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Ever tempted to rehash your five-year- or decade-old CV? This week, Lis outlines why your old CV can't and won't reflect your here and now, and why you owe it to yourself to rip it up and start again.

Should you list referees on your CV? Or perhaps write 'references available on request'? Tune in to this week's podcast to find out!

This week's podcast looks at why you should (and how you can) add multimedia elements to your LinkedIn profile.

  When writing your CV, sometimes the hardest thing can be knowing where to start. You can stare at a blank Word document for what seems like eternity, devoid of ideas that will turn the shiny white backdrop into a stunning presentation of your credentials and capabilities.   Sound familiar? Don’t worry, help is at hand. I’m going to share nine helpful and potentially overlooked sources of information that can kick-start content creation, setting you on track to achieve a full and compelling CV in no time at all.  

You may well have spent hours crafting your CV, but it can make or break your application within just 8.8 seconds. This week's podcast looks at what else can be achieved in under nine seconds, giving you context for this fleeting timespan. Can your CV win over the reader in this time?

Tune in to discover the five factors which are preventing you from writing a great CV, and discover how to overcome them.

Get your spelling and grammar right and you’ll take a huge step towards securing that all-important interview for your next job. Listen in to learn some grammar tips guaranteed to uplevel your CV. Links: This article on the Cult of Pedagogy website explains why two spaces after a full stop used to be the norm, but are no longer best practice. Check out these rules on the capitalisation of job titles. Here are some observations on the Oxford comma.

The once popular term ‘team player’ is now seen as a hackneyed cliché that you should avoid at all costs when writing your CV. Despite this, the sentiment it represents – in essence ‘an ability to work effectively with others to achieve common goals’ – is as important as it ever was. Recruiters want to see that you are able to communicate with colleagues in a variety of contexts, and that you have the desirable interpersonal skills needed to link up with others and harness the power of your combined skills and experience. This paradox can cause some head-scratching when writing your CV.  So, how should you use your CV to show that you are a team player, without actually saying you are one? Read the full transcript here.

Lis McGuire shares practical tools to help you get clear on your career goals and define your next move, BEFORE you start writing your CV.

  You’ve written a fantastic CV and covering letter, your LinkedIn profile is up-to-date and fully optimised to reflect your current job search, your approach is focused and targeted, and yet you’re still not getting invited to interview.    Sound familiar? Believe it or not, your email address could be talking you out of a job. Why? Listen in to the big three reasons on this week's podcast.  

Is your money mindset sabotaging your CV?  Last week, I spent an incredible day learning about money mindset with the fabulous Denise Duffield-Thomas.  Having opened my mind to changing my money beliefs, I wanted to share some thoughts on how our money mindset can limit our opportunities, especially on our CVs. 

Listen in to this week's podcast to discover the secrets of managing LinkedIn endorsements in line with your career goals.

When you CTRL ALT DEL your computer, it’s usually because something just isn’t working and you need to shut down the offending task so that you can get back to business as usual. Do you ever wish you could CTRL ALT DEL your career? You’re not alone. Sometimes we hit a point where we feel frozen – the human equivalent of ‘Not responding’ – or a particular aspect of our job stops running smoothly. If your career is suddenly at a standstill or you want to find a direction that’s a better fit, then it’s time to press CTRL ALT DEL and reboot your professional operating system. This week's podcast mentions Giraffe CVs' free CV review service. 

Nature teaches some of the best lessons.  Tune in to discover what you can learn from the giraffe which can be applied to writing your CV. 

This week, the CV Confidence Coach outlines some handy dos and don'ts of presenting dates on your CV.

The CV Confidence Coach talks through a graduate CV as submitted for a free CV review, and actions subsequently taken to improve it.

Ever wondered about the best choice for your CV file name?  This week's CV Confidence Coach podcast has the answers!

  This week, The CV Confidence Coach shares 15 top tips on how to optimise your internship.  

As we plan our New Year celebrations, reflecting on the highs and lows of 2014 and looking forward to the year ahead of us, let’s briefly reflect on the nine career resolutions we should all aim to keep in 2015. Click here to read my blog on the same subject, this features links to relevant posts mentioned in the podcast. Happy new year!

Just like Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, you will be visited by three spirits in this podcast, each with their own personal insight to share on your career past, future, and yet to come. If you enjoy this, you may also like to read my blog on the same subject.