Tips & Tricks

Writing a strong CV that will make you stand out from the crowd is a bit challenging. Let me give you my personal experience about writing my own CV; I struggled.

It seems like a maze. You don't know which path to take, which turn to make, and which tools to use. Searching for a job for the very first time can be an overwhelming experience.

A recruiter only looks at a CV for 6 to 8 seconds. In this course, you'll learn how to make sure your CV gets read for longer by highlighting your skills, experience, and unique strengths!

Never walk into a job interview unprepared.  But how exactly do you prepare when you don't know what to expect?!

You’re in an interview for your dream job, and the employer asks you to introduce yourself. Easy, right? Wait, you haven’t heard the catch, yet. You only have seven seconds to do so.

That moment when you try to have a career objective based on your goals and ambitions, but you don’t even know what you’re having for dinner tonight.

When they ask about your analytical skills, you know that you might need to re-evaluate what you claim to be competent at.

“I’ve applied everywhere, I seriously just want a job, I don’t care about anything else”, cried Rafa. I laughed at my friend’s desperation, but cringed at the idea of adopting the same approach.

A long time ago, in a land far away from the UAE, when I was a fresh graduate looking for my first real job, a friend of mine wrote his resume inside a pizza box.

Looking for a career change? Here’s what you need to know to write a great CV. Do you dread Mondays? Has your current nine-to-five job got you down in the dumps? 

Soft skills are the personal attributes you need to succeed in the workplace. These are often related to how you work with others—in other words, these are people skills. 

While it was once standard practice to include a CV picture, most employers no longer expect candidates to include this information with job applications.