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Your CV has less than 30 seconds to win you an interview.

With hundreds of CVs sent through for any one job vacancy, your CV has to work hard to stand out. You need to know what the recruiter wants to see and how to say it, fast; it’s like speed dating but harder – you have to make a piece of paper look good!

Your CV needs to be exceptional, and , who runs The CV Centre, the UK’s leading CV consultancy, is just the person to help you.

The CV Book is the result of his years of research and experience in the recruitment sector, specifically on CV writing. It reveals the methods behind the most successful CVs and includes 'insider' tips and tricks to make sure your CV never fails to impress.

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You've impressed them on paper; now it's time to make a winning impact face-to-face.

There are a lot of ambitious, confident candidates out there, all with the experience and qualifications you have – and perhaps more – what are you going to do to make them choose you?

Far from simply showing up and 'being yourself', you need to plan, prepare and, most importantly, know what to expect. The Interview Book, based on years of coaching candidates to excel at interview, reveals the secrets behind interview success. You’ll find out...

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What does it take to make your cover letter stand out from the rest?

The competition is tougher than ever. With so many qualified and experienced candidates out there, how do you make sure your cover letter makes an outstanding impression?

Based on years of experience writing and reviewing successful cover letters, recruitment expert guides you through the essential rules for writing brilliant cover letters. As well as this, you’ll discover the 15 most common cover letter mistakes – and how to avoid them – and the top five things you can do to guarantee your cover letter is seen by the right people.

Packed full of cover letter templates with many more online, Brilliant Cover Letters will help you win the job you want...

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From Julie Gray, Senior Consultant at The CV Centre, Get that Job with the Right CV will help to teach you how to write the best possible CV to land that perfect job.

It covers everything from layout and format, through to perfecting a jargon-free writing style, avoiding common pitfalls and tailoring your CV to different jobs.  Julie’s in-depth professional advice and friendly style will guide you through every step of the CV writing process with humour and practicality and give you real confidence to effectively showcase your skills to employers.

As a professional CV writer at The CV Centre, Julie sees every single day which CVs really achieve results.  This puts her in an excellent position to help you to create a truly exceptional CV of your own.

The use of aptitude tests in selection and assessment procedures is on the increase. For unprepared candidates they represent a considerable challenge - many more people are failed than pass.  Do you want to really stand out from the crowd?  Do you want to improve your score and develop a winning mindset? As the market-leading book on the subject, Brilliant Tactics to Pass Aptitude Tests by Susan Hodgson comes highly recommended by The CV Centre. Essential reading if you want to succeed.

There is plenty of advice on the tests themselves and how to get test-wise, plus sample questions from all the major types of test, including: verbal reasoning; non-verbal and diagrammatic reasoning; numerical reasoning; mechanical comprehension; personality questionnaires; IQ tests. Brilliant Tactics to Pass Aptitude Tests gives you the opportunity to get down to some serious score-improving preparation. Don't be good; be brilliant!