CV writing sample 2

List of adjective for writing CV

• Diligent
• Attentive
• Conscientious
• Consistent
• Organized
• Passionate
• Hard-working
• Determined
• Trustworthy
• Resolute
• Committed
• Loyal
• Skillful
• Self-starter
• Reliable
• Motivated
• Persistent
• Aggressive
• Enthusiastic
• Enterprising
• Professional
• Strong
• Easy going
• Reliable
• Exciting
• Proactive
• Productive
• Professional
• Achiever
• Active
• Cooperative
• Analytical
• Successful
• Team Player
• Passionate
• Customer-oriented
• Competitive
• Solid
• Responsible
• Results-driven
• Results-oriented
• Organized
• Leader

The best tips for CV that "sells"

Think about CV as about the product of the company called “YOU”. The same marketing principles when companies market their products apply when you are looking for a job. It doesn’t mean that you have to be marketing GURU to find a job. However, keep in mind following:

1) Choose area of your interest. Where would you like to work in first place? What job excites you and what skills you have to get that job?

2) Make a research. What employers are looking for in people? What expert’s CV in this industry looks like? What is existing demand in the industry?

3) Prepare CV. Think what future employer may be interested in. Do you have those qualities listed? What makes you stand out from others? Find out who might want to hire you and why? Create the most positive impression about yourself while still being truthful.

4) Make your CV look professional. It is important to be specific, use professional jargon, show numbers of your achievements or responsibilities, describe details when it is appropriate so that potential employer can judge that you are truly experienced, professional and have qualities he/she is looking for.

5) Choose the package. It is the most important thing in the whole CV creating process! Make sure that throughout CV 1) all font is the same 2) that you talk about experience in the same style (e.g. responsibilities/achievements, or only responsibilities, or without specification, etc) 3) that there is no grammar mistakes 4) that you are using nice and same layout.

6) Make it attractive. Don’t be afraid to use adjectives. Words like: strong, professional, solid, bright, confident, excellent, reliable, and other will give boost to your CV and will make it shine among others.

7) Product testing. Check if your CV is “buyable”. Give it to some of your friends to read and to provide you with feedback. You want to make sure that when your potential employer sees it he/she will know why you are applying and what qualities you have that suits the job best.

8) Sell your CV. Now it is time to act. Look for opportunities to “sell” your CV to your potential “customers”. Friends, Linkedin, Facebooks, Newspapers, FAS, companies open days, targeted/professional meetings, and etc. Choose companies you are interested in and contact them even prior to job opening!

9) Don’t give up. Unfortunately, you will receive rejections, no’s, and even no reply in large numbers. Don’t give up! Quantity and persistence WILL PAY OFF!

Stay or go - evaluate your job now

Have you lost that “loving” feeling?

You’ve survived the layoffs, cut wages, reorganizations and other company changes. You‘re stressed out, fed up and ready to bolt.

On the other hand, the economy is going nowhere, the analysts aren’t sure if we’re in recovery, recession or something in-between and you’re being told “you have a job, be happy.”

So, should you stay or leave? Before you make that critical career decision, take a deep breath, assess your situation and do a cost benefit analysis.
First, consider the reasons to stay. For example:

1. Relationships matter more than money.
You may think you can find a job that will pay you more, but you will be leaving behind a wealth of relationships. When weighing your options, don’t forget the value of the network, the friends and professional colleagues you have now.

2. You are doing well compared to your peers.
Research shows that many people under estimate their skills and their prospects and over estimate others. Take the time to do a realistic assessment of what you have to offer and its value in today’s marketplace.

3. The grass is not always greener.
People, who are desperate to get out of a job, tend to see potential opportunities only outside their company. They enthusiastically take a new job and then realize they’ve gone from the preverbal frying pan into the fire.
Now, consider the reasons to leave. For example:

1. Your relationship with your boss is damaged beyond repair.
You have tried to mend it but you’re getting stonewalled. Yes, she may be a jerk but she is the boss and in a power struggle, you will probably lose.

2. Your values are at odds with the culture.
For example, your company is hierarchical and you want more influence over your job. It’s very hard for one person to change a culture unless he’s the CEO or has been brought in to change things.

3. Your stress level is way off the charts.
It’s affecting your physical or mental health and your relationships with family and friends. You’re burnt out, burnt up and dread going to work.
So what will it be – stay or leave?

In looking at the reasons to stay and the reasons to leave, which will have the best impact on your personal and career satisfaction? What will provide you with the most benefit today? What about tomorrow?

