Why Writing Your CV Feels Like An Uphill Struggle

Career Coach Resume: Let’s be clear about this, shall we? I DON’T DO resumes. Why? Because your resume is something you are entirely capable of doing yourself. Download an elegant template, type in your details, spell check it and you’re good to go. That’s easy once you are sure of your target.

What this coach DOES DO is work with are those essential steps that need taking before you even get to the writing of your resume.

If you are finding writing your resume a bit of an uphill struggle, here is the possible cause:

You cannot aim your resume towards an industry sector until you know the industry sector of your choice. You cannot target your resume at a role until you know what it is you want to do to earn your living.

It isn’t easy to know what Your Thing is until you know what core values you hold and the beliefs you carry. You cannot promote yourself for anything until you have named those skills, capacities and personal attributes you will be bringing with you.

You cannot choose a work environment or the professional behaviours you seek until you have reflected (just long enough) in order to weed out those you don’t…

Taking a little time to get the head torch on and have an explore of your recent past, will inevitably show you the direction you wish to choose for your professional future… Your resume is merely the top layer of this enquiry. As Santayana said:

This way you can create a brilliant CV that will be a direct hit in securing work that really matters to you.