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Making the most of your CV

#Changing jobs

For sure, a CV is important to secure an interview, but many CVs are (at best) underwhelming and (at worst) so flawed that they work against you. You must get it right: your CV is your ambassador to potential employers. If it doesn’t shine, then you won’t land an interview.

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The importance of the covering letter

#Changing jobs

For many job applicants, their CV’s covering letter is a missed opportunity instead of a chance to shine.

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Your CV is not enough

#Changing jobs

Here’s the bad news. In an increasingly competitive job market, the good old CV just doesn’t cut it any more. But there’s some good news.

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Maximise your organisation’s current skills

#Employment strategies

When you’re faced with a skills gap, the first reaction may be to recruit – but sometimes you don’t need to: you may already have the answer to your problems.

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New sales skills for training and e-learning organisations

#Employment strategies

Every learning organisation has a need for sales; some more than others. But all face the same challenge: when you need new ‘sales blood’ do you recruit, train or outsource?

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