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CV Street - Military personnel - Tips on writing your
CV
Everyone's talking about "key words and key skills." I index these
under a category of "Areas of Expertise." Conducting a job search is
like marketing and selling a product, with YOU as the product.
The best way to market yourself is to go
through this sales sequence.
(1) In sales you have
the "Features and Benefits"
of the service or product provided. When
selling yourself these can be communicated as your
"Skills and
Achievements".
Ex-military personnel can offer a great
deal of experience and dedication to prospective commercial
employers. Yet their abilities are often overlooked,
because , they may not be able to understand
the skill gained throughout your career,
because recruiters feels that the language
used or "buzz words" do not
match. If the recruiter is forced to
decipher too much information or jargon, he or she may be unable to
see the experience they
seek. With analysis and innovation,
people can easily make the transition from
military to civilian careers and
effectively position themselves as worthy
candidates.
The first step for the transition is for the
applicant to understand his or her skills and abilities,
and how those abilities relate to
their intended job target / business
or industry. These can be indexed on the
front page of the CV for IMPACT anything from Leadership, Human
Resources, to Policy-making and Strategic Planning, Financial
Planning, Operations Management, Purchasing, Systems Administration
and Support.
Survival of the Fittest.
Creating the "Civilian" CV. As with any other specialized field,
military applicants need not only to prepare their CV and cover
letter in "lay terms" but also to strategize how they will "fit in",
marketing themselves throughout the hiring
process with the focus on the professional capabilities the
benefits the applicant will bring to the
company or organization.
CV
Presentation:
Your CV's visual presentation is as critical as
the content. Readers should be immediately impressed with the
appearance, content and targeting. The
applicant should use the language and industry terms specific to the
chosen industry and profession. This MUST
be your self-marketing too
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