New job opportunities are available at this time of year. Prepare for a big change! Many people spend their Christmas break planning a career change. Take advantage of this. Spend the next few weeks sending your CV to companies you’re interested in. Even if they don’t have a listed vacancy, there may still be something available.

In the video I used the example of a car. If you buy a BMW, but that car has had all the original parts replaced with off-brand alternatives, is it still going to perform like the original vehicle?Sadly, as my ex-boyfriend found out, no.

Need to change your life? Trying to figure out how to do it? I have a great tip for you this Tuesday! So many clients come to me with dreams of starting a new chapter of their life overseas. The trouble comes when they’re also wrestling with the urge to change careers. Which dream should take priority? Here’s what you need to do…

This week it’s Shane’s Feedback on Friday. As you can see below, he was delighted with the results of his CV rewrite. So much so that he wrote me a lovely message. He managed to bag a new job within three weeks of sending out his new CV! Good on ya, Shane! I’m eternally grateful for the kind words of my happy customers. It always puts a smile on my face, so I thought I’d share it with you, too.

How do you write your first CV, if you’ve got no work experience? Has this question been bugging you for a while? Me, too. Now you have the answer! This book will teach you to create your perfect first CV, even when you’ve had no work experience.

Decorate your body, not your CV! Your CV is not a work of art and should not be decorated. That means no illustrations, no fancy borders. Keep the coloured ink away. Stick to black and white only. Basically, no fussy stuff that will confuse CV scanning software, or make your potential employer cringe as they put your CV into the ‘no’ pile (before even reading it).

I was honoured to be invited to talk on SABC News about the rise in South African emigration, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. In my thirteen years of writing CVs I’ve seen a consistent rise in people looking to start a new life overseas. This is especially true of South Africans.

Many people think that all they need to do to immigrate to a new country is ‘find a job.’ However, relocating to a new country like Canada requires far more than just securing employment. Although there are various options that can be used to immigrate, be forewarned that they all require you to put in a significant amount of time and effort to achieve.

Julia commissioned the services of a CV writer from her home country but still had zero responses when applying. Then she saw my advert on Facebook and contacted me for a CV re-write. This changed everything!

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When applying for a job, you are given about one minute of their time, if you’re lucky. CVs get perused, they don’t get studied in depth, so we have to present them with your relevant skills and  qualifications very clearly and quickly.