The Sandbag Times Issue No: 51

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Xxx Year Resolutions
This is the time of year when we look
back at the old year and see a new year
beckoning. Full of possibilities. I have
always told my clients that this is the
time of year when they need to look at
their CV. Give it a ‘spring clean’. Review
the content, decide what information is
still relevant [or not]. The task is not
onerous. Put the kettle on [those that
know me will be smiling at that comment]
and spend no more than 3 minutes
reviewing your CV with cold eyes.
Pen in hand, mug of tea in another.
Why you may be asking? It is important
to give your CV a ‘health check’. It is a
record of your work. [Present and past].
Mark on the CV skills you have learned
in the last 12 months, increased responsibilities
at work [promotions and so on],
CPD activities, new career highlights etc.
for job applications
but as a
‘marker’ of your
progress. It is a
record that you
use as an aidememoire
when
preparing for
Performance
Review Meetings,
promotion boards
and last and certainly
not least a
way of checking
salary levels.
I have saved my favourite saying for now.
New Year New You.
The 3 minutes you spend reviewing your
CV is the first step. Small steps at the
beginning of a longer journey.
I wish you all a very Happy and Peaceful
2019.
When you have done all of the above,
put the day’s date in the top left hand
corner and make a note to yourself to
update the CV, he first week of January.
If you don’t already do so, keep a paper
copy of your CVs on file. With the year
marked in red in the top right hand corner.
Inevitably they will in years ahead,
be viewed as a resource for meandering
down Memory Lane/Amnesia Ave.
Which is fine!
An updated CV is a resource. Not only
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