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CV Writing Tips: What’s your 2020 story?
...story in your CV in a way the reader can understand and appreciate. tell your story in your CV in a way the ... Use active verbs in the present/past tense when writing: rearrange, reschedule, rotate, switch, reverse...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 10 2020 -
CV Writing: Don’t Just Be Responsible, Be Active
...instructor (me) something new. At an evening CV-writing course a few weeks ago, we had come to the part ... part where we talked about how and what to write when filling out ‘Work Experience’. I told those present...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 10 2021 -
CV Writing: Giving up before you even start?
...proofreading CVs as I have, I can write with certainty that people sure don’t like writing CVs. Which is ... that a) most people don’t like writing, b) most people don’t like writing about themselves, and c) most...
Article Working in Norway May 11 2019 -
Shopping and CV Writing: Can you curb your urge?
Have you ever thought that shopping and writing your CV have something in common?— —I didn’t either, ... happened when I got in a CV for proofreading … CV writing skills,English writing skills,job seeker,job seeking...
Article Working in Norway May 26 2019 -
How to write a good CV
It’s important to have a good CV when you want to shine in the eyes of a potential employer. It’s a golden ... tips What should a CV include? You’ll find the answer here. It’s important that your CV has a clear and...
Article Råd og tips May 9 2023 -
CV/Cover Letter Writing Tips: Experience never gets old
Norway A mid-career job seeker recently sent their CV and cover letter to me for editing and feedback. ... included’ and the like. There was no energy in their writing, and just reading through it made me feel – yes...
Article Working in Norway June 23 2020 -
Don’t Buzz: How to Avoid Using the Overused When Writing Your CV
...superficial buzzwords to describe your abilities in your CV/LinkedIn profile. The old phrase ‘I’m stuck between ... your abilities in your CV/LinkedIn profile. CV writing skills,English writing skills,intercultural communication...
Article Working in Norway Apr. 13 2021 -
Let’s be perfectly clear: Writing the Summary on your CV
...that there is no clear right or wrong in resume writing frustrates some job seekers, especially engineers ... wrong somewhere along the … CV writing skills,cv writing tips,English writing skills,job search,job seeker...
Article Working in Norway June 30 2019 -
How/Why Should You Write a CV Summary?
Wondering what your CV Summary should look like? Read on. This must be the season for CV writing, as I’ve been ... work. But I’ve noticed that the CV a … CV writing skills,English CV writing skills,job search tips,job seeking...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 18 2020 -
Rule of Thumb: Don’t write references on your CV (do this instead)
...know that you don’t need to list references on your CV? Working in Norway Back in the day, we all wrote ... wrote our three references at the bottom of our CVs because a) we were told to do so, and b) it made us look...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 17 2020 -
Is your CV missing this information?
...showing where you’ve worked that’s important in a CV. Including a paragraph where you describe your skills ... poorly written CV can prevent you from being called in for an interview. Try looking at your CV – but this...
Article Råd og tips Dec. 17 2021 -
CV and cover letter
...structured CV and well-written cover letter. Here you’ll find our helpful advice and tips on how to write these ... also have access to exclusive services like CV Builder and CV/cover letter review.
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Hate Your CV? Try Some TLC
CV- tip: Do you hate your CV? Don´t you recognice yoursef? Try some TLC (tender loving care) with the ... English,CV writing skills,English writing skills,job search,job seeking tips,working in norway,writing skills...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 29 2019 -
Job Seekers: Can you write less and get more?
...embellishment, and 2) … cover letter writing skills,CV writing skills,English writing skills,job seeking, Working ... Given that I teach business writing, my mind automatically went to CVs and cover letters. I thought...
Article Working in Norway May 31 2019 -
How to write a good cover letter
...letter shows your ability to express yourself in writing as well. jobbsøknad,god søknad,skrive søknad Råd ... starting Read the job posting carefully before writing your cover letter and analyze what’s written there:...
Article Råd og tips Mar. 18 2022 -
No need to delete: How to write about ‘old’ jobs in your new job search
...ten years ago on your CV? That ten years is the unofficial cut-off date for writing about your career when ... you do, should you take a second look at your writing? People tell me that they can really agonize over...
Article Working in Norway Feb. 2 2021 -
Your LinkedIn Summary: Be Smart, Write Smart
...there that I most often get inspiration for blog writing from something that’s said in class. This evening ... back to my … business communication,CV writing skills,English writing skills,international workplace,LinkedIn...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 24 2017 -
What’s your look on ‘Link’?
...heading out into the working world. They need their CVs, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles looked at by ... their best writing foot forward so they’ll quickly land a job after finishing school. … CV writing skills...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 19 2020 -
By the numbers: Use metrics to improve your CV
...with numbers, which it does. That is, when writing your CV, “using metrics” means describing what you’ve ... accomplished at work in a quantifiable way through writing numbers. Hiring managers want detail, not clichés...
Article Working in Norway Dec. 18 2020 -
Job Applications: Why Do You Seek Approval?
I’m teaching my CV/cover letter writing course tomorrow morning, and I already know what will go wrong ... somewhere into my instruction: Why do you … CV writing skills,english CV,international workplace,job search,job...
Article Working in Norway Oct. 22 2017 -
Your job search: How to show how smart you are?
Especially when you’re looking for a job. But just write about yourself in a simple, clear way when doing ... expressed a … business English,CV writing skills,cv writing tips,English writing skills,job search,job seeker...
Article Working in Norway Sept. 30 2019 -
The Most Common Mistake CV Writers Make
...mistake? Recently, a job-seeking engineer sent me their CV to proofread for grammatical and spelling mistakes ... data … engineers,cv writing,CV writing skills,cv writing tips,english CV,English writing skills,job search...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 29 2019 -
Can You Find the Mistake?
...weren’t as easy to spot, and … CV writing skills,cv writing tips,English writing skills,job search tips,job ... reminded of this challenge while editing a technical CV whose author had English as a second language. If...
Article Working in Norway Nov. 27 2019 -
How to Explain a [Hole/Gap] in Your CV
...in grammar school English … CV writing skills,cv writing tips,english CV,English language skills,job ... for that. Yet what stood out during last Monday’s CV/CL course in Bergen was the number of men and women...
Article Working in Norway Mar. 11 2018 -
LinkedIn: Tell the Truth (Please), Part Two
...good think before sitting down the next time to write about our own life and work experience in this one-page ... one-page stylized format. ‘It’ in this … CV writing skills,English language skills,foreign language,international...
Article Working in Norway Aug. 28 2017
