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Record Nr.

UNINA9910151594403321

Autore

Bright Jim

Titolo

Brilliant graduate CV : how to get your first CV to the top of the pile / / Jim Bright, Joanne Earl and David Winter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4479-2224-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Brilliant

Disciplina

378.125

Soggetti

Graduate students - Vocational guidance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"In this student edition, we have gone back through the 4th edition of Brilliant CV and have rewritten, amended and focused the chapters to make them directly relevant to students"--Introduction.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1: Writing a CV from scratch -- Chapter 1: How to sell yourself -- Chapter 2: The applicant-employer fit -- Chapter 3: Where is the prime suspect? -- Chapter 4: How to read a job ad -- Chapter 5: Job descriptions -- Chapter 6: Do you fit the job? -- Chapter 7: What sort of person are you? -- Chapter 8: Making the perfect fit -- Chapter 9: Presenting your CV -- Part 2: The icing on the cake -- Chapter 10: Mind your language! -- Chapter 11: Using competency statements -- Chapter 12: Telling tales -- Chapter 13: Using career objectives -- Chapter 14: Job application letters -- Part 3: The doctor is in - your problems solved -- Chapter 15: Addressing selection criteria -- Chapter 16: CV makeovers -- Chapter 17: Tricky CV issues -- Part 4: Resource bank - useful ingredients and tips -- Chapter 18: Finding out, finding others and being found: job searching for a new decade -- Chapter 19: Internet sites and other resources.

Sommario/riassunto

When you apply for your first job, your CV is compared to hundreds of others from graduates with similar academic credentials. You've only got the time it takes the employer to scan the pages to show how brilliant you are. How do you impress them when you don't know what employers are actually looking for? Brilliant CV tells you what they want and how to write it.   This new edition of the bestselling CV guide has



been rewritten and redrafted to deliver specific advice for graduates on innovative approaches to writing your first CV, so now you can really shine out from the rest. Based on research among employers and recruiters, revealing what they look for, Brilliant CV will ensure your CV never fails to impress.