Start getting the job interviews you really want! By WriteMark

Do you see adverts for jobs and think "I could do that!" But ... do you struggle to produce a clearly-written and compelling application form? For just £15 you can take advantage of my expertise and experience to help you write an impressive supporting statement which could secure you an all-important job interview! Also, professionally-written bespoke CVs that will stand out from the rest and help promote yourself to potential employers - just £30. Call Mark on 07867 878338 or email writemark@hotmail.co.uk to find out more.

Application form service

The most crucial part of an application form is the personal or supporting statement that you must complete in order to persuade the reader that you are the best person for the job, but many people find it hard to approach this bit with any confidence. The key element here is to use the job and/or person specification to make sure that you include the right things in the statement. However, these specifications are often lengthy, detailed and quite daunting items that can be a real stumbling block for people who simply don't know where to begin or don't have much confidence in their ability to write in a coherent and compelling way.

Between us, we can work out exactly which of your skills and experiences are relevant to the specifications and how they can be used to best effect in the statement. We then need to get this down on paper in a professional and cliché-free style that will convince the reader to offer you an interview.

Curriculum Vitae service

Not many people are good at blowing their own trumpet. Those few individuals who do have the confidence to shout their qualities from the rooftops are often branded as 'arrogant'. But one thing is for sure - confident people invariably do well in life. A CV provides you with the opportunity to tell the world about your strengths and talents, and is a means by which you can promote yourself to prospective employers. Unfortunately, many people have a CV which fails to make the most of this opportunity, even if it's been written for them by an 'expert'.

Why do many CVs not work properly?

It has been said that the average CV spends only 7 seconds in front of an employer; the idea that busy employers often scan documents is undeniable, and this means that you can't afford to have a CV that doesn't look good at the first glance. You have probably heard the saying 'first impressions count'. This is so true for CVs. It can be a fine line between creating a negative or positive impression in the reader's mind. No matter how fair-minded a prospective employer may be, a badly-written CV can still impose subconscious interpretations in their brain and form a negative impression of the applicant without the employer even realising it.

One of the easiest ways to turn the reader off is to send them a CV that is too long or provides too much detail; your CV is not intended to be a resumé of every single duty in every job you've ever had. Flagging up skills or experiences that are not relevant to the job being applied for is a common error, although a good CV writer can usually word things in a way that transforms apparently unimportant or irrelevant points into key elements of your application.

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