"CV, résumé, career profile… call it what you will, it's your sales rep in print. And if it isn't selling, your prospective
employers aren't buying."
The UK may be emerging from recession. But employers are still firmly in the driving seat: they have the pick of the candidates. And – often - 100s (even 1,000s) of applications from which to choose.
That's great news for them. But not for the 100,000s of job seekers who lack the marketing skills they need to showcase their talents - and nail the job they deserve.
You only get one opportunity to make a first impression, so make it count – with a professionally written CV.
Published by résumé writer and journalist Steve Calder MIDM MCB FInstSMM, The Jobseeker’s Digest features the tips, tricks and techniques you need to create an eye-catching and engaging résumé that
- ► demonstrates, at a glance, how you can meet the organisation's needs better than any other applicant, and
- ► helps you to secure that pivotal first meeting with your new employer.
Included, you’ll find practical advice, ideas and inspiration to help you kick-start your job search, improve your personal 'marketability', and narrow the gap between your work experience and the career you deserve.
Whether you’ve a structured career history or a slightly ‘chequered’ professional past, The Jobseeker’s Digest will help you to define your unique selling proposition - highlighting those aspects of your commercial and academic background that employers value most highly. And defining those all-important transferable talents that you've acquired and developed outside of your traditional work role - whether you
- ► are a recent graduation, looking for your first 'big break',
- ► leaving the military, and entering 'Civvy Street' for the first time,
- ► have multiple 'career gaps',
- ► are self employed, and seeking project based opportunities, or
- ► are professional... skilled-manual...
- ► even long term unemployed.
Now available for the first time as an ebook – and at a time limited offer price of just £4.95 -the 2011 edition of
The Jobseeker’s Digest reveals:
- ► the three main résumé types – and how and when to use them
- ► confidence boosting interview secrets,
- ► advice on writing compelling cover letters, and
- ► recommendations for creating electronic résumés for online job sites such as Monster and Fish4.
In fact, when it comes to preparing for your next job search, The Jobseeker’s Digest really is all you need to know.