Resume/CV & Job Applications
Begin Your Journey
- Is your resume/CV out of date, in an old style with most responsibilities and few achievements?
- Has your resume been unsuccessful in getting you interviews?
- Have you been in your role for a long time and need a change, but don't have an up to date resume/CV and don't know where to start?
It sounds like you would benefit from some professional help with your resume and we can help you. We offer resume, cover letter and selection criteria writing services, where we work collaboratively with you to get the best results.
Here are the individual services we offer. Please note that if need more than one service you will find it more cost effective to bundle them in one of our Career Transition programs.
Resume / CV Writing
A study in 2012 showed that recruiters and hiring managers on average spend just 6 seconds reviewing your resume!
You have a very short time to stand out and get into the interview list and not the discard pile.
We have a proven competency-based resume structure that beats 90-95% of job seekers and delivers results.
Our resumes and cover letters in particular have received international acclaim and contain winning elements that at least 90% of job applications lack.
- With our unique resume writing approach, we:
- Create a personalised Resume/CV which reflects you, your skills and how you add value through quantified achievements.
- Don’t write your resume for you, we write it with you helping you to draw out and quantify achievements you didn’t know you had, as we are often told.
- Help you identify, draw out and quantify competency-based achievements you didn't know you had and show your true value.
- Create a Master resume for you first and show you how to tailor it to 3 or 4 pages for specific roles.
- Set the scene to get the roles you want, demonstrate your worth, negotiate better pay and conditions.
- Benefits of this Service:
- Increase your confidence in yourself by showing you how much value you offer and what you’re worth.
- Have a great resume that underpins the whole job-hunting process and makes it easier to answer competency-based interview questions.
- Have a resume/CV that gets the recruiter or hiring manager's attention in 6 second so you stand out amongst hundreds of others to get interviewed.
- Learn an approach that will change the way you write resumes forever, how you present your achievements and even how you view your role from now on.
- *Please be aware that we cannot guarantee you will be interviewed or offered a role, because we cannot control your competition, the market or potential employer’s decisions.
- We can ensure that your resume/CV will be much better, with more quantified achievements, which will help you to feel more confident, and put forward your best possible application.
Cover Letter Writing
Cover letters are an essential part of applying directly with an employer. They have to be specifically tailored and can make or break whether you get an interview.
We know most people struggle with cover letters, we hear this a lot – so let us take the pain out for you.
Our 1-page cover letter has been hailed by recruiters and hiring managers alike as the best they have seen.
It was even selected in the top 20 cover letters during a US cover letter competition amongst MBA students.
- We help you to create a proven 1-page cover letter that:
- Covers everything the hiring manager asks for and shows your key achievements.
- Has an easy-to-read format that is easy to replicate.
- Ensures you stand out amongst a sea of job applicants.
- Will make an interviewer want to meet with you.
- Benefits of this service:
- A cover letter that demonstrates your personal brand value with an overview of your career that will make employers want to interview you.
- Have a cover letter that meets all the employer’s criteria and makes you stand out so that you get interviewed.
- Once we teach you the secret you can save time and easily create cover letters that get results.
- *Please be aware we cannot guarantee you will be interviewed or offered a role, as we cannot control your competition, the market or employer’s decisions.
- We can ensure that you will feel more confident, and put forward your best possible application.
Key Selection Criteria
If you’re applying for a public sector role and need to complete a key selection criteria, you must do this in a very specific way.
- We help you create key selection criteria structured in the way public sector employers require that:
- Provides examples demonstrating your competencies and showcasing your key achievements.
- Will ensure you stand out amongst applicants.
- Benefits of this service:
- Save time creating quantified key selection criteria.
- These selection criteria will make it easier to answer your behavioural interview questions.