Slideshow – 15 steps to building a winning CV
Download our presentation ’15 steps to building a winning CV’ HERE
CV Checklist
Access your CV Checklist HERE
Hobbies & Interests Inventory
Please fill our Hobbies & Interests Inventory HERE This helps us get to know you better as we help you develop your career. After you have completed it, we will return it to you for your own records.
Cover Letter etiquette
If you begin a letter with Dear Sir/Madam, or To whom it may concern, then it should be signed off with Yours faithfully. Everything else i.e Dear Alan, or Dear Mr Jones, should be signed off with Yours sincerely.
Advice on CV length – should I go with three pages?
Q: I have pared back my CV as far as I can, but it is still almost three pages. Should I try to get it down to two? (Joe, Ballybrit, Galway) A: There are exceptions to every rule, but I would say ‘yes’, writes Patricia Maloney, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. As people get on […]
Referees – to add, or not to add, that is the question
Q: Should I list some referees at the end of my CV? And, if yes, how many? (Tom, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim) A: There are three schools of thoughts on this topic, writes Liam Horan, Career Coach, Sli Nua Careers. One says ‘yes.’ Another says ‘no.’ I say ‘sometimes.’ My view is that it changes from […]