Sparkling CV and Job Applications: The No Waffle Guide To Showing All Your Best Bits

This book will help you to write a brilliant CV or application form. You will learn how to best present your skills/knowledge/experience for the particular role you are applying for. The book includes the following: - Analysing advert content to identify and subsequently address the recruiter’s requirements - Analysing the role and the organisation to identify additional requirements not specifically stated in the advert. - Understanding competencies and how to use them to increase the chances of being shortlisted. - Presenting your CV or Application Form professionally. - Demonstrating your skills/knowledge/experience in an evidence based manner. - Providing the recruiter with confidence of your capabilities. - Choosing which skills/knowledge/experience to showcase, in order to highlight yourself as a ‘good match’ for the role. - Positive action words to include in your CV or Application Form to create a good impression. - Managing career gaps, lack of experience, lack of qualifications. - Writing an effective covering letter/email. - The importance of using keywords for your CV if using online recruitment sites. About the Author Louise Palmer is a Business Psychologist. Having worked in the psychology field for over 10 years, she has successfully counselled and trained individuals to analyse written communications, understand competencies, provide evidence of these competencies and use positive language to further create great first impressions. She specialises in training individuals to understand others' thinking patterns and biases. This provides candidates with a real insight into the recruiters' thought processes and how they can subsequently portray themselves in the best light.