Welcome to the blog of the giga-cv app. Writing an effective CV is the first step to success in your job search. Without any advice or rules, it is a difficult exercise.
The cover letter that accompanies your CV, should tempt your potential employer to meet you and its contents should generate interest.
Let’s be clear: the CV and the cover letter are nothing less than your promotional tools to convince a recruiter to offer you an interview. So put the odds on your side and produce a file for a perfect application.This blog has a lot of items to transform these documents into a sesame for your next job.
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12 Golden rules : check-list for an efficient CV
Here is a check-list of the major topics for an efficient CV. Content all information on my CV is up to date, all elements are true and can...
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Creative or original CV : good practice?
Having an original or creative CV, is it an advantage or a disadvantage? Should you be noticed to get a job? Depending on the position you are seeking,...
Frequently asked questions about giga-cv App
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How to make your Resume/CV with your iPhone, iPad or Android device
To easily write your Applications including your CV and a cover letter, there is an app. that will save you time. After entering the relevant information in the...
Make your CV : helpful writing tips
As long as you know the rules – unwritten – the exercise of writing a CV is not a complicated task. By definition, your CV is a comprehensive...
Make your Job Posting Searchable : the Importance of Key Words
Applications tracking software applications, optimized CV management, recruitment software: the market is full of programs developed for recruiters to optimize all phases and tasks related to recruitment. Set...
Managing and explaining gaps in one’s CV
If life was a long quiet river, the problematic of the gaps in the CV would have a minor importance. Whether it is unemployment, parental leave, sabbatical or...
Mini-cv : brief summary of the CV
With the “calling card” format, you can also decline your CV in a more minimalist form: the mini-cv. Advocated for direct meetings with potential employers, such as during...
Remember Me? How to Follow up after sending a CV
Sending out your CV … and then? The job search is a job in itself and as such commands a disciplined organisation. You do not send CV’s as...
Sample of a beginner’s CV
You are looking for an internship, some training or a first job, here are our tips for preparing your CV. For a beginner’s CV, on the structure side...
Sending your application by e-mail
Sending your application by e-mail has become common, given the flexibility offered by electronic mail. Some practical facts should be taken into consideration in order to avoid annoying...
Writing a successful internship report – part 1
A rite of passage for the majority of students, the internship also enables the happiness to create its first publications. The internship report must relate the professional experience...
Writing a successful internship report – part 2
This is the second of a two part series. Read part 1 here. The thanks This part allows you to send your thanks to the people who have...
Writing your CV when you don’t have a diploma
To succeed in your professional life without a diploma is possible. See Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and even Steve Jobs, they revolutionized our times and yet, they did...