CV Help

The perfect CV is well within your reach. This collection of expert guides is loaded with tips and tricks to make your skills and experience jump off the page.

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by Paul Drury

Customer service skills to add to your CV

The success of a company lives and dies with its approach to customer service. How can you describe your customer service skills on your CV? What stories will you tell?

11 min read

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by Debbie Bride

What does CV stand for?

What does CV stand for? There is a short-form and long-form type of CV, or curriculum vitae. These are two distinctively different documents with the same name. We hope your confusion dissipates with our explanation of all this, starting with the easy part.

15 min read

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by Emily Stoker

Communication skills at work: examples to include on your CV

Communication skills are in top demand from employers. So what exactly do they entail and how can you improve yours? And just as importantly: How can you make sure that your employer notices?

18 min read

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by Susan Shor

How to write an excellent CV with no experience

Everyone has a first job. Obviously. But how did they manage to get that first job without experience? It may be daunting to try to fill out a CV when you don’t have a work history. This blog will help you fill in the blanks.

11 min read

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by Paul Drury

10 Interpersonal skills for your CV

When you read a CV and consider whether to hire someone, you would hope to get a sense of how they get things done with others. A CV is not only a factual document — it can also shine a light on your interpersonal skills.

13 min read

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by Paul Drury

15+ Time management skills & techniques to mention at interview

Making the most of the time that we have on this earth is one of the most basic human desires. Your productivity is also important to your employer. In this blog, we explore how to showcase your time management skills in an interview.

14 min read

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by Paul Drury

The top leadership skills examples for your CV

What sort of a leader does your future employer need? Do you have the leadership skills to make the required impact? How do you help others on their career journey? Take a look at our leadership skills examples here.

10 min read

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by Debbie Bride

What are conceptual skills and why are they important?

Even if hiring managers don’t ask about your conceptual skills, at least in so many words, being prepared with examples is advisable. Being shortlisted for that interview could hinge on how well your conceptual skills come across in your CV and cover letter.

14 min read

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by Charlotte Grainger

35 CV headline examples to make your application stand out from the crowd

An attractive CV headline hooks potential employers in seconds. This blog offers dozens of examples for great CV headlines to make you stand out and help you land that job.

11 min read

Published in CV Help

by Lyndsey McLaughlin

Best CV Builder

There are lots of questions for a job seeker to answer early on in their search. One of the bigger ones is: which CV builder do I choose?

6 min read

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by Lyndsey McLaughlin

How to write a powerful personal profile for a CV (+ UK examples)

The personal profile of your CV is the employer’s first introduction to your skills and experience, so it’s important to get this section right. In this article, we’ll walk you through the most important elements of the CV personal profile with examples to get you started.

20 min read

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by Lyndsey McLaughlin

Margins on CV – The complete guide

When you create a CV, you want the design to be clear and concise. Your formatting works to this effect just as much as your writing does, which is why you shouldn’t forget to consider your margins as you develop your CV.

3 min read

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