CVS FOR DUMMIES 2E

A high quality CV is essential for anyone who wants to get ahead, especially in today’s competitive job market. This fully updated guide shows readers how to create a brilliant CV that’ll get them noticed – and the job they deserve. With dozens of useful sample CVs from a diverse range of industries and age groups, plus advice on structure, language and classic CV mistakes that could be holding them back, this book is the easiest way to a CV tune-up, and a dream job.


The new and updated CVs For Dummies 2nd Edition contains:


* Information on bouncing back from redundancy

* Tips on looking for work in a hostile job market

* Extended information on the graduate recruitment process

* A question and answer section on online application forms

* A brand new chapter on cover letters



CVs For Dummies 2nd Edition covers:


Part I: Pitching Your CVs in a Fierce Marketplace


* Chapter 1: The Versatile CV Is So Five Minutes Ago

* Chapter 2: New Quick Ways to Find the Right Jobs

* Chapter 3: Make Your CV Stand Out Among the Web giants

* Chapter 4: Familiar Search Tools Making a Stance



Part II: The Rise and Reign of the Powerful CV


* Chapter 5: Creating Your Best CV

* Chapter 6: Flowing Contents vs. Jarring Detail

* Chapter 7: Words That Always Make the Mark

* Chapter 8: Catch The Eye In Three Seconds With Design

* Chapter 9: CVs for Your Life’s Changing Phases

* Chapter 10: The Graduate vs. the Corporate World

* Chapter 11: The Bare Essentials: That Crucial Cover Letter



Part III: Bringing It All Together


* Chapter 12: A Sampling of Targeted CVs by Industry and Career Field 

* Chapter 13: A Sampling of Targeted CVs  by Experience Level and Age

* Chapter 14: A Sampling of Targeted CVs  for Special Circumstances

* Chapter 15: A Sampling of Extreme CV Makeovers

* Chapter 16: Successful Solutions to CV Problems



Part IV: Launching Your CV Into Orbit


* Chapter 17: References Authenticate Your CV

* Chapter 18: Follow-up on Launch and Touch down

* Chapter 19: Almost Got the Interview Date? Prepare Yourself



Part V: The Part of Tens


* Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Prove Your Claims

* Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Improve Your CV

* Chapter 22: Ten Tips on Choosing Professional CV Help

* Chapter 23: Ten Things that Annoy Recruiters

* Chapter 24: Your Ten-Point CV Checklist

Joyce Lain Kennedy is a popular careers writer and her 'Careers Now' column appears in over 100 newspapers worldwide.
Lois-Andrea Ferguson is a Senior Consultant at Professional CV Services, where she helps people to invigorate their CVs. She is also a speaker at university and career events across the UK and has contributed to The Guardian newspaper's online CV clinic.

Introduction.


Part I: Pitching Your CV in a Fierce Marketplace.


Chapter 1: The Generic CV Is Past Its Sell-By Date.


Chapter 2: Quick Online Ways to Find the Right Jobs.


Chapter 3: Spotlighting Your CV in a Web 2.0 World.


Chapter 4: Familiar Search Tools That Aren’t Quite Dormant.


Part II: The Rise and Reign of the Targeted CV.


Chapter 5: Creating Your Best CV.


Chapter 6: Flowing Content Versus Jarring Detail.


Chapter 7: Words That Make the Mark.


Chapter 8: Catching the Eye in Three Seconds Flat.


Chapter 9: CVs for Your Life’s Changing Phases.


Chapter 10: Nabbing a Job as a New Graduate.


Chapter 11: The Bare Essentials of a Cover Letter.


Part III: Bringing It All Together: Sample Targeted CVs.


Chapter 12: Targeted CVs by Industry and Career Field.


Chapter 13: Targeted CVs by Experience Level and Age.


Chapter 14: Targeted CVs for Special Circumstances.


Part IV: Launching Your CV Into Orbit.


Chapter 15: References Authenticate Your CV.


Chapter 16: Following Up on Your CV.


Chapter 17: Almost Got the Interview Date? Prepare Yourself.


Part V: The Part of Tens.


Chapter 18: More than Ten Ways to Prove Your Claims.


Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Improve Your CV.


Chapter 20: Ten Things that Annoy Recruiters.


Chapter 21: Ten Tips on Choosing Professional CV Help.


Chapter 22: Your Ten-Point CV Checklist.


Index.