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  If you believe your local business doesn’t have to concern itself with developing web presence for the digital future you are very much mistaken. Us Brits are the most engaged European internet users spending 37.3 hours per person per month online (page 13) and if that wasn’t enough there is more, as outlined in the 2013 European Digital future in focus put together by  comScore Here are some stats to consider: Online audiences/internet uses increased by 5% in the UK to 39,357 (page 11) When it comes to what people are using to search, in the UK 68% are using a computer, 24% a mobile and 6.8% a tablet. 14% of smart phone users in the UK purchased goods or services via their device Nearly 1/3 of UK page views are from mobiles and tablets (page 23). Why video marketing is important for local business owners 158.9 million online video views and 48.1 million mobile video users Video viewing on a mobile grew by 162% in Europe in a year Google sites, Facebook and Vevo were the top...

  Appearances are everything, even in business . If you are perceived to be an expert in your field, people will respect your opinion, you can charge more and you will be in more demand. Of course, you need to deliver excellently because that is the proof of all that you say about yourself. But even when you deliver an excellent service, appearances are important. Delivering excellently alone won’t help you get very far if you are failing in the appearance department. Imagine you have a huge garden badly in need of timing you are right home one day to find that it’s all trimmed and beautifully landscaped and you immediately demand to know who the skilled garderner behind this work is, so that you can hire him to tend to the upkeep of your gardens from now on. Upon your request, the gardener turns up and he turns out to be hideous, unkempt, smelly, and worse. What do you do? It’s very hard to overcome our natural instincts and reason with logic when we are repulsed in some way about...

  As companies consolidate there are fewer quality opportunities available for experienced Account Managers, so how are you going to give yourself that competitive edge that will win you that vital interview? How does your  ACCOUNT MANAGER CV   look when recruiters compare it to the mountain of SALES CVs they receive for every advertised position? You need to produce an outstanding  ACCOUNT MANAGER CV  to enable your application to stand out from the crowd. Account Manager CV Key Account Manager CV Regional Account Manager CV National Account Manager CV ACCOUNT MANAGER CV - the challenges that a great  ACCOUNT MANAGER CV  needs to meet. These are highly challenging roles and recruiters set very high standards when seeking to recruit for these positions as they are looking for a broad range of specific skills and abilities and proof that candidates will make a real impact. They are seeking transferable skills from candidates who can move smoothly and ea...

  Marketing CVs   that send out the right message. Successful marketing professionals need to have a high impact  marketing CV  that readily identifies the candidate as one who will add some real value to an organisation and show a true return on investment. Top quality marketing professionals have to demonstrate that they have all of the required skills to make a success of the new role and of equal importance, demonstrate and prove that they have effectively employed these skills in the real world and have produced impressive and  quantifiable results. MARKETING MANAGER CV MARKETING ASSISTANT CV There’s more to successful marketing than just “the message”. Professional marketeers will have a range of polished and proven skills and will have to demonstrate in their  marketing CV s that they have qualities that will enable them to deliver impressive results. Typical skills that are pre-requisites include: market research, budget management, product placemen...

  Does your current Business, Data, Test, System or Financial  Analyst CV show how you add real value to your employer’s business or is it a just a jumble of numbers and acronyms? Analysts have a particular challenge to meet when considering how to submit an effective   Analyst CV  as typical   Analyst CV s tend to be a list of responsibilities, duties and names of data base systems. This means that recruiters usually receive a deluge of  Analyst CV s that all meet the job description and have been structured in very similar formats. The challenge for the recruiter is to identify which of the candidates will actually add some real value to the role and actually exceed the outline requirements. ANALYST CV BUSINESS ANALYST CV TEST ANALYST CV SYSTEM ANALYST CV FINANCIAL ANALYST CV DATA ANALYST CV ANALYST CV – all numbers but which ones are important?  We work with our  analyst clients to identify with them just what they have actually achie...

  interview? A Personal Assistant CV has to quickly establish that you have a very broad range of highly polished skill sets and a depth of experience.  Successful Personal Assistants have the widest ranges of skills imaginable and have to have the professionalism, experience and confidence to mirror the executive whom they are supporting. Personal Assistant CV – managing upwards and downwards. Tact and diplomacy are prerequisites, coupled with a determination to complete challenges effectively. Personal Assistant roles usually require the PA to organise meetings both internally and externally, often with very senior personnel who have their own time-management issues. This requires an exceptionally tactful but determined approach to successfully synchronise diaries and secure suitable venues and travel arrangements. Personal Assistant CV – How I.T. literate are you? Merely stating that you are familiar with Microsoft Office is not enough. The top P.A. jobs demand demonstrable...

  Medical CVs  and  Nursing CVs  have traditionally been presented in very conservative and traditional formats, usually following the “reverse chronological” layout, commencing with the current role and working backwards. A quick look on the internet will confirm that this is still the most commonly suggested advice. Every profession and sector today is under increasing pressure to “achieve more by using less” and the Medical Sector is no different with budgets being reduced but expectations of service and quality being continually raised and monitored. This means that traditionally written  Medical CVs   and  Nursing CVs  do not allow the candidate to demonstrate that they will not just “do the job”, but will actually over deliver and add some real value to the new role. Medical CVs  and  Nursing CVs   – demonstrating and proving performance Just listing “empty” statements and buzz words will not convince any professional recruite...