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		<title>CV writers and CV writing services</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Innes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently interviewed for an article on CV writers and CV writing services.  I was asked half a dozen questions.  Here are those questions along with my answers:
- Why would someone choose to use a CV writing service?
A variety of people decide to come to professionals like us, and for a number of different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Including your interests on your CV</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Innes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s always a lot of debate about the Interests &#38; Activities section.  Should you or shouldn’t you include one on your CV?
As with many other aspects of your CV, there are reasons for and reasons against.
First let’s look at the reasons against including such a section:

Space is normally at a premium in a CV.  It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Achievements</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Innes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you can include an Achievements section then it can really make an instant and dramatic difference to the power of your CV, enabling you to distinguish yourself from other candidates.  This is no time for false modesty.  This is a time to show what you have achieved – and to imply that you will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CV writing &#8211; faking it?!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Innes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A large percentage of people seem to think it’s permissible to tell a few small porkies when writing their CV.  Many think it’s acceptable because “everyone else does it”.  But I would always strongly caution anyone against telling anything but the truth on their CV.  Any inaccuracies on a CV can give an employer grounds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 15 most common CV writing mistakes – and how to avoid them!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Innes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have seen many thousands of CVs, covering pretty much every possible kind of job, and the difference in them is vast. However, the same common mistakes crop up time and time again. Too many jobseekers miss out on their dream job because of a small number of easily avoided blunders.
Whilst writing The CV Book, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What five things should job seekers bear in mind when writing their CV?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Innes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what are the tricks of the trade?
I’ve obviously written a lot of CVs; what five things should job seekers bear in mind when writing their own CV?
Within The CV Book, I list what I consider to be the five top tips:
1) Maximise readability: It’s essential for your CV to be easy for the reader [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is it so important to get your CV right?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Innes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome!
It&#8217;s always hard to pick a topic with which to kick off a new blog.  But, given that this blog is brought to you by The CV Centre, I thought I&#8217;d start by saying a brief word in response to a key question -  a question which was put to me in a radio interview [...]]]></description>
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