant to the post in question – these are known as “keywords”. It is of prime importance that as many as possible of these keywords are contained within your CV.
The use of CV keywords has become an essential part of CV construction.