How to use this book

There’s no doubt about it; this book covers a lot of ground.

However, I appreciate that you may well need to send your CV off later today and simply might not have the time to read everything. I have therefore provided a ‘fast track’ below by listing the top 15 questions that people ask when writing a CV. This should help you to quickly and easily answer the vast majority of the points that are troubling you.

Once you’ve found the answers to your questions, before finishing off your CV, do make sure you spare five minutes to read Part 9, My five top tips to make your CV stand out. If you only had time to read two pages of The CV Book, these are the pages I would most like you to have taken the time to read. They encapsulate ...

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