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The five most common CV problems – and how to fix them
The
five most common CV problems – and how to fix them
Do you have gaps in employment, or
lack relevant experience? Here’s how to turn these issues into positives
Anyone who
has written a CV has probably had to overcome a number of challenges – whether
they be lack of work experience, gaps in employment or explaining a short stint
that didn’t work out.Facing these issues when writing your CV does not mean you’re not a worthy employee, it just means that you must find ways to explain areas that may appear negative to recruiters. If you’re struggling to explain discrepancies on your CV, the following examples will show how you can reflect your experience more positively.
I have gaps on my CV:
Many people
go through periods of unemployment, it’s perfectly natural. But leaving
unexplained gaps on your CV will arouse suspicion with recruiters, so you need
to meet the issue head-on and explain it. Whether you have taken time out to
travel, taken on a personal project or cared for a loved one – you need to
include this information and put a positive spin on it. These activities still
involve core workplace skills such as planning, organization and communication,
which can be included on your CV. If you have taken time out for illness,
there’s no need to be ashamed about it; mention it on your CV and show that
you’re ready to take on the rigors of work again.
My CV is too long:
If your CV
is three pages or more, you need to cut it down to hold the attention of hiring
managers. Two pages is ideal to sell yourself without boring people. Take a
look at some of your older roles and see if you can condense them. Recruiters
don’t need to know about a role from 10 years ago in great detail, so a short
summary will suffice, leaving you more space to explain your most recent work,
which is more important. Also, check your formatting and make sure you are not
wasting space with large margins and poorly structured contact details.
I lack
direct work experience:
If you are
an inexperienced candidate such as a recent school leaver, you may lack the
work experience your target employers are looking for. To get around this, you
need to draw out transferable skills from other areas of your experience and
highlight them. For instance, you could use experience from your studies,
voluntary work, personal projects or anything else that relates to the jobs you
are applying for. If your current role isn’t relevant, then reduce the amount
of detail and only include skills that could be used in your new field.
I have done lots of short roles:
Nowadays it’s common to have short roles on your CV but it can still be a
turn-off for employers if not properly explained. Some recruiters may assume
you have been fired or lack commitment. To avoid appearing unreliable or a
job-hopper, explain the purpose of each role and what you achieved before
moving on. This will show you added value and fulfilled an important purpose
for the organisation. If you have done lots of temping or contract roles make
that clear so readers do not simply think that you haven’t lasted long in
permanent posts.
I want to change career:
When you
are looking to make a career change, it can be difficult to craft a CV that
appeals to your target employers, as often you won’t have the experience they
are looking for. With the right preparation and adjustments, however, you can
create a CV that sparks interest.An essential step is to make some form of commitment to your new field and highlight it at the top. This could be enrolling on a vocational course, doing voluntary work or even freelancing. Make it prominent on your CV to show employers that you are serious about your new career aspirations. You will also find that many of the skills used in your current line of work could probably be transferable to your new profession, so ensure you use your existing work experience to sell your cross-industry skills.
Stop Worrying about Failure
Stop Worrying about Failure
All
my life long I was afraid about the events that might happen in the future; I
worried about the outcome of my actions and their negative results for my life
in the future and I also questioned if I could cope with the challenges I was
facing back then.
Please don’t get me wrong; I wasn’t a scared-cat at all and my
worries never started to take control over my life or reduced my quality of
living, nevertheless, negative thoughts remained inside me and often kept me
awake for hours in the night; thinking about things I couldn’t control or
influence anyways.
I was worried about many things, from absolutely minor things such
as messing up in school and flunking school (when I was 9), towards worries related
to my former job, such as committing major errors with drastic consequences for
me (losing my
job) or the involved “customer” I was responsible for, when I was
approx. 19- 20. In general I would say, most of the time these worries can be
attributed to only one thing: my fear of failure.
All my worries and fears had only this one thing in common: the fear of the possibility of
failure.
I wasn’t worried about writing bad marks in school being concerned
about what my teachers and friends would think about me; I didn’t fear the possible
punishments for bad marks (maybe because I never was punished for bad marks,
luckily); I simply was fearful of failing in school, failing classes and being
separated from all my best friends. I simply did not wanted to be labeled as a
failure, with my 9 years of age back then.
