Bookboon, 2014. — 80 p. — ISBN 978-87-403-0727-6.This e-book received 6,500 downloads in its first launch month in 2014. It fundamentally realigns your approach to job hunting and differentiating yourself through the managerial CV to create executive impact.
You will create a compelling case for why you are the right person for the right role at the right time for the business. Additionally, you will be clear how you can create a multiplying value add benefit for your line manager, team and organisation.Aims of the e-book
Key questions asked
Introduction: When good isn’t good enough
Accelerated Learning
Online CV templates
The confidence paradox & how to build it
Breaking CV myths
Who to trust? Perceptions of CV advice
Questions to ask mentors & advisors
How to hunt
Onboarding (your first 100 days in the job)
A predictable crisis
Career switching: multiple changes?
Recruitment consultants
Become attractive to recruitment consultants by
Common errors
Market intelligence
Reading job descriptions
Competency categories
MindSet: Is yours?
Something is missing
Doing and being
Executive impact: Exercise
Getting to the core of the job
How much poison is in the chalice?
What kind of hero is expected?
What does a super hero look like?
Achievements: The components
What are competencies? And, how do you make use of them?
Too long?
Are competencies enough of a match to create a winning CV?
Competent and capable?
What are capabilities?
Capabilities & sector/function change cover letters
How to discover & express capabilities
Achievements: Interlocking components
Questions to consider when reviewing past achievements
The RHO model: Role, How & Outcome
Familiar models: STAR & CAR
Variations to RHO
Profile: The short story
What if my new profile feels odd?
Switching careers
Meeting the expected offer
Meeting the additional offer
Change, choice and principles
When not to use a CV
The painkiller introduction
When not to use your CV
Five common cover letter traps
Cover letter structure
Compelling?
Examples
Content of a cover letter
Motivation & network
‘How can you meet my needs?’
Aligned: A match made in heaven?
Instant credibility loss
Impact checklist
Application considerations
CV impact checklist: What messages are you giving out?
More questions?
Conclusion
Appendix examples
