Customer Feedback & Case Study: Long-Term Unemployed.

Resume Writing Case Study: Long-term Unemployed

This candidate was unemployed following redundancy for almost 12 months, with little success in gaining interviews. The candidate had a good CV, excellent credentials and showed potential for future career development. What was lacking was a targeted personal marketing document (CV), confidence in own abilities and an effective job hunting strategy. We wanted to create the right impression with recruiters by selling skills, qualities and experience in an effective way.

Significant Outcomes (exact details below):

1) Exceptional feedback and response from recuiters.
2) Job Interviews and lots of interest from recruitment consultants.
3) Confidence and better performance at interview (candidate achieved second interview).

Resume Writing: A BIG difference to employment prospects!

To create an effective personal marketing document and really market credentials, Winning CV assessed what was required and identified core areas to focus on (Pareto's 80:20 rule):

1) Created a fully bespoke personal marketing document (CV). CV was carefully written, positioned and customised to targeted job roles. A well-written and presented CV makes a big difference in terms of creating the right impression with recruiters and securing interviews.

2) Re-built confidence and re-motivated the candidate with an interview-winning CV. New CV clearly highlighted achievements, skills, qualities, expertise and experience, enabling recruiters to easily find the information they are looking for by telling them exactly what the candidate has done, what they are good at and evidence of suitability - 30 second CV scan!

3) Advised on and refined job hunting strategy by identifying key activities and behaviours to be adopted for a successful outcome. Identified networking and other useful strategies like putting together a document portfolio showing work examples, qualifications and recognition.

4) Enabled candidate to confidently target a wider number of employers. The original CV was too narrowly focused on construction companies. A well-written and carefully positioned CV enabled the candidate to target construction companies, large corporates and specialist health and safety consultants (widening scope to optimise chances of success).

5) Included FREE Career Mentoring Guide with the completed order. This gives a very
useful overview of the positive and proactive behaviours required for a successful career.

Feedback on CV performance from candidate

Resume Writing: A personalised marketing document (CV) that gets results...

'Just a little feedback to let you know how the CV you designed for me is performing.

I went to see a lady regarding interview techniques 3 weeks ago. She told be to bring along my
CV and she can review it for me. Whilst she was reading my CV she looked at me and said "wow" when she finished she told me it was the best CV she had ever seen and that she could not improve on it.

I am attending the second and final interview tomorrow for a Construction Health and Safety Advisor position and I know I would not have been invited to interview without the CV as the recruiter told me it was too late as they were already interviewing but I told him I'll send my
CV to him anyway for any future positions. 1 hour later he told me I had an interview that Monday.

I sent the CV to a large construction company hoping they may want someone in the future. that was 2 days ago. Today I received a phone call from them asking me to meet them for interview on Tuesday. This company did not advertise for a H&S Advisor, but after thay saw my CV they wanted me in their organisation. I applied for a position a couple of weeks ago but unfortunately I was too late and the position had already been filled however, the senior recruiter asked to meet with me the following day after viewing my CV.

I rang a recruiter a few days ago asking for a certain lady but I was told that she was not available. I tried ringing her 4 times in one day until I finally gave up and asked for her e-mail address. I sent a copy of my CV to her and within 10 minutes, as if by magic, she was ringing me looking to meet up and register with them.

I was registering with a recruiter yesterday. As we were discussing prospects he took a copy of my CV out of his folder and said "I love your CV, I just love this CV"

These are just a few examples of how the CV has been performing. I have been out of work since [almost a year] with no luck but now I have to decide which positions I want. I
knew I would receive a sudden interest but I never imagined it would be like this.

I know you spent a lot of time and effort on my CV and I know that other CV writers would not have spent so much effort for such little reward.

Thanks again [name] for all your efforts and I will definitely spread the word. My partner has just completed her Masters Degree and will be contacting you in a couple of months time for a rewrite of her CV.

Once I get a job I'll be sending you a bottle of the good strong stuff! Thanks again [name] and keep up the good work!' (Candidate name withheld for privacy reasons).