There is no need to worry about failure!
Suddenly, something became very clear to me when I was facing my
darkest hour, at age of 21. There was simply no need for me to continue
worrying as I had drawn for me personally a remarkable conclusion (later explained) that would change my
life from that point onwards.
I accepted failure as simply that what it is: an inevitable challengethat I would
have to face every once in a
while in my life. Failure is
an omnipresent part of my life, my past and my present; and each failure helped
me to become the man I am nowadays. Every failure was a painful experience and
knocked me down in the short run, but
in the long run it helped me
to do better in the future, avoid similar mistakes and honestly, most of my
failures opened new possibilities and promising chances for me and allowed me
to change my life and start over again. Before I forget,… the “remarkable conclusion”
I talked about earlier was that I recognized that the only way I could avoid any
kinds of failures entirely would be by not even trying, which might as well
be comparable with not having lived at all. The attempt to avoid failure
down to the ground would cause the biggest failures of all,
the irreversible mistake of not having tried at all.6
If I was an old man, I would always prefer to choose to laugh
about the awkward mistakes and errors I committed and poeticize about the
biggest failures in my life and what amazingly refreshing opportunities these
brought into my life, rather than having to worry about “what could have happened”,
if I would have tried. I do not want to reflect on my entire life and notice
all the great opportunities I’ve missed, the glorious moments that could have
taken place, the amazing things I would have experienced and the exciting
chances I’ve lost, just because I was
worrying about the possibility of failing. Not a single second do I
want to spend with acknowledging to myself that I squandered all the big
opportunities that I was given in life, as this would be more painful for me
than actually having failed.
J.G. Whittier
“Of all sad words of tongue
or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’“ ~ John Greenleaf Whittier
There is no necessity of being afraid to fail at all, as in most
cases it might just scare you off from doing it; the decision between success
and failure lies often beyond your own control, when you did everything
possible and made above average efforts to accomplish your targeted goal.
Nevertheless, you should keep in mind that a failure is the logical reason of being
lazy and it might also occur when you’re not willing to do “whatever
necessary”, so make sure to erase as many factors that could lead to a defeat.
Nonetheless, every one of us is going to fail every once in a
while, so why worrying about it
anyways? When
looking at the biographies of extraordinarily successful people you will see
that the enumerations of their failures outweigh all their accomplishments,
successes and valuable contributions by far.
Here are some famous failures:
§
van Beethoven:
§
was told that he was hopeless as a composer and started losing his
hearing in 1796, but continued to compose masterpieces
§
Abraham Lincoln:
§
lost his job (1832), failed in
business (1833) and was defeated in eight elections (1838 – 1858)
§
Thomas Edison’s:
§
teacher told him he was
“too stupid to learn anything”. Also he stated that he “discovered six thousand
ways that won’t work”, while developing the light bulb.
§
Walt Disney:
§
was fired, as his boss found he
“lacked imagination”. Later, MGM studios told him that the idea of Mickey Mouse
would not work; a giant mouse would scare women.
§
John Grisham:
§
was rejected by twelve
publishing houses and sixteen agents, before his first novel was accepted.
Grisham is nowadays a best selling novelist.
§
Steven Spielberg:
§
was placed in a class for
learning-disabled children, before he dropped out of school forever
§
The Beatles:
§
were turned down by their
recording company telling them that “[ . . . ] guitar music is on their way
out”.
§
Michael Jordan:
§
was cut from the high-school basketball
team as he was “lacking skill”.
After all, only the failures these successful people had to
experience and the mistakes they made in their lives allowed them to become the
geniuses, inventors and idols they have become. Without their failures they
wouldn’t have become the person they are nowadays acknowledged as. Those that never failed in life are the ones that no one remembers of
today, the ones that never won
as they never tried.
I don’t want to downplay how hard it feels to fail, as some failures
can be exceptionally painful and make it extremely difficult for us to stand up
again and continue to do what we love. There are failures that might knock you
down on the ground and let everything else look pointless. Failures that are so
striking that you don’t even see any hope to recover from that defeat. BUT, with every failure we are
given the chance to “start from scratch”, change negative patterns, rearrange our
lives towards a more successful future AND most important of all: with every
failure there comes an important decision. The
decision to allow a failure to defeat you once and for all, leaving you
behind in a broken down state of mind for the rest of your live, or to pat yourselves on the
back for not having squandered an opportunity, for having tried, for having
given your best and for having gained some important experiences that could become very valuable in your future. It’s the decision
between being left behind on the ground and (figuratively spoken) reaching out a
hand to yourself, helping yourself to stand up again, brushing off the dust
from your clothes and to continue pursuing the dream you always wanted to
realize.
I failed many times in my life and luckily the vast majority of failures and defeats were so
unimportant that I either forgot about them over the time or are able to laugh
about it nowadays. I’ve nearly failed classes when I was 9 years old and was
separated from some of my best friends as I wasn’t entitled to enroll at
grammar school, which was only for the brightest and smartest pupils in a
class. My class teacher told my parents that I should definitely repeat that
grade to close the gaps in knowledge I had. Nevertheless, I chose to march on
and so I went on secondary school, my grades improved drastically and two years
later I was entitled to enroll at junior high school.

I could go on and write down all the defeats and failures in my
life I can remember of, whenever I was turned down, ignored,
knocked down on the ground, got dumped, failed at work, saw my plans fail or
messed up with my duties, but that would increase the word-count of
this post into the infinite. Nevertheless, every of these defeats helped me to
accept failure as an inevitable part of my life, which took a lot of pressure from
my shoulders. It helped me to
see more opportunities than before, as I simply had ignored many of them
because I estimated them as too risky or to be doomed to fail. It helped me to
focus my attention on the things I enjoyed doing – in the one area I knew I belonged – and to strip off what I considered
to be dispensable and unnecessary. If everything I did had
turned out as a success, I
would not have discovered what I truly loved to do and might have awoken one
day in a life where I didn’t belong with a job that didn’t fulfill me.
Without my biggest failures, I wouldn’t have concerned myself so
much with my personality, faced my biggest fears and discovered my strong
willpower, enduring persistence and my positivity. Every failure taught me – in its very own painful way – things that cannot be found in
books, characteristics about myself that cannot even be articulated and
friendships whose value lies beyond the imaginable. After the most painful defeats
and setbacks I ever had to experience, I arose out of the ashes like a Phoenix , stronger, more
knowledgeable and wiser than before, having gained very valuable life
experiences. I became more focused on the
things I loved most and knew who my true friends were – those that stood on my
side, whenever I was down.
10 Things To Do To Change Your Life Forever
10
Things To Do To Change Your Life Forever
“Change
is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future”
~ John F. Kennedy
~ John F. Kennedy
The one constant thing in our life is change. We cannot
avoid it and the more we resist change the tougher our life becomes. Trust me,
I know this because I was very skilled at deflecting change in my life. We
are surrounded by change and it is the one thing that has the most dramatic
impact on our lives. Change has the ability to catch up with you at some point
in your life. There is no avoiding it because it will find you, challenge you,
and force you to reconsider how you live your life.
Change can come into our lives as a result of a crisis,
as a result of choice or by chance. In either situation we are all faced with
having to make a choice – do we make the change or not? I believe it is always
better to make changes in your life when you choose to rather than being forced
to.
We however cannot avoid the unexpected events (crisis)
in our lives because it is these events that challenge our complacency in life.
What we can control when we are experiencing these challenging events, is how
we choose to respond to them. It is
our power of choice that enables us to activate positive change in our lives.
Acting on our power of choice provides us with more
opportunity to change our lives for the better. The more opportunities we
create to change our lives the more fulfilled and happier our lives
become. Here are 10 things that you can do in your life that will change
your life for the good, forever:
1. Find Meaning In Life
Spend some time trying to sort out what is important in
your life and why is it important. What is it that you want to achieve in your
life? What are your dreams? What makes your happy? Your meaning in life gives
you purpose and sets the direction of how you want to live your life. Without
meaning you will spend the rest of your life wandering through life aimlessly
with no direction, focus, or purpose.
2. Create A Dream Board
When we were children we would daydream all the time. We
were skilled at dreaming and visualising what we would be when we grew up. We
believed that anything was possible. As we grew into adults we lost our ability
to dream. Our dreams became hidden and once we started to feel like achieving
our dreams was impossible.
A dream board is a great way for us to start believing
in your own dreams again. Seeing our dreams every day on a dream board brings
our dreams to life. Our dreams become real and we start to have believe in the
possibility of achieving these dreams.
3. Set Your Goals To Achieve Your Dreams
Once you know what is important in your life and what
your dream life looks like for you, you need to take action and set your
long-term, medium, and short-term goals. It is acting on these goals that
enable you to achieve your dreams
Remember your goals may change. Always be flexible with
setting and achieving your goals as things in life change and your goals need
to reflect these changes. It’s the small steps that you take that create the
momentum for change to happen in your life.
4. Let Go Of Your Regrets
Regrets will only hold you back in life. Regrets are
events of the past and if you spend all your time thinking about the past you
will miss the present and the future. You cannot change what you did or did not
do in the past, so let it go. The only thing you have control over now is how
you choose to live your present and future life.
I had a heap of regrets that were holding me back in my
life. I came across the “Balloon Exercise” and got rid of my regrets for good.
What is it? It’s simple — blow up as many balloons as you need. On each balloon
write a regret and then let the balloon go. As the balloon drifts off into the
sky say goodbye to that regret forever. A simple and powerful exercise that
works and can change how you live your life.
5. Choose Some Really Scary Things To Do
And Then Do Them
This is all about you choosing to step out of your
comfort zone. Public speaking is one of the most frightening things anyone can
do. I was petrified of public speaking however, I knew that I wanted to be a
motivational speaker. So I joined Toast Masters to overcome my fear of public
speaking. My first speech was terrible, my knees were knocking, I broke out in
a sweat and I couldn’t stop shaking. But I did it and the feeling of completing
this speech, even though it was terrible was great. I chose to keep going and
now I earn a living as a motivational speaker. I am still nervous when I get up
to speak however it is an excited nervous and I love it.
Make a list of scary things that you would kind of like
to do but are too afraid to. Put a plan in place and then go do them. Never
stop doing scary things because if you do your life will become one of complacency
and comfort.
6. Start Living A Well-Balanced Life
Our health does not remain the same. Our physical,
emotional, and spiritual state changes, as we get older. What we can control
however is how we feed our minds and our bodies. Living a balanced and healthy
life builds our resilience to the physical changes of our body. Exercise is the
best way in which we can attain a positive and optimistic attitude toward life.
Living a healthy, well-balanced life with lots of
exercise is a lifestyle choice that without a doubt will give you a happier
more satisfied and fulfilled life.
7. Face Your Fears
Its easy to ignore our fears and hope that they will go
away. Unfortunately, it does not work like that. If you want to change
your life, learn to master your fears so they can’t control you any longer. Our
fears are only thoughts in our minds that are not real but over time we have
become to believe that they are true. It is our fears in life that stop us from
living our life to the fullest. We know when our fears are controlling our
lives because we feel discontent, dissatisfied and unfulfilled.
Once we face our fears we take back our power to choose
how we want to live our lives and when we do this we change our lives forever.
8. Accept You
The only person who is going to create change in your
life is you! and to create that change you have to like you. There will be
times in your life where you will face rejection and there will be people who
will not like you that much. Accepting who you are and loving yourself helps
you to move forward in your life. Putting yourself down all the time and
wishing you could be better will only lead you to a life of unhappiness and
discontent.
Find your courage, love yourself, and step out and do
something crazy. Don’t worry about what anyone thinks or whether it is the
right thing to do. In your heart if it feels right, act on it and go create the
life you love.
9. Live In The Moment
Many of us tend to think that the grass is greener on
the other side. Often, we get to the other side of the fence we find that this
is not so. The motivation to change our lives comes from our desire to be
happy. We are often so busy focusing on our pursuit of happiness that we
miss the joy of actually living in the moment. Our desire to have happiness in our
lives is a desire of a future state not of the present. We become so consumed
with all our problems and discontent in the present we miss the precious beauty
of the moment.
Sitting on the beach eating an ice-cream with your best
friend or partner is a moment of happiness. Appreciating and showing gratitude
on a daily basis is experiencing happiness in the moment. Helping those in need
brings joy and happiness to us. This is what living our life in the moment is
all about – don’t miss these moments because you are too busy focusing on your
pursuit of happiness.
10. Experience The Joy Of Learning
Each time you learn something new you gain more
knowledge and with more knowledge comes more confidence. Learning helps us
to be more adaptable and flexible to new situations. Learning encourages us to
be more creative and innovative in our thinking and we are therefor more
comfortable with the unknown.
Reading books is a great way for us to learn. To fully
embrace the joy of learning, never stop reading nor searching for more
knowledge. Learning gives our life meaning and this is what makes our life
worthwhile.
You have a choice to make as to how you want to change
your life. Choosing to act on these 10 things will, without a doubt change your
life forever. So what are you waiting for? Go do these 10 things now!
How Social Media Will Help Enhance
Your Job Search
A new report has found that a growing number of
job seekers are not just posting their resumes on job boards
anymore, but also using social media to actively look for employment.
According to the 2012 Job Seeker Survey, 52% of all jobs seekers have used Facebook to find employment, regardless of whether they were already working. The survey also found that 38% of respondents have used LinkedIn in the past and 34% have used Twitter.
Online recruiter Dan Finnigan told Forbes that in today's challenging market, its more important than ever for people to be "well-rounded" job hunters.
According to the 2012 Job Seeker Survey, 52% of all jobs seekers have used Facebook to find employment, regardless of whether they were already working. The survey also found that 38% of respondents have used LinkedIn in the past and 34% have used Twitter.
Online recruiter Dan Finnigan told Forbes that in today's challenging market, its more important than ever for people to be "well-rounded" job hunters.
"As social networking has become a core part
of our cultural dynamic, we are continuing to see more and more job hunters
taking advantage of a vertical they are comfortable with in order to find
work," Finnegan told the news outlet. "We anticipated growth last
year and the numbers do show that job hunters are expanding their presence on
social sites. Simply put, social networks provide a way for job seekers to tap
into a large pool of job opportunities easily."
And although the survey found that 1 in 6 job seekers credit social media with helping them find employment, as a candidate, you still must make sure you are using these sites to your best advantage.
And although the survey found that 1 in 6 job seekers credit social media with helping them find employment, as a candidate, you still must make sure you are using these sites to your best advantage.
Update constantly
Whether you use Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter, you should use
these boards to let friends and professional contacts know you are not only
actively looking for work, but also to let them know exactly what type of job
you are hoping to land. You should constantly use these boards to update your
employment status, which may also help you hear about openings before other
candidates.
Create robust profiles
Since a majority of recruiters and hiring managers will do a
Google or other type of online search if they are interested in your resume,
you need to make sure that potential employers can find up-to-date professional
information about you when they look.
Gen Y Career Expert Lindsey Pollack, who is also the official
spokesperson for LinkedIn, told the news source that job seekers should make
sure they tweak their Facebook profiles to be more professional. She said that
if a candidate has too much personal information, videos and photos on the
popular site, they should make sure they utilize their privacy settings
accordingly or simply remove irrelevant information during their job hunt.
Check your "KLOUT"
Pollack said that job seekers can check their on-line presence
through the monitoring site KLOUT.
If you find your professional profile is not where you want it to
be, Pollack suggested that you build your brand by sharing articles, posts,
blogs and professional videos that may be relevant to your career and field of
interest.
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A blog may also give you the opportunity to communicate with
others in the online community who may be in a position to either hire you or
recommend you for a job.
Use social media to research
In addition to using social media to increase your online
professional profile, you can use a number of sites to conduct your own
research about companies, hiring managers and current and past employees.
Digital strategist Alexis Grant suggested that job seekers look up
a hiring manager on LinkedIn and Twitter before submitting a resume. She said
that these type of sites are "goldmines of information" on
individuals. Once you find out a bit more about a person who will be doing the
hiring at a company, you can tailor your
cover letter to meet
their needs and requirements.
Ali Trimze
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