How to Write Your CV When You Have Little or No Work Experience

May 27th

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Jobseekers always face a longstanding dilemma in the job market arena — employers won’t employ them because of lack of work experience and they can’t get experience without a job. So those who have little or no experience always face a daunting task getting the jobs of their dreams.

Fortunately, if you belong to this category of jobseekers, there is way you can write your CV and stand head and shoulders above even the most qualified applicant! Here are the steps.

Research the employers – This is the key. Research the employers to discover what they really want. This will enable you to address their problems and needs by showing them in your CV that even though you don’t have enough work experience, you have the skills to solve their problems and meet their needs.

Realize that you’re experienced – Everything you’ve done in life is experience, don’t limit yourself to only formal work experience you’ve had. Really, the objective of your CV is to convince the employer that you understand their needs and that you possess the skills to meet their needs.

So, check your skill set, what have you done in the past that are relevant to the position you’re seeking. For instance, if you’re applying for a position in an NGO that needs fund raising and communication skills, and you have helped your community club raise funds to build their secretariat 4 years ago, those are experiences that count. If you’ve served as the secretary of a multi-million dollar investment club, that’s also an experience that can make the difference. Include them and other skills in your CV if they address the employers’ needs.

Don’t sell yourself short – Just because you don’t have a long string of work experience as stipulated by the employers doesn’t mean you should sell yourself short. Like I said earlier, experience come in many forms, everything you’ve done in life is experience. It’s all about how you present them. Don’t sell yourself short. Write your CV in such a way that will make you appear more qualified than other applicants and this you can do by addressing the concerns of the employers.

Be completely honest -- One thing I’ll never stop advising jobseekers against is lying to sound overly qualified. When it comes to writing your CV when you have little or no work experience, I think the first rule should be, “BE HONEST.” Ensure every single word of your CV is true. Don’t make things up. Employers do so many background checks and that could count against you not only now but also in future. And always remember that winners don’t lie.

Include skills you’re currently acquiring — If you’ve enrolled in programmes that will add to your skill set, go ahead and include them in your CV and openly tell employers you’re still on it. They’ll appreciate the fact that you’re taking positive steps to increase your competencies and abilities. If you have little or no experience and you’re not doing anything to add it, now is the time to get up and do something about it.

Implement these steps and see if you’ll not land a job even with limited experience.

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CV Writing – Tapping the Phenomenal Power of Pictures to Enhance Your CV’s Effectiveness

Apr 7th

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I’m about to do it again! I’m about to go against a popular CV writing rule that most jobseekers have been following to their disadvantage. Earlier in life, I discovered that most of the things we believe are mere opinions of others and most are not based on sound principles. An example is that of inclusion of picture in CVs.  Read more… (538 words, 2 images, estimated 2:09 mins reading time)

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CV Writing – How to Update Your CV in 5 Simple Steps and Make it an Instant Winner!

Mar 8th

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The job market has become highly competitive especially in the face of the current downturn in the fortunes of the world economy. For any jobseeker who dreams of landing a job, regardless of the position, he must update his CV to speak the language of employers. Follow these 5 simple steps to update your CV and turn into an instant winner!

1. Do a Quick Research on the Employers in the Industry

You’re updating your CV for employers, not yourself. So, you must understand their needs and problem so that you can specifically address them in your CV. Take a quick look at the adverts in the newspapers and Internet. Look for positions you’ll like to apply for and watch out for trends — what are employers looking for? This will give you a good foundation to begin updating your CV.

2. Scan Your CV for things that Need Changes

Face it: Your current CV isn’t the best you can write. If it were the best, it would have landed you a job. Certainly, there are things that need changes. Take note of them and look for the best way to tweak them or completely replace them.

3. Attend any Trainings or Workshops? Include Them!

Recently, I have been seeing ads advertising seminars on how to cope and soar above the current economic meltdown. Did you attend any of them? Don’t send your CVs out without including them.

4. Polish Your CV to Grab Attention at First Glance

With thousands of CVs to review for a single job position, hiring managers spend less than 5 seconds to decide whether to read a CV or send it to the thrash can. So your CV must be inviting in the first place.

Now, I am talking about your designs, formatting, fonts, font style, font size, bullets, and so on. Things have change since you last wrote your CV; the font you used may now be unacceptable as a professional font. This is where CV writing skills comes in. You simply have to learn how to write a good CV. I recommend the excellent resource at http://www.mycvwizard.com.

5. Proofread a Hundred and One Times

The need and importance of a flawless and error-free CV cannot be overemphasized. Error riddled CVs turn employers off. You want to avoid that. So, spend time to proofread you CV. Really, you’re not the best proofreader of your work, so give it to your friends to help you out.

If you put these few tips to work, you stand a better chance of generating interviews than the average jobseeker who keep sending out the same CV he’s been sending out for years.

Discover how to write killer CVs that no employer dares to refuse! Visit http://www.killercv.mycvwizard.com

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CV Writing – 5 Things That Destroy Your Credibility Fast!

Mar 1st

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The way you write your CV speaks volume about the kind of person you are. Your credibility is based on how you are perceived by employers. And in case you don’t know, employers’ perception of you is everything. What shapes employers perception of you is how you package your CV.

When your credibility is in doubt, generating interviews and getting your dream job become virtually impossible. Here are 5 things that destroy your credibility fast. You want to avoid them.

  1. Typographical errors – Are errors in the way you write and present information. I’m always embarrassed when I come across grammatical blunders in the CVs of university graduates. What they go to school to learn, I don’t know. This alone can bring down your worth and value and make employers decide not to have any relationship with you.
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Writing a Unique and Effective Resume

Jan 12th

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cvMost employers only take a few seconds to glance at each resume, so it is important that your resume is eye-catching and will display your best qualities quickly. You need something that will catch the employer’s attention and make them want to spend a little more time reviewing the rest of your resume. This article will help you to write an effective and eye-catching resume.

It is usually easiest to start your resume writing with a brainstorm session. Simply start listing all of your qualifications, job skills, and any other information that you would like the potential employer to know about you. Don’t worry about format at this point, you simply need to write a bullet-point list of things that you will be putting on your resume.

Take your list and put together a rough draft. You may consider looking up resume examples or asking your friends or business associates to show you their resume. You will want to divide out the resume into sections: contact information, job history, skill sets, education, references, etc.

Be sure that you have a clean layout for your resume, and try to limit the resume to 2 pages. Use short and concise phrases and do not repeat the same skills over and over.

In the education section of your resume, it is a good idea to list your highest education first. Write down the name of the school, degree earned, and dates.

In the job history section of the your resume, list the employer, dates that you worked there, and skills that were used during during the job. It is a good idea to be details about yours skills and successes, the details will help prove to the potential employer that you are a valuable employee to bring onto their team.

The skills section of your resume is designed to display any other skills that have not been covered elsewhere in the resume. You may consider listing computer skills or hobby related skills in this section.

You will want to create a unique resume for each job that you apply to. Be sure to adjust your skills section in order to match your mastered skills with the job description.

Tammi has been an online writer for nearly 2 years now. Not only does this author specialize in health, finance, and product reviews, you can also check out her latest website on Nikon SB-600 Speedlight which reviews and lists the best Nikon SB-600 Flash for your Nikon digital SLR camera.

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