Does the colour and weight of the paper your Executive CV is on really matter?

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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Do you need an Executive Coach?

Saturday, April 25th, 2009 - Career Development, Personal Development


Do you need an Executive Coach? Francine Allaire, Chief Life Strategist at The Daring, LLC asks: If you can’t afford a coach, what are executives doing to support their professional growth? In answer: As an executive head-hunter/recruiter and Executive CV Writer, I love (?) the assumptive nature of this question: that everyone needs a coach; [...]

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Executive CV: planned results NOT pages!

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


Executive CV: planned results NOT pages! The Executive CV is different to the Professional CV, but also in the majority of ways the same: it is a personal sales and marketing document, no more and certain no less. Board and executive level posts are very competitive, and top corporations actively do not look for the [...]

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How do Executive CV’s differ from those of non-executives?

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


How do Executive CV’s differ? photo credit: melissaclark Jill asks: What makes an Executive’s CV stand out and how are executives’ resumes differ from the resumes of non-executives? I’m writing an article for a national publication on executive resumes. My article will provide some practical tips for creating a stellar resume and will offer advice [...]

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