Brilliant CV

Jim Bright is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Jim is British, but has lived and worked in Australia for many years. He is the author of Should I Stay or Should I Go, also published by Prentice Hall Business.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 Writing a CV from scratch

1 How to sell yourself

2 The applicant-employer fit

3 Where is the prime suspect?

4 How to read a job ad

5 Job descriptions

6 Do you fit the job?

7 What sort of person are you?

8 Making the perfect fit

9 Presenting your CV

Part 2 The icing on the cake

10 Mind your language!

11 Using competency statements

12 Telling tales

13 Using career objectives

14 Job application letters

Part 3 The doctor is in - your problems solved

15 Addressing selection criteria

16 CV makeovers

17 Tricky CV issues

Part 4 Resource bank - useful ingredients and tips

18 Finding out, finding others and being found: Job searching for a new decade

19 Internet sites and other resources