CV tips
AAT career coach: Three ways your cover letter should resemble a Valentine’s Card
Love is in the air – but are your cover letters making hiring managers feel special? AAT career coach Aimee Bateman explains how charm and passion can lead you to an interview date (without a line of poetry in sight).
How to explain redundancy on your CV
Redundancy is never nice and choosing how to explain it on your CV can be difficult. Am I up front? Do I skirt the issue? Be up front from the outset and stay positive, argues AAT career coach Aimee Bateman, and the next job won’t be far away.
Ask Aimee – the AAT career coach
Have a question about how to make your job applications the best they can be? Ask Aimee – the AAT career coach. She’s going to be answering questions you submit via AAT’s social media channels.
How to make your CV stand out
Your CV is the one opportunity to sell yourself – but standing out from the crowd is tough. Aimee Bateman of Careercake.tv shows you how to treat your CV like a pizza salesman (yes, really) and land that interview.
How to make a cover letter stand out
A cover letter and CV create a first impression with a prospective employer, but some end up straight on the ‘no’ pile due to bad spelling and grammar. Briony Turley, Executive Consultant at Reed Accountancy, shows how to make sure yours isn’t one of them.
The modern CV
Two sides of A4 still work, but an example of a CV can include a PDF, website, social network profile, YouTube video or even an iPad app. Here are some of the best alternatives on offer.
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