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    A CV That Gets You a Job: Get Invited to That Interview
    A CV That Gets You a Job: Get Invited to That Interview
    A CV That Gets You a Job: Get Invited to That Interview
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    A CV That Gets You a Job: Get Invited to That Interview

    By Harold Nwariaku

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    This book is the first in the "Bridge the Gap" series and others to follow are derived from the topics taught during the Skills Development Workshops facilitated by the author in 2016. Look forward to reading other topics like,

    • Interviewing from a Recruiter's Perspective
    • Interpersonal Skills
    • Communication Skills
    • Sales Skills That Win
    • Doing Business with Big Companies
    • Surviving Office Politics
    • Managing Your Boss
    • Leadership in Times of Crisis

    There are many books that have been and will be written about resumes or CVs. The success of such material will always be relative to how relevant they are to job seekers, and how much they help applicants secure interview invitations.

    The format of the resume contained in this book has been prepared with great care to appeal to recruiters. Recruiters, after all, want to see information on resumes in a certain way and in a certain order. I spent 2 years in the job market and made a lot of mistakes. Everything I learned in that time, and how I eventually got it right is contained here. With over 20 years as an employee, during which time I was also responsible for interviewing and hiring more than 100 candidates, I have captured this experience concisely and presented it in a practical and easy-to-replicate format.

    Undergraduates, National Youth Service Corps members, and job seekers will do well to study these principles, and use the format documented here to produce their resumes and send to potential recruiters of advertised jobs. There are actual testimonies of individuals who have used this format (including the author's) and who received interview invitations within a few months, after years of trying other formats without success.


    You are on the path to your dream job—happy reading!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateMay 1, 2019
    ISBN9781543931686
    A CV That Gets You a Job: Get Invited to That Interview

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      Preface

      In 2016, I facilitated a series of workshops designed to equip graduates and individuals with little or no experience in the corporate marketplace with the skills required to secure good jobs, and to survive and thrive at work.

      During these sessions, we discussed topics such as:

      Interviewing from a Recruiter’s Perspective

      Interpersonal Skills

      Communication Skills

      Sales Skills That Win

      Doing Business As an Entrepreneur (Entrepreneurship Skills)

      Surviving Office Politics

      Managing Your Boss

      Leadership in Times of Crisis

      One-on-One CV Reviews

      This book is based on the first of the sessions, entitled: A CV That Gets You a Job.

      While I am fully cognizant of the fact that a CV does not directly get you a job, it is, however, the first step of the job-search journey.

      The topic was inspired by my own experience while job hunting in the mid-nineties. I remain eternally grateful to the ‘senior friend’ who helped me prepare my first CV that secured me an interview and a job consequently.

      This book uses the CV template we developed during the first Skills Development Workshop session, with some further explanation of the different sections and how to populate them successfully.

      It is the my desire that you follow these principles to set yourself up for consideration for any job to which you apply.

      If the principles taught in this book are useful to you in your job hunt, please send an email to harold@haroldnwariaku.com, and we might feature your story in one of our upcoming seminars.

      Have a successful career!

      Introduction/Background

      When I left the walls of the University of Nigeria 24 years ago, I knew very little about what was waiting for me in the ‘outside world’ as we referred to it at the time. No seminar or workshop could have prepared me for the rat race I had just joined. Youth service was a great experience for me, unlike for some others, but even then, it was nothing compared to life on my own. My parents who accommodated me in their house provided some sort of cushion, as I could still find a warm meal and shelter after a hard day’s trek; but the man in me wanted true independence, and this drove me to the streets every day in search of paid employment.

      Like many young people, I joined university at the age of seventeen. Personally, I think I was too young to understand the responsibilities life would place on me academically. I probably did not fully understand the necessities the university educational system and its freedom required that I fulfill. The fact that I had no one to be accountable to, meant I was free to read, or not read. I could choose to do TDB (till day break), just before an exam, or join the many study groups set up by my colleagues. No one mandated me to do any of these, or checked if I did them, so I did whatever pleased me. The results were reflected in my final Statement of Result, but that is a topic for another book. The university is a cauldron of experiences and is a forge for character formation. So many of life’s disciplines are formed there, and sometimes, your success or failure in life is determined by what you do within those four walls.

      The day I finally walked out of the University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, a free man, I felt elated. I was finally done with projects, and assignments, and reading for exams, and difficult lecturers. No more reading for me. Yes, I had a Masters in mind, and a PhD if possible, but for now, I would just get a decent job, and be happy. I could rent an apartment, buy a car, and start a family. I had so much to look forward to!

      This has been the dream of most graduates, and still is today: To come out of university and start life with a job that can at least pay the bills, and that has prospects for growth and advancement. This is the least one deserves for all the hard work put in at school, and all the time spent getting ready to be employed. For a progressive society, this is a good dream, and one everyone

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