Your CV Speaks Before You Do

by | Oct 31, 2023 | General | 0 comments

If you had a very important meeting that was a key defining  moment in your life.

Imagine you were to present a pitch to bid for a large work contract.

You found out at the very last minute that you could not attend in person due to personal circumstances outside your control.

Your clients are very understanding and ask you to send in your pitch via email with a written description of why you are the best person to be awarded the contract.

What would you do to ensure you won the contract?

Would you send an email with no subject?

Would you send an email with no content but just an attachment?

Would you forward the same bid documents you used for another client?

Will you copy a friend’s bid document and change just your name?

Would you ignore the bid structure, ignoring spelling and grammatical errors?

Will you ignore the bid qualification  instructions?

If you answered No to most or all of these questions then consider the Pitch to be your CV. Your CV (and these days your linkedin profile) is your pitch document for your dream job.

Before there is any chance to meet you in person, most employers have already met your CV. So why do you pay so little attention to it, your Chief representative?

Your CV is You! It is that representation that you send ahead of you before very important meetings like interviews that can change the course of your career life.

Please pay attention to the impression you are creating via your CV.

Dust out your CV, look at it. Ask yourself, Is this me? Am I proud of this representation of me? If in doubt, please review it till you are proud to say this is the best version of me!

Your thoughts?

PS: CV is not just for job seekers. It is for senior executiives seeking board level positions, post graduate and senior executive programme applications, consultants and anyone who is proactive about their career trajectory.

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