7 Keys to a Winning CV
How to create a CV that gets results
By Mildred Talabi
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Do you want to create a CV but don’t know where to start? Have you been out of work for a while and need to get back on the career ladder? Are you confused by the conflicting messages of what makes a good CV?
Whether you are on your first, second or tenth CV, this dynamic book provides a very simple step-by-step guide to creating a CV that gets interviews!
You will learn:
– How to grab the employer’s attention in just 30 seconds
– How to present your skills and experience for maximum impact
– Common CV crimes and mistakes and how you can avoid them
– The seven essential keys to a great CV
– How to create a cover letter that gives your CV the edge
7 Keys to a Winning CV is packed full of good-quality, practical advice delivered in a straightforward manner. If you are new to the job market or returning after a career break or recent redundancy, this book will equip you with the tools, knowledge and confidence you need to move forward in your work life.
About the author
MILDRED TALABI is a professional editor, writer and CV consultant. As a speaker and trainer, she runs regular seminars and workshops on CV writing techniques which have helped hundreds of people overcome barriers to employment.
Mildred is passionate about connecting people with jobs they love and is committed to helping as many people as possible access a more fulfilling and enjoyable work life. For more information please visit www.mildredtalabi.com.
Media coverage
From Colour Your Success:
Interview with Mildred Talabi Firstly, thank you for agreeing to do an interview for us, really appreciate it! For young people who may not have heard of you, tell us a bit about you and what you do? I speak, write and blog about careers on my website www.mildredtalabi.com; I also run a CV writing… Read more »
From The Guardian :
Over the past year we’ve seen increasingly alarming headlines about the number of young people unemployed in the UK. More shocking is the number of graduates who have studied hard at university, only to come out on the other side to no jobs and a bleak working future. The job market has changed significantly and… Read more »
From Job Market Success:
How many times have you applied for a role that could have been written for you, but not got anywhere with your application? Far too many people meet the job criteria and person specification, but fail to even get to interview stage. While this is an obvious result of a tight job market, it?s also… Read more »
From The Guardian:
From stepping up your social media and new CV trends to what’s in store for the graduate employment statistics, we explore all the job seeking insights graduates need in 2012 CV expert and author of 7 Keys to a Winning CV, Mildred Talabi tells us why CVs need to change in 2012. @mildredtalabi. Ulrike Schulz,… Read more »
From Enteprenews Hub:
As an entrepreneur, it?s likely your CV is sat under a rubble of papers collecting dust, or so far from your mind ? after all you?ve got no employer to impress. We?ve been finding out if there really is a need for a business owner to highlight their skills and experieces in this way and… Read more »
From London Metropolitan University:
When I graduated from London Met in summer 2004 with a degree in Creative Writing and Film Studies, I was certain of my career path ? I was going to train as a journalist, climb to the very top, and then set up a media empire that would have Rupert Murdoch shaking in his boots.… Read more »
From Working Mums:
Mildred Talabi has always been good with words. As a child she would go around marking books with a red pen. It was not by accident then that she became a journalist and editor, but it was when she was working as assistant editor at a film magazine that she says she had a ?eureka… Read more »
From Media Review:
7 Keys demo – CV Sample 2.pdf
From Media Review:
7 Keys demo – CV Sample 1.pdf
Contents
About the author
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
The 7 keys
1. Know Your Target
2. Get In Order
3. Engage Your Intro
4. Reveal Your Skill
5. Looks Can Kill
6. Check It Out
7. Sell, Don't Suffocate!
A Note on Cover Letters
Frequently Asked Questions
Conclusion
- Finding your next job
- Sample CVs and Cover Letters
Index
| Published: | 19/09/2011 |
|---|---|
| Edition: | 1st |
| Pages: | 96 |
| Formats: | paperback - ISBN 9780857191588 ebook - ISBN 9780857191694 |
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