MEDIA CV - JOURNALIST CV- EDITOR CV – JOURNALISM CV

 A good question; isn’t communication what these professions are all about? The reality is that however good a writer or communicator the candidate is, it’s highly likely that they have little or no direct experience in writing and formatting a modern, professional Media or Journalism CV. Professionally produced CVs do not follow “report-writing” or “article-writing” rules or guidelines although they share a very similar aim; to get a hard hitting and dynamic message heard by its target audience and produce the desired response. In this instance, the “message”, if delivered correctly, is that the recruiter has an opportunity to interview an outstanding candidate. Done incorrectly, it’s a clear message that the recruiter should quickly pass onto more suitable candidates.



Media CV & Journalism CV – meeting the recruiter’s high expectations.

 


The “downside” of these two sectors is that recruiters do indeed have very high expectations of the CVs that they receive from candidates as usually, they are well educated and well remunerated individuals who should either be in a position to write a good CV or more likely, commission a professional to produce one their behalf.  This means that candidates who submit the highest quality CVs will have a tremendous advantage over their counterparts who submit lesser ones. CV writing, like many professions, is quite easy to do reasonably well but extremely difficult to do exceptionally well. An exceptionally well written CV will prove to be the key to opening the door for that next great opportunity.

 

Media CV & Journalism CV


Thinking of choosing us to write an outstanding PROFESSIONAL CV for you? – Here are a few things to help you decide if SUCCESSFUL CV WRITING can provide the outstanding CV that you need to secure that next great position.


1) How we BEGIN to understand YOUR requirements

We are dedicated to providing you with the very best professionally written CV, irrespective of price. A vital part of the CV Writing process is for us to fully understand the key information that is often overlooked or omitted from client’s CVs. We have worked with HR Industry Professionals to devise a Questionnaire that we provide via download to you as part of our “Full CV Writing Service”. The Questionnaire will guide you to supply key, accurate and vital data that we will carefully use to produce a CV for you that will really set you apart from other candidates. It also makes us aware of potential “barriers to success” that clients have identified - these could include: a lack of direct experience, qualification requirements and much more. Our clients tell us that this downloadable questionnaire enables them to complete the form in a relaxed manner and at a time of their choosing, unlike the “telephone interview” that some CV Writing Services insist on carrying out and is often found by clients to be an uncomfortable and stressful process that still does not identify key and accurate data.

Along with the completed questionnaire, we also ask you to forward:

  1. Your current CV (if you have not already done so)
  1. Links to typical targeted positions. This is particularly important as these job specifications contain very valuable clues that are vital to address within the CV. Also, we often research targeted companies to develop a deeper understanding of what key attributes an idea candidate would have.

 


2) How we CONFIRM that our understanding of YOUR requirements is complete.


As mentioned already, for very good reasons we do not initially conduct an overbearing telephone “interview” at the outset. However, once we have all of the documents that we have detailed, we have the opportunity via phone or email to confirm or request additional information and we do not restrict or limit the time that we spend doing this – it’s vital to get it right and we are determined to provide our clients with an outstanding CV. The return of the completed questionnaire to us sets the “writing clock” ticking and we commit to providing a draft copy within 5 full working days from the return date.

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