Permalink to: Unlocking Success: 5 Key Strategies to Enhance Your CV

Unlocking Success: 5 Key Strategies to Enhance Your CV

Your curriculum vitae (CV) is your first impression on potential employers, and making it stand out is essential in today’s competitive job market. While crafting a stellar CV may seem daunting, incorporating a few key strategies can enhance your CV and significantly improve your chances of landing that dream job. 1. Tailor Your CV to Perfection One size does not
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Permalink to: The pros and cons to adding a photo to your CV

The pros and cons to adding a photo to your CV

When it comes to your CV or resume should you add a photo? Knowing about a natural bias that everyone has, the jury is still out on if it helps you land the job or does an automatic reject. If you are adamant to add a photo see some tips below, but remember about 50% of recruiters say do not add any photo.
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Permalink to: My story on how I stood out from the crowd (when job searching)

My story on how I stood out from the crowd (when job searching)

My story is not hugely different from many, I started my career with no degree as I did not know what I wanted to do for a living. I worked hard and I got retrenched, four times to be exact (twice I had to retrench myself as it was the company I was heading up). Each time I had to dust myself off and get back on to the job search challenge. And each time I figured out better and smarter ways to stand out from the crowd (the job search crowd). So today I thought I would share what I learnt each time ….
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