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Forward Ladies
Life after Redundancy:CVs
by Fluid
March 2010
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Contents3-4 Introduction to Fluid5-6 Size is not everything 7-8 Personal information9-11 What to include, what to leave out12-13 Order, order….14-15 In a previous life16-17 Devil’s in the detail18-19 Microsoft Word20-22 What’s the format?23-24 Covering letters25-26 Application forms27-29 Speculative approaches30-31 Referees32-34 Next steps, conclusion and
questions
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Introduction to Fluid
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Introduction to Fluid
• Fluid Consulting Limited (Fluid) is a specialist human resources consultancy headed by Tim Holden MCIPD
• 10 years in banking• 10 years in Human Resources consultancy• Fluid trading since 2006• Forward Ladies events since 2007• The core services provided by Fluid are:
- Attraction & Selection- Retention- Remuneration & Reward - Outplacement- Training & HR consultancy
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Size is not everything
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Size is not everything
• Number of pages
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Personal information
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Personal information
• Contact details• Being contacted at inconvenient
times• Bottom rather than top
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What to include, what to leave out
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What to include, what to leave out (1 of 2)
• Date of birth• Disabilities and other difficult issues• Family• Gender
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What to include, what to leave out (2 of 2)
• Interests outside work• Marital status• Pets• Photos
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Order, order….
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Order, order…. • Heading• Name and personal profile• Experience and scale indicators• Achievements• Career history in reverse
chronological order• Education and qualifications• Contact details and further
information
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In a previous life
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In a previous life
• Last five years• Prior to the last five years
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Devil’s in the detail
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Devil’s in the detail
• Capital letters• Fonts and font size• Numbers• Spell check and grammar• Third party to look over
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Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Word
• Search under Templates for “resume”
• 64 examples to choose from• ‘Functional’ resume with page border• http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/tem
plates/CT101448941033.aspx• If older than Word 2007 use
Contemporary resume
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What’s the format ?
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What’s the format ? (1 of 2)
• Post vs. email• Hand written vs. typed• Word vs. PDF• Videos• Personal delivery
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What’s the format ? (2 of 2)
• Coloured paper• Quality of paper• Binders• Standing out from the crowd
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Covering letters
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Covering letters
• Length• Content• Tailor for the job • Signed with a nice pen
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Application forms
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Application forms
• Online• Paper• Diversity and discrimination• Increase in popularity
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Speculative approaches
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Speculative approaches (1 of 2)
• Named contacts• Networking• Research• Online• Email then telephone
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Speculative approaches (2 of 2)
• Reducing costs• Making money• Saving time• Improving productivity• Power words
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Referees
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Referees
• When to provide them• Contacting beforehand• Details to submit
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Next steps, conclusion, questions
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Next steps, conclusion, questions (1 of 2)
• Personal CV service (set appointment times) based on Microsoft ‘Functional’ resume with page border
• Thursday April 8 and Tuesday 13 April
• Tim Holden, Managing Director, Fluid• [email protected]
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Next steps, conclusion, questions (2 of 2)
• Conclusion• Questions
