There are many things that an employee looks for in a resume. You can find worthwhile guides to help you achieve this through our site, and they should help you through every stage of the process. However, there could also be another, hidden attitude to take towards your CV which could benefit you immensely. We’ll…

An impressive and flawless resume or a cover letter is an added advantage for a job seeker. You have an edge to land the job beating the competition with your perfect resume. Even if the resume is simple, if it is flawless without any typos or grammatical errors and various other common writing errors, you…

When you apply for a job so do hundreds of other people. You may have spent hours creating your CV but it isn’t going to get more than a minute’s attention from a recruiter. If the first glance at our CV fails to impress, you’re not going to even get a chance to state your…

Has the job market ever been quite as competitive as it is right now? We don’t think so! There seem to be hundreds of job seekers out there and hardly any jobs. It has never been more difficult to bag the job of your dreams, so you need to make sure that you are pulling…

There’s no doubt that applying for a new job can be a fraught business. You’re trying to sell yourself, but without sounding arrogant; talk of your achievements, but make it clear you still feel you have plenty to learn. It’s a minefield, and one made all the more complicated by your own mind. With every…

It’s a competitive job market out there, and it seems like you have to be a one-trick pony to even be considered for an interview. Fortunately, you don’t need to spend your entire life in education learning essential skills to qualify for the job you want; you just need to become an expert in one…

You nееd a rеѕumе if you are employed! Yes, you read that right! Rеѕumе dеѕіgn іѕ not juѕt fоr jоb ѕееkеrѕ. A рrоfеѕѕіоnаllу wrіttеn rеѕumе іѕ vital іn tоdау’ѕ соmреtіtіvе mаrkеtрlасе, and thоѕе of you thаt hаvе procrastinated іn kееріng your rеѕumе up to dаtе-bеwаrе. Companies mеrgе, соnѕоlіdаtе, rеlосаtе, еxраnd, сlоѕе or gеt ѕоld. Chаngе…

The whole point of your CV is to make you stand out from the crowd. Employers can be presented with hundreds of CVs when they advertise a job and your task is to make them stop when they get to yours. It is a dead cert that all of the other candidates have the same…

Lying on a resume or a job application is hardly a new practice. For as long as there have been jobs, people have been willing to lie to improve their employment chances. However, just because resume fibbing is standard operating procedure for some people doesn’t mean that it should be standard for you. Deceiving a…

As a general rule of the thumb, employers and recruiters spend less than 10 seconds on a CV before deciding whether it is of interest or not. Studies show that in average after reading your CV for 8.8 seconds, experienced recruiters already know if they should contact you for an interview. So it’s important to…

Here it is, straight from a Hiring Manager. You’ll learn how to make a resume that gets attention and gives you the best shot at an interview. Yes, an interview – not a job. Remember: a resume, no matter how well written, will not get you a job. Interviews get you jobs. The purpose of…