Source: The Times On-line,  2010 Get the right experience “The world from which non-executives have been drawn has tended to focus on people who are already on boards, particularly those in executive positions,” Dr Roger Barker, the head of corporate governance at the Institute of Directors, said. Candidates need a good record and considerable experience …

As a ‘head-hunter’ with over 15 years experience in both providing CV writing services for executives, and  placing them into board level positions, I understand that once you have received a job offer, the negotiations have only just begun and a careful choice needs to be made on your part. Today’s marketplace is far less …

In today’s job market, jobseekers at all levels and especially senior level executives must not underestimate the importance of having a strong, professional Curriculum Vitae. As the Partner of a successful executive level recruitment and professional CV writing firm for 15 years, I have found that this is the key to beating the competition and …

Always: Open your CV with a brief Personal Profile, be succinct and positive, busy employers/recruiters will make a decision in seconds. Use a high impact format, preferably with your name in capitals or on colour to ensure that you get noticed Use clean and easily legible typefaces, such as Arial, Arial Narrow or Tahoma. Start …

Source: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), April 21 2010 The unemployment rate stands at 8.0% – up 0.1% over the quarter and the highest rate since September 1996. 28.82 million people were in work in the period December to February according to the labour force survey (LFS). The number of people employed was …