Level up your CV: Combating ageism in today's job market Ageism, the unfair treatment of individuals based on their age, can be a significant barrier in the job search and workplace. While certain practices are legally prohibited, unconscious bias can still creep in,...
CV Formats
Using Colour on your CV
Guide to Using Colour on CVs and Career Documents Hiring managers don’t see candidates in terms of black and white. Not anymore, anyway. To make your CV stand out to human readers and highlight achievements, it is important to incorporate colour into the design. When...
The Imaginative Job Application
Imagine the possibilities ... It doesn't matter where you are looking for creative jobs, your application can stand out from the crowd. The latest technology and tough competition means that innovative applications are on the rise. A traditional CV created with...
CV Writing – Emailing it as Plain Text
When you cannot use attachments or formatted documents, copy and paste the relevant sections of your Pro-CV PLAIN TEXT.txt file or your own .txt file (without line breaks) into your EMAIL ‘compose’ box. If a job description asks you to include a plain text CV in the...
Resumes that Pop! Book Review
Looking for the perfect gift for you or someone else? Resumes that Pop! hit the bookshelves of major US booksellers and is available on-line at Amazon in the UK The book's author, Pat Criscito, says that the perfect resume is the one that fits the personality of its...
CV Formats: (2) Functional / Competency-based Format
The functional CV uses the target job’s key skills as section headings.
CV Formats: (1) Chronological
The traditional reverse chronological CV lists your experience starting with your most recent job.
