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CV writing tips for the 40+ |
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CV writing tips for the 40+ |
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Key strengths to use in your CV
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Skill = What you do. Quality = how you go about doing your skill. Pick the top three skills and the top three qualities. This is very important when writing a CV. Choosing the correct skills are very important other wise you are not going to get past the paper shift. The qualities are the icing on the cake. What do these qualities say about you. How do these qualities align with the new job you are applying for Be aware that you may have a high level skill from your old occupation but you have a low level of interest in that skill. You do not want to spend your time doing that skill in your new job. You may be good at accounts but doing accounts may not interest you. You may have the skill but you don’t want to do it, do not put it in your CV. Choose a high level skill that you are interested in and want to use in your new job. If you like talking to people and you are an articulate communicator. Concentrate on your four strengths. Problem solving, medical skills, team working, flexibility, IT skills, able to work on your own unsupervised, teaching, reliable, punctuality, risk assessment, patience, planning, report writing skills, interviewing skills, investigation, empathy, self discipline. Pitch yourself at the right level Do not add words like honest or hard working on a CV. It should be obvious. Print out the following lists of skills. Add new ones that you possess. Tick the skills where you feel you have a higher than average ability. Then go back over the same list and tick the skills you have an interest in. Higher than average ability + higher than average interest = a key strength |
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There is a difference between skills and strengths. Differentiate between your top three skills and top three qualities. A strength is when you have a higher than average ability. 
