Clinic People's CV writing tips! 

Writing a CV can always seem a laborious task, which we’ve all been guilty of putting off for weeks on end!! We understand that condensing your professional experience onto one document can be a daunting idea. But fear not, writing a CV doesn’t have to be hard work! We’ve done the hard work for you and have come up with the essential elements, plus a few industry top tips to add extra finesse. To get started we recommend breaking it down into 5 core elements to make it more manageable, this way the task won’t seem so overwhelming!

Your profile 

Start by introducing yourself and creating a short summary of your experience. Explain who you are, your key skills and why you’re interested in the appropriate industry. Keep it short to make room for all your other experience. We recommend no more than 4 sentences. Include relevant key words! Key words are extremely important on CVs - recruiters will key words through search engines and pick the most relevant CVs.

Experience 

Make sure you’re keeping your profile updated with your current and previous jobs, and other relevant experience. This will give recruiters and future employers a good idea of your professional experience, what you enjoy and areas of keen interest. That said, your CV doesn’t need to include when you used to babysit for your neighbours’ kids circa 2000, so do keep it relevant with your current job skill set. Ensure your most recent work experience is at the top of your CV then working down as a timeline, so it’s easy for recruiters to read.

 Volunteering / travelling

Volunteering is a great opportunity to give back to local charities, help out within an area or sector that you’re interested in.  Volunteering opportunities can give you invaluable experience and insight as well as making a difference to people in need and communities. Showcasing previous volunteering experience and travelling can often peak recruiters and employers’ interest as it speaks volume about your personality, what’s important to you and makes you relatable.

Hobbies 

Including a few bullet points of your keen interests and hobbies is a great way to get your personality across over paper. Hearing about skills and experience is always great but recruiters/employers love when you go that extra mile and write a few of your hobbies and interests. This paints a picture in their heads of the type of person you are and whether you’ll be a good culture fit for their workplace.

Contact info 

It’s crucial you include your contact information on your CV so recruiters and employers can easily access your details and get in contact with you. The essential things to include are your full name, email address, phone number, and city or town you live in. Forgetting one of this is a common CV error, so make sure you don’t make this mistake!

 Our industry top tips

• Keep it to 2 pages max
• Keep it current, updated and record your career milestones as they happen
• Include all your education and qualifications
• Maintain a clear format and lay out
• Bullet points are your best friend, they make it easy to scan read
• Incorporate key sector buzz words for relevant jobs
• Use numbers and stats to impress
• Proofread numerous times and/or have a fresh pair of eyes read over
• Check grammar and punctuation e.g use Grammarly
• Don’t include references – your CV is an early stage so no need for these, keep as much space to write about your experience
• Keep it truthful – no matter the little white lie!

We’re here to help you!

If you’re in need of any help Clinic People here to support you and make the process easier.

For more information about our current vacancies:

Call: 020 3771 9662

Email: josie@clinicpeople.co

Visit our website: www.clinicpeople.co

When it comes to shouting about yourself online there’s no better platform than LinkedIn. With over 756 million members and 57 million companies on the social channel, it’s a great place to get tooting your own trumpet. That said, it can often be difficult to distinguish yourself and stand out from the other half a billion out there! But fear not, as we’re on hand to guide you through the dos and don’ts of LinkedIn and to make sure you get seen.

It’s no secret that networking is an essential skill and one you should keep in your professional tool kit, especially in the aesthetic industry. Building relationships within a professional environment and maintaining a good reputation is often key to any successful career. With more events being moved to an online sphere than ever, LinkedIn allows you to build these relationships and memorable reputation all from the comfort of your own home. LinkedIn is a fantastic for networking, searching for jobs, recruitment and staying updated with industry news.

If you’re after a new job - LinkedIn could be the place for you. You can promote your achievements and build up a professional online presence. Look at LinkedIn as a platform for free personal branding, one with an enormous reach! Obviously, you can pay for extra benefits if you want to maximise your LinkedIn presence, but all the free features are great too!

A few of our favourite LinkedIn benefits

• Keep updated with industry news and articles
• Research companies
• Receive (and give) endorsements and testimonials
• Recruiters actively search on LinkedIn
• Exceptional networking opportunities
• Easy apply option for jobs
• Great place to find jobs

So, you’ve heard exactly why LinkedIn is a great tool to use. Here are a few helpful tips and tricks to improve your profile…

Connections

The more connections you have the better, as you’ll come across as an active user. You’re more likely to be found when recruiters are looking for people with your background and skill set. Connect with recruiters in the sector you’re looking to start work in, as you’ll hear about loads of job opportunities.

Experience

Make sure you’re keeping your profile updated with your current and previous jobs, education, volunteering, and other beneficial experience. This will give recruiters and future employers a good idea of your professional experience, what you enjoy and areas of keen interest. That said, LinkedIn doesn’t need to know about that time you babysat for your neighbour circa 2000. Keep it relevant.

Add your skills

Adding your skills to LinkedIn is a great feature which helps you stand out amongst the crowd. Recruiters use this feature to search for those open to job opportunities and will cross-check the job description to skills LinkedIn members have displayed on their profile. Make sure you include keywords that are often used in job descriptions or unique to the industry you want to be in. For example, if you’re looking for a role within the aesthetic industry list skills like ‘friendly’, ‘personable’ and ‘organised’.

Volunteering

Volunteering is a great opportunity to give back to local charities or help a sector that you’re interested in. Volunteering opportunities can give you invaluable experience and insight as well as making a difference to people in need and communities. More companies are adopting volunteering days and worthwhile causes into their company policies and yearly calendars, so they’ll be interested in your previous volunteering.

Endorse people

Once you’ve worked with someone it’s a great idea to endorse each other or leave a testimonial. Remember what we said about tooting your own trumpet? Well, this is an chance to have someone do it for you! In essence they’re leaving a review of your professional strengths. Recruiters and employers love to see this as it shapes a picture about your character and skills and demonstrates that you can work well with others. Top tip, it’s always appreciated to endorse someone back once they’ve endorsed you!

Post frequently… but not too much

This point doesn’t need too much expanding on. It’s always great for recruiters and future employers to see you’re an active member by posting, re-posting, reacting, and commenting on LinkedIn. But remember not to flood people’s feeds! We’d aim for around 3 times a week, and definitely no more than a few times a day. After posting more than once a day, engagements significantly drops. It’s at this stage you might start annoying your peers/connections and risk people dis-connecting. It’s also important to remember the content that you’re sharing on LinkedIn is professionally appropriate, future employers don’t want to see how quickly you can chug a beer at the weekend! Keep it PG, Professional Grade!

We’re here to help you!

Visit our website: www.clinicpeople.co

Email: josie@clinicpeople.co

Call: 020 3771 9662

For more information about our current vacancies:

If you’re in need of any help Clinic People here to support you and make the process easier.