The Importance of a CV

Your CV is your chance to show an employer you've got the skills and experience they need, and that you're the right person for the job.  CV (curriculum vitae) derives directly from the Latin and means ‘the course of one’s life’.  It’s your story.  At its simplest, it’s a list of facts about you and your work, your skills and experience.  Good CV writing is essential when looking for employment and it’s worth spending time getting it right.

Adducology have a range of consultants in a number of industries who are able to give you specific and tailored advice, about what to include, and critically what to leave out of your CV. With their wide knowledge of industry they are able to give advice that normal recruiter’s lack and this is what sets them apart as a consultancy. Working closely with you and within your availability and time scale the can produce results which are sure to have the desired effect.

There are a number of products offered at Adducology from tailored CV help to help with covering letter writing and interview training. All of which are thorough and can give you the best chance at securing the job that you desire.  You may be writing your first CV or you may be improving your existing one.  You may be trying to tailor your CV to a particular job.  Or you may have specific questions on CV writing such as what to include, how to word your CV and how to structure it.  If you want to make a memorable first impression, it’s best to speak to one of our consultants about CV writing.  They’ll be able to help you write a dynamic and targeted CV.

Employers choose who they want to interview from the information contained in CVs. Therefore, it’s really important that your CV is easy to understand and that it highlights all your good points.  Spelling mistakes, poor grammar and missing information on a CV looks incredibly bad.  If it’s incomplete or doesn’t make sense, employers will simply throw it in the bin.  Often, hiring managers will receive hundreds of applications for each post, so it’s unlikely they’ll read each CV from start to finish.  In fact, most will make a judgment about a CV within a few seconds, so keep it as concise and coherent as possible.  One stumbling block which many people come across is how to write about their work experience and previous projects and highlight their strengths concurrently. This is a tricky balance and one that is essential to get right. Having reviewed hundreds of CVs the Adducology consultants are the perfect people to ask for advice and to give you that second opinion that is often so important when searching out that dream job. CV writing is very much their second nature.

Covering Letters – Where people go wrong and what’s new!

Covering letter writing has always been a minefield of personal tastes and industry caveats however, the answer has arrived.

The importance of covering letters has ebbed and flowed over the years, mirroring that of the unemployment figures.  In today’s economy, with millions unemployed, the race to gain interviews for any worth while company is in full flow.  As an increasingly large number of prospective employees jostle for positions companies in turn have brought in new measures to weed out the weakest candidates and short list the strongest.  The CV has, and always will be, the corner stone of the selection process however; now, more and more emphasis is being placed on the covering letter.  It no longer serves as merely an introduction but a demonstration of ones written work and of ones research.  It shows how the applicant has researched the company and can show that he or she is the right cultural fit for the team.  As for the written side it offers the only real example of your communication skills prior to an interview.  If the role has an element of writing or if the candidate is expected to interact with the public, the written word is paramount and hence covering letters are analysed for mistakes and content worth.

There a couple of companies which offer a covering letter writing service and they have had there uses.  They main disadvantage is that these companies are more like writing factories that churn out a huge number of general letters rather than anything specific.  Adducology, the careers consultancy, offers something a little different.  It has a number of consultants all with a huge depth of knowledge.  The main difference being that they have this knowledge firmly based in the industries for which they advise.  There are experts in everything from Law to Project Management, and Design to Retail. This is what sets them apart as a consultancy and this is why the candidates with an Adducology covering letter do so well.  Each person is set up with there own consultant, an expert in that field, and the help tailor a covering letter for the specific company for which that person wishes to apply. 

It is always far more productive to send out just a few well written, focus and personal covering letters than to send out 50 general ones.  There is a huge amount of advice on all parts of the job hunting process at Adducology and the consultants there are only to happy to answer your questions.  To set your career off to a flying start take a good look at their products.