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How to explain employment gaps in your CV

How to explain employment gaps in your CV

Most of us take time off from work at some point in our careers. Maybe you took a year out to travel or to spend more time with your family. Or maybe you quit your most recent job because it wasn’t for you. This is perfectly acceptable, but unexplained employment gaps in your CV can result in recruiters passing on you as a potential employee. Despite this, if dealt with in the right way, employment gaps can actually play a positive role in your CV. But how do you achieve this? How do you explain these gaps in your CV...

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Should you pay someone to write your CV?

Should you pay someone to write your CV?

Here at CV Nation, we believe an effective CV is the ticket to securing the position you want. It’s the key that opens the door. But is it really necessary to pay someone to write your CV? Here, we list five key advantages to enlisting the services of a professional to write your CV. Five Key Benefits A Marketing Document That Works Your CV has one purpose: to sell you. If your CV looks a bit like a long list of what you’ve done, it’s probably not an effective marketing document. A genuine CV writing professional will know how to...

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