The Importance Of Writing Your Curriculum Vitae

August 16, 2007 on 5:55 pm | In Resume | No Comments

It is very important to be able to write one’s CV or Curriculum Vitae because it is one of the things that will give your prospective employers an idea of how you were able to spend your life. It includes a life history, your various professional and educational achievements, your skills and abilities and if you have been working for quite some time now, your job history. All of these are very important for the professional simply because it is one of the primary tools that potential employers could use to gauge whether you will be the perfect fit for them or not.

In essence, it is a marketing tool. One in which you can use to promote yourself. One could liken a CV to a brochure where it lists all of the benefits of a particular service. The one providing the service in this case is yourself and the service being referred to here are your time, skills and abilities. Whenever you are writing your CV, try your best to look at it from an employer’s perspective. Naturally, employers would like to be able to look at an individual that stands out from the competition or the other candidates. Would the manager notice your accomplishments enough to merit you a position in their company? Would the manager want to talk to you regarding a possible job because of what you’ve written there? You need to be asking questions such as this whenever you’re writing your Curriculum Vitae because it’s attention to little details like these that will enable you to create a job-landing document.

One should also remember that you need to learn the art of networking and interviewing whenever you are hunting for a job. Your CV is just the first stone you have to step on in order to finally cross the whole job-hunting pond. However, even though it is just one of the stepping stones that you have to cross, it is probably the most valuable since it is somewhat your ticket to the rest of the other steps in the process. When eventually go up the ladder of the application process and get to the interview, then you have the opportunity to expand what is written on your CV.

So include your job descriptions which you have been able to work with before and all of the performance reviews which you have been given by your previous supervisors. Compile all of your educational transcripts as well as the seminars and the conferences that you’ve attended since high school and take note of the references that you put in your CV. All of these information will be very vital to the making of your Curriculum Vitae. All of the things that you will be putting inside will be very integral when it comes to creating the perfect attractive curriculum vitae. Everything that you will be doing that is relevant to your education and learning should be included. So start typing up that CV and start hoping for the best!

Rejecting A Job Offer

August 8, 2007 on 12:05 pm | In Resume | No Comments

There will be times in your life that you simply will not be able to accept a job for many various reasons. There will be other times that you will definitely not like the compensation package of a certain employer or maybe you were able to get to know the different things that the organization does when you were able to get that interview. No matter what your reason is, it is perfectly okay for you to reject a job offer on the basis that it is simply not what you are looking for at the present time. So how exactly do you say what you want to say to a company without being too cocky about it? Here are some sample rejection letters that you can use as templates.

Alyssa White
11 Delaware Drive
Hatfield, PA 08065

Date (indicate date)

Dear Mrs. White,

I sincerely thank you for offering me the chance to work at Silver Rush Inc. Unfortunately, I would like to inform you that I will not be accepting the position you offered as it does not fit the path I am undergoing in order to achieve my present career goals.

Once again, I would like to express my deepest gratitude for the offer and my sincerest regrets that it did not work out. Please know that you have my best wishes in finding someone suitable for the position.

Signature

Steve Blake

The rejection letter above is one of the few sample templates that you can use if the job that was offered to you simple does not fit into your current plans. If you don’t think you’re a good fit for the job or if you think that you’ll be better off taking a different career path, then this is one of the few examples that you can use.

Alyssa White
11 Delaware Drive
Hatfield, PA 08065

Date (indicate date)

Dear Mrs. White,

I would just like to sincerely thank you very much for offering me the position of Advertising Manager with Happy Industries. It was a difficult decision to make, but, I have accepted a position with another company which I believe will be able to cater to my present needs in my career path.

I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to interview me and to share information on the opportunity and your company.

Again, thank you for your consideration.

Signature

Steve Blake

The rejection letter above is a sample letter that you can use if you have already accepted a position that was offered to you by a different company. At first, you might be tempted to  simply not mind the other company who is offering you a position but as a cordial gesture to the corporation, you would need to inform them of your current status as a professional for them to have closure should they be willing to continually pursue you and it will serve as a good thing they can look back upon. The company you are sending a letter to will know that you are a sincere individual and you might simply need the goodwill of a company in the future. No matter what, sincerity and honesty is the key to generating a good track record—even if it may not be in the company you choose.