How to Write a Winning CV (Arrow business books) - Softcover

Jones, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099728915 ISBN 13: 9780099728917

Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

Not only advising on how to compile a CV which presents the job applicant in the best possible light, this book also aims to help readers to avoid pitfalls which employers complain about. Examples are provided of real CVs that were successful, and some that were not.

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Review:

Alan Jones' How to Write a Winning CV is one of hundreds of books providing advice on this subject. What makes it different, you may ask? Well... the difference lies in its perspective. This book is not just about constructing the perfect tool with which to promote your skills and expertise, but also and more importantly perhaps, it's about attitude. "You are the product," says Jones, "your CV is the packaging and the employer is the consumer. A winning CV must be sstimulating enough to generate the interest of the reader."

Getting that interview is hard enough with all the current pressures of the job market. Your CV is your marketing tool. It's that little bit of paper on which you can sell your strengths and hide or defend your weaknesses. Jones very competently takes us through the structure of the perfect CV, and uses several examples to show how rewording a sentence, or using a dictionary can make all the difference between being a winner and a loser. He also provides a series of sample covering letters to make sure that you maximize your chances of getting that interview.

Your CV is a means to an end. However, once you've got that vital foot in the door, it's up to you to prove that you can actually do the job and being able to do this competently is less about being the right person for the job and more about knowing how to play the interview game. But just in case you slip up, Jones has also written another handy little book called Winning at Interview. With this combination of information, how can you possibly fail? --Aruna Vasudevan

Book Description:

The best practical guide showing you how to avoid the common, and not so common, pitfalls that make employers turn candidates down, often without even seeing them.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0099728915
• ISBN 13: 9780099728917
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 146