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Anonymity. Deputy PM Nick Clegg has announced that he wants the top employers in the UK to support the idea of candidates excluding their name and school detail from their CV when applying for jobs. The idea centres around the principal of breaking the monopoly of the “old boys network” and stopping institutional or racial …

Will you and your CV meet the criteria for 2012? (or how to avoid another fine mess) Recruiters and employers are all saying the same thing; A CV has to make a positive visual and content statement about the person it represents. In a depressed recruitment market your CV has to be superior to that …

Christmas 2011, ’tis the time to be merry and full of goodwill, now 11 days in the past. Well hold onto those thoughts as the worst day of the year is bearing down on us but this year it has a partner in mood destruction as some sources are saying. Yes, this year you can take your …

Behind every title lies a story and as this year is an Olympic year (anyone remember where the last 4 years went?!) it’s quite useful to realise our Professional CVs range from a Bronze CV, a Silver CV and a Gold CV with the Platinum Career Package for those that require a more in-depth approach. We are …

I’m starting to become concerned with the portrayal of employment news by the BBC. The CIPD were on the couch in the news studio making obvious statements about the expected job loses in 2012. The majority of which will be casualties of the public sector budget cuts. What I took exception to was Steph McGovern …

Poor spelling on a CV is often said to have the potential of ruining the chances of the candidate progressing further. Another issue is punctuation. Punctuation is a difficult, sometimes subjective subject, and a particular area of difficulty is the dreaded apostrophe. I have taken the following article in its entirety from the site mentioned. …

Lying on your CV IS illegal; Lee McQueen, ex Apprentice winner/liar raised his head early to be on the BBC breakfast show. Lee infamously lied on the CV he had provided to the programme makers and was found out. His lie had been to state on his CV that he had been at University for …

It’s quite funny how the doom merchants gather around websites, blog’s and news feeds in a way that our ancestors would have gathered around a fire; All sitting there poking it with a stick or in today’s world a pithy remark. The reality is that nothing has changed, look into a fire for long enough and you will see, wait for …

And here is the proof. Those crazy kids marched from Jarrow to London and arrived although I’m not sure how many of the original gang arrived – I didn’t notice Matt Whale anywhere but then I didn’t see any media coverage of the arrival. It must have slipped of the edge and slid under my …

The school of hard knocks and the university of life may be a couple of clichés but don’t scoff too much. Ponder for a moment your own experience and career. Subtract the lessons and what do you have left? Nothing much. Maybe that degree that had nothing to do with your career path? A smattering of …