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Matt Craven

Matt is the Founder of The CV & Interview Advisors and Incredibly Linked. He is considered to be a thought-leader in Personal Branding and is regularly engaged as a public speaker to deliver advice and guidance to global audiences on all things related to CV authoring, career advancement, LinkedIn, personal branding and thought leadership.

Matt started his career in sales and operations roles in the vehicle hire sector, moving into recruitment in 1999 and doing everything from junior contract recruitment through to senior level search. Matt subsequently headed-up several teams, operating at Senior Manager level.

In 2006, Matt took the