Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 - CV Writing, Executive CV, Executive Recruitment, Job Search

Executive CV difference photo credit: ind{yeah} An Executive CV on quick glance may look very much like a standard CV. Most who looked at it a second time would notice the better layout, the nicer font, and on picking it up the slightly heavier paper. However, the key difference in the Executive CV is to [...]

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Monday, May 11th, 2009 - CV Writing, Executive CV, Job Search

Executive Job Interview photo credit: Nils Geylen There are many that claim to be of executive level or executive calibre, but there are some simple tests which a recruiter, head-hunter or HR professional will apply, from the way in which the read your Executive CV to check and approach you – which will clearly tell [...]

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Saturday, April 25th, 2009 - CV Writing, Executive CV

Executive CV Length Jeannie asks: What’s the optimal Executive CV length for a long-tenured employee seeking a senior VP position in a Fortune 500/FTSE pharmaceutical company? I’m not really in the career development field, but many of my clients ask me career related questions. Can you bring me into the loop? I assume recruiters and [...]

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Saturday, April 25th, 2009 - CV Writing, Education, Qualifications

MBA equivalent photo credit: Maria Keays Russell asks: How do you present “MBA-equivalent training and experience” on an Executive CV? I don’t have an MBA or graduate degree, but I do have formal and informal education plus work experience that compares very favorably to MBAs from top schools and even PhD (so I have been [...]

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Saturday, April 25th, 2009 - CV Writing, Executive CV

Executive CV Paper Peter asks: Does the colour and weight of the paper your Executive CV is on really matter? What are your thoughts, in this digital age, of the effectiveness of sending resumes on traditional resume paper? And what tricks have you seen or used to make your resume stand out (not folding it, [...]

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