CV & Cover Letter Review...Only For People Who Seriously Want a Winning Resume

Hi Peeps,

I was at Carl's Junior at Mid Valley the other day talking to a friend who was leaving her present company. And that's how we got talking about CVs (resumes) and how important it is to keep them updated and to have them written "as a sales and marketing" piece -- to make it really "sell" you.

I'm no trained HR expert but Words Wizards has done about 20 personalised cover letters and resumes since 2006. I don't really want to brag or make promises or guarantees. But EVERY ONE of our clients secured a job within 1 month except for one who took three months (that was because he was shifting industry and relocating to Singapore).

I also wrote lots of career oriented articles for a Singapore magazine, called Career Central (the only Malaysian contributor on the Singaporean team). I don't do it anymore as we began strategising the business towards advertising and marketing work and I wanted to focus on new areas. It was time to move from magazine writing.

Following are some links of my Career Central writing days:

http://community.jobscentral.com.sg/taxonomy/term/66
http://community.jobscentral.com.sg/taxonomy/term/110
http://www.youth.sg/content/category/104/91/

Anyway, we still get so many requests for this service, but we only choose to work with a select few as we want people who are serious (know what they want, where they want to go in their career and really appreciate the professional, personalised crafting of their resume).

Back to the topic...

Now, we're not talking about fabricating stuff in your CV; what we call, "puffing up the resume". What I mean is actually beefing it up and making it standout as an individual piece of work to sell that individual to employers. We're looking at sitting down with you, chatting with you on your career goals, what kind of industry do you want to be in, your qualifications, experiences and skills, your personality, etc and then putting it all together so you have a winning CV that gives you an edge from the competition.

And I think you know competition. In today's job market and economy, your resume is competing with piles of others. So what are you going to do about it?

Anyway...after speaking to my friend, I realised that Words Wizards can help lots of people (perhaps you if you want to take up this offer).

For two mornings, we're providing a FREE review of your CV. We'll look at it, give you some ideas (which is unique to you) to make it much better. Be prepared for a barrage of questions as we give you a whole 45 minutes to a hour dedicated to you and your resume.

More so like if you need to spruce up your resume as you really, really need to apply for a job like in 2-3 days time. Then you should be talking to us. If the need is urgent, this could make the difference between no answer and calls for interviews.

This is FREE, non-obligatory and you don't have to get us to actually enhance the CV for you. There is no charge as we share the insights with you.

The Catch? (You were expecting one so I'm going to give it to you).

Spaces are limited. so is my time. I will only be doing this for two Saturday mornings. So I can probably only take about 5 people per session.

Those interested, please respond to me via my facebook group, drop me a message, post a comment up here or just email me at josh@wordswizards.com. You can also email my colleague: marina@wordswizards.com.


In the meantime, just to give you an idea of what will happen when you see us, here are some things to consider when next doing up your resume. And these are not the usual general tips you can download from the Internet (i.e. make sure the resume is neat, no typos, have all your skills inside, etc).

I am talking about stuff like:

1. Does your resume sell the personal brand which is you? Does it somehow have a unique voice (this is normally achieved when you include a customised cover letter
which can make a world of difference)?

2. What key points do you want to sell most in relation to the industry or position you're applying for? Your experience or qualifications?

3. How can use personal quotes and mottos in the CV to add a personalised difference and to show the value you bring to the organisation?

4. What questions you can answer in your resume that you'll probably have to answer if you were called for an interview?

Just think about this for now and when we meet, we'll discuss them further for your benefit.

Cheers!

Josh

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