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Old 26th Jan 2008, 20:56
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Nothing wrong with any advice so far.

Some points from the brief I got.

1. Don't use "I". Say "Managed a budget of £5m"

2. Don't bull****. The budget of £5m will include non-discretionary sums such as Pay over which you have virtually no control.

3. Don't say you were Responsible for the budget. You may well have been RESPONSIBLE but responsibility does not attest to effectiveness or efficiency.

So the "I" word and the "R" word are both out.

Create a CV 2-3 pages say. Write a one page job-specific CV for each application. In the CV say why you are the person best suited to that job with the best qualifications.

The tip about hand delivering the CV lead on to reconnaisance. It will give you the chance to see the company.

Finally, if you really must go to 2-sides ~

Girl applying for a job, at the bottom of the page where she had hobbies the last line read:

Rowed single handedly across the . . .

They turned the page to see that the next word was the:

Serpentine.

She got to interview.
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