Brilliant Graduate CV : How to Get Your First CV to the Top of the Pile

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 recrafted to deliver specific device 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. The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed. 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. 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 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.