CV rejection: Why your CV isn’t selling you

As a job seeker, you want to stand out. Therefore, your curriculum vitae is one you hope to make a great first impression on and move forward your application. It’s difficult to tell how costly an error in a CV can be, but some blunders have become deal-breakers that...

100 Action Verbs To Make Your CV Shine

Crafting a powerful curriculum vitae is part of your job. It should do the talking for you in a clear, compelling, and confident language. Stand out with action verbs.  Those words jump out and create a strong first impression to land an interview. There are best...

How to Describe Your Internship Experience on your CV

One of the main challenges in entering the workforce is the exhaustive list of requirements to qualify to apply. The biggest hurdle is the work history – even an entry-level position requires at least two years of relevant job experience. For fresh graduates, this is...

How LinkedIn is Different From a CV

LinkedIn is the largest professional networking platform to date. With 610 million members in total, about 40% of which are active users, it’s safe to assume that LinkedIn is the place to be when it comes to professional networking or job searching. What is LinkedIn?...

How to create a CV that will help you stand out

Last week we covered some top tips for writing a successful job application. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can check it out here and give it a read. After publishing that article, we had several people reach out to us, asking for tips for writing a successful CV. So...

9 tips on how to write a CV for internships

Writing cv Writing a CV can be an uphill and time-consuming task if you do not know how to do it right. There is a need to ensure that that it is in order to increase your chances of being hired. Here are some tried and tested tips on how to write a professional CV....