Kevin Peachey reports on the advice available for getting a potential employer's attention Employers receive an average of 60 applicants for every advertisement for a low-skilled job, and 20 for every ...

How important is your CV? In most sectors, it’s vital. Some organisations are moving to use more creative or digital platforms rather than a traditional CV, but these organisations are still in the ...

Your CV — as its full name, “curriculum vitae,” suggests — is the record of your academic life. But it’s also a passport through that life, and one you’ll have to show to gatekeepers over and over. If ...

Did you know that recruiters spend an average of just 7 seconds scanning a CV? With such a short window to make an impression, having a well-structured and visually appealing CV is crucial. Canva, a ...

If you’re on the hunt for a new job, you know the competition for available openings is tough, no matter what field you hope to enter. This means that when you’re applying for a position that seems to ...

Katie Shives is a PhD candidate in Microbiology at the University of Colorado. During her free time she writes about microbiology-related topics at kdshives.com and on Twitter @KDShives. Ashley ...

Complete honesty is not the best policy. In the UK, where we did the research, most universities award undergraduate degrees ...

Your CV enables you to be your own best advocate for annual evaluations, academic promotion and recognition as a faculty member. Along with letters from internal and ...