Table of Contents

• Part 1 Writing a CV from scratch
• 1 How to sell yourself
• 2 The applicant-employer fit
• 3 Where is the prime suspect?
• 4 How to read a job ad
• 5 Job descriptions
• 6 Do you fit the job?
• 7 What sort of person are you?
• 8 Making the perfect fit
• 9 Presenting your CV
• Part 2 The icing on the cake
• 10 Mind your language!
• 11 Using competency statements
• 12 Telling tales
• 13 Using career objectives
• 14 Job application letters
• Part 3 The doctor is in - your problems solved
• 15 Addressing selection criteria
• 16 CV makeovers
• 17 Tricky CV issues
• Part 4 Resource bank - useful ingredients and tips
• 18 Finding out, finding others and being found: job searching for a new decade
• 19 Internet sites and other resources

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How do you get your CV to the top of the pile as a recent graduate?Find out what works in the real world and learn how to put it into practice through examples, exercises, samples and templates.

About the Author

Jim is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He is the author of Should I Stay or Should I Go, published by Prentice Hall Business