Overview
- Enables the reader to present a confident image at interviews
- Crucial tool helps create CVs that will yield positive outcomes
- Offers a simple template to help you get the job of your dreams
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Guides to Professional English (GPE)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Are you a graduate, postgraduate or PhD student? Are you simply looking for a new job in the private or public sector, in research or industry? If your aim is to produce a professional CV or resume, then this book is for you. Based on interviews with recruiters and HR managers, and an analysis of hundreds of CVs from around 40 different countries, the book is structured as a series of FAQs.
Topics covered include:
- how recruiters and HR people analyse a CV
- whether using a template is a good idea
- the difference between a CV and a resume
- how to present your personal details and whether to include a photo
- how to write an Executive Summary
- what to write in each section (Education, Work Experience, Skills, Personal Interests)
- how to write dates
- how to highlight your language, communication and team skills
- how to get and write references
You will also learn some hints and strategies for writing a:
- cover letter
- LinkedIn profile
- reference letter
- bio
The last chapter of the book contains a simple template to help you get the job of your dreams!
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: CVs, Resumes, and LinkedIn
Book Subtitle: A Guide to Professional English
Authors: Adrian Wallwork
Series Title: Guides to Professional English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0647-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-0646-8Published: 26 June 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-0647-5Published: 26 June 2014
Series ISSN: 2945-5456
Series E-ISSN: 2945-5464
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 200
Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations
Topics: Careers in Business and Mangagement, Popular Science, general