Developing yourself for better career

In our chaotic lives filled with confusing messages from a plethora of competitors, a personal brand makes you impossible to ignore and prevents you from becoming a commodity like wheat, sugar or coffee beans. Commodities are bought and sold every day on the world market with their prices determined by supply and demand forces. The brand with the best perceived value has the advantage and achieves greater results.

The days are gone when you could just show up, do your work, and expect to get noticed. In our global economy, bright and brilliant people all over the world compete for the same positions. Many are willing to work for commodity like prices. Developing your "Me Inc." will brand yourself and create a distinctive value enabling you stand above your closest competitors. This is true whether you are an entrepreneur, a small or mid-size business owner, or an individual pushing for a promotion to the executive suite.

Personal branding is a natural aspect of how people evaluate one another. You don't need a master's degree in marketing to put it to work. Personal branding lets you control how other people perceive you. You're telling them what you stand for but in a way that's so organic and unobtrusive they think they've developed that perception all by themselves.

Personal branding, creating "Me Inc.," takes your skills, personality and unique characteristics and packages them into a powerful identity that increases your visibility in crowded markets. It starts with the way you walk, talk and dress and includes your education, profession, car, friends, and choice of neighborhoods. Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin has found a unique way to brand her physical appearance. She wears a colorful flower on the left side of her suit, creating a unique branding perception to that is easily recognizable.

Complete branding, however, is not just good grooming, polished shoes, the car you drive or how you present your business card. After these physical, outer branding characteristics, creating "Me Inc." moves to the heart and soul with attitudes & emotions. To more fully develop your brand:


Exhibit enthusiasm and a positive attitude

Demonstrate persistence and the ability to follow through and lock in commitments

Live with integrity and honor your commitments

Which of these branding virtues describes you? Did you realize that others can brand you as...negative or positive...as undependable or dependable?

After branding your physical appearance and your attitudes, move to the final step: your nature and brain. Accomplish this third step by distinguishing yourself by branding your innate talents, knowledge and skills.

Innate talents – What is easy for you? What do you like to do? What behavior when repeated seems to be executed like magic?

Knowledge – What do you know that could be branded?

Skills – What skills have you practiced over and over until the gap between potential and actual is hardly recognizable?

As an example, if you want to be a better sales professional, you need an innate talent for persuasion then in-depth product knowledge and a quiver filled with sales skills and techniques. Perfect your step three by practicing your skills whether selling your ideas inside or outside your organization and focus on your closing techniques. The good news is that which is practiced, improves. In summary:

Innate Talents + Knowledge Learned + Skills Practiced = More Complete Self Brand and Results

Creating "Me Inc." distinguishes and differentiates you and enables you to shine through the crowd of people vie for promotions or competing for the same customer. As you develop your brand and operate from deep inside, you will become a virtual magnet, pulling people to you who want to do business with you or who will be willing to give you more responsibility in your organization. Through this process, you catapult yourself into an elite league of achievers.

"If you work hard at your job, you'll make a living. If you work hard on yourself, you'll make a fortune." ~ Jim Rohn

Financial situation

What to do to clear your debt

1. Don’t make the mistake of ignoring demand letters or phone calls from unsecured creditors. Contact them as soon as possible ideally by phone first. Even if this is just to say that you want to work out a suitable repayment plan.

2. Discuss every conceivable option to allow you to pay the minimum amount possible based on your income and expenditure.

3. Always, always ask them to temporarily freeze the interest and late repayment charges as they are adding to your loan and because of this it can affect your ability to pay what they are demanding. Negotiate!

4. Ask them not to issue any legal proceedings until every available option is looked into.

5. Be honest about your present circumstances and calculate exactly the amount you can afford to pay after you deduct household costs e.g. mortgage, utility bills, family groceries and children’s costs. You need to work out how much you can afford to repay towards your loans and you should distribute what you can afford evenly amongst them pro-rata to how much you owe.

6. If you have lost your job you may have to appoint a debt-management company to negotiate to allow you breathing space to clear the debt.

7. Keep a record of everything, including phone calls from both sides. Ideally write to the creditor after agreement is reached by phone to document discussions properly.

8.Don't just handle back keys on the property you cant afford any more. When a property is voluntarily surrendered, the borrower loses control over the sale, added to which the costs of sale (solicitors, auctioneers etc) are generally greater than if the borrower were trying to sell it him/herself. It is also likely that the lender will get less for the house. Thus, what you gain in not incurring legal fees, you may lose in other costs