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Redundancy and redeployment on Linkedin – what do I say on my LinkedIn profile? This is one of the most commonly asked questions in our career webinars and workshops. On top of all their other anxieties about being made redundant many executives and business leaders...

Beyond the Zoom call – how executives can use LinkedIn to stay connected Online networking is still the order of the day and it’s never been more vital. When uncertainty is rife and no one knows what the future may bring, building and maintaining your personal and...

The last year has tested everyone. We’ve all seen sweeping changes in the way we live and work. Your employees will have dealt with this in different ways – some will be thriving and some will be struggling. Resilience - how well we deal with (and bounce back from)...

According to the latest ONS figures, the UK’s unemployment rate rose to 5% in the last quarter of 2020 – mostly driven by a record rise in redundancies as a result of the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. For those directly affected, it feels grim and we’re...

Making it on to the shortlist for a top non-executive director (NED) role is a demanding process and your CV is usually the initial ‘make-or-break’ component. Your reader will bestow just a few seconds of attention to your CV before making their first screening...

Very few job interviews these days are conducted face-to-face. Online or virtual interviews are commonplace. The coronavirus has accelerated the remote hiring trend. It’s forcing millions of us to change the way we live, work and are recruited. Leading investment...

Has redundancy finally lost its stigma? That is the big question. We’re a positive bunch here at City CV, so in a recent team meeting (on Zoom of course) we were all asked to name one silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team’s top three silver linings were:...

Applying for lots of jobs but not getting to the interview stage is a familiar scenario for many job seekers. Many large employers, recruiters and online jobs boards use an ATS to sift through the hundreds (possibly thousands) of CVs they receive online. Many smaller...

Most of us don’t stick to our New Year’s resolutions for more than a few weeks. This time last year you probably made some of the typical resolutions. Maybe you pledged to exercise more, travel more (sorry!), or budget better. Admittedly, the events of 2020 upended...