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Quality Overview - Quality is everything! 
At Winning CV, we simply believe that there is no point in doing a CV unless it is
done properly.
Put simply, our quality-assured process will almost certainly result in an interview-winning
CV.
As you can appreciate, it takes considerable time to review and analyse each candidate,
then to design, customise and present an effective CV. Winning CV normally sets
a two to four working day order completion period. This is not because we are
lazy. It is just that we construct your CV in stages to allow for periodic review
and improvement to be sure we are getting it right!
FREE CV - 2 - INTERVIEW REPORT
Believing in quality and our abilities to get people to interview, Winning CV also
includes a
FREE CV - 2 - INTERVIEW REPORT. This is
designed to help with the transition to interview.
Interview success is achieved when people understand their CV and translate
their capabilities within an interview context. The report helps job interview
preparation and adds considerable value by giving examples, substance and structure
to answers. It also builds up confidence for interview.
Application Form preview. 
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what goes into a Winning CV!
Stages In CV Construction
Stage 1: Reviewing CV content & personal objectives
ESTIMATED TIME: 15 - 20 minutes
- Reviewing completed WCV Application Form to glean an initial understanding of candidate.
- Looking a overall career objectives, background, skills / qualities, target roles, etc.
- 'Brainstroming' ideas, making important 'outline' notes.
Stage 2: Doing the 'groundwork'
ESTIMATED TIME: 60 - 90 minutes
- Getting the body of text onto the main CV. It can take time to type up and structure everything.
- Make it look like a CV - start working on wording, presentation, structure, layout, etc.
- Formatting headings - experience, education, skills & qualities, training & development, etc.
- Removing irrelevant information or aspects which do not add value to the application.
- Deciding which information can also be portrayed in the covering letter - key selling points.
Stage 3: Personal Profile - massively important!
ESTIMATED TIME: 60 - 90 minutes
- CRITICAL: This can be very complex and time-consuming (needs to knit the whole CV together!).
- Distinguishing people from others and marketing candidates effectively (first thing recruiters see!).
- Links together key experience(s), strengths & personal qualities with personal objectives.
- Helps to favourably position the candidate towards the vacancy or preferred career role.
- Important to make a good impression so recruiters will be persuaded to read on.
Stage 4: Fine tuning & attention to detail
ESTIMATED TIME: Up to 60 minutes
- Prioritising the most relevant areas of the CV (key selling points) and de-emphasising others.
- Re-wording, spelling & sentence construction (working on readability, conciseness & accuracy).
- Working on overall layout & 'micro-layout' (i.e. exact spacing, between words & headings, etc).
- Ensuring an effective layout, balance, the 'flow of words' when reading and overall impression, etc.
Stage 5: Covering Letters & CV -2 - INTERVIEW REPORT
ESTIMATED TIME: Up to 60 minutes
- FREE Covering Letters drawing out key experiences and key selling points from the main CV.
- Customising the covering letter to job vacancy and CV - ensuring it makes the right impression.
- FREE CV - 2 - INTERVIEW REPORT - highlights main strengths and examples to use at interview.
- Makes candidates aware of weaknesses and difficulties involved when constructing the CV.
Stage 6: Final Order Completion
ESTIMATED TIME: Variable
- Final quality checks - CV and covering letter drafts are sent back to customers for editing & feedback.
- Return of final CV, covering letter(s) & INTERVIEW REPORT - THE
ORDER IS NOW COMPLETED!
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