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A C.V. Doesn’t Get You The Job It Gets You The Interview.

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Page 1: Leaving Cert 8 CV & Interview Preparation

A C.V. Doesn’t Get You The Job

It Gets You The Interview.

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Page 2: Leaving Cert 8 CV & Interview Preparation

People Are Busy Your C.V. Will Be Looked At For 7 To 10 Seconds

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Lose The Objective. We Know You Want The Job.

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Education : Your Last Major Exam

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Move Education To The End.

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It’s Not What You Know. It’s What You’ve Done With What You Know.

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Highlight Your Accomplishments, Not Your Job Duties.

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Use Past Tense. Coordinated Vs Coordinate. Designed Vs Design. Planned Vs Plan.

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So What?

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Page 10: Leaving Cert 8 CV & Interview Preparation

Created Marketing Plan For Annual Fundraiser. Created Marketing Plan For Annual Fundraiser That Netted $50,000. Created Marketing Plan For Annual Fundraiser That Netted $50,000, More Then Any Previous Fundraiser In The Past 5 Years.

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Relevant Experience. Work Experience. Summer Jobs. Volunteer Work. Research Projects. Clubs/Orgs.

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Customize Your C.V. To The Job. Pull Words From The Job Description And Use Them In Your Resume.

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Review All Of The Experiences On Your C.V. Think Of 3-5 Accomplishments Per Experience

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Accomplishments Don’t Have To Be Groundbreaking.

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•Make/Save Money For The Company? •Increase Productivity Or Save Time For The Company? •Events, Activities, Projects You Planned And Implemented? Results? •Involved In Notable Projects? Notable Clients? Results In The Team? •Did You Get To Use Your Writing Skills? Purpose Of Writing?

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Action/Benefit Statements. Action = Responsibility. Benefits = Results.

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Quantify Your Statements.

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Before : Supervised Staff Of Retail Employees And Planned Promotions To Grow Profits. After : Managed 20 Employees, Planned And Executed 30 Promotions, Consistently Generating 30 – 35% Gross Profit.

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Legibility To Your Goal.

Don’t Over-Stylize.

No More Then Two Fonts.

AVOID ALL CAPS.

Minimize Underlining

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Check Spelling.

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Have Somebody Else Read Your C.V. And Proof it.

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Narrow Down The Contact Info. You Don’t Need Address, Email, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Blog, Website, Cell Phone, Mom’s Phone…

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The Only People Who Get Paid Enough, Get Paid What They’re Worth, Are People Who Don’t Follow The Instruction Book, Who Create Art, Who Are Innovative, Who Work Without A Map.” - Seth Godin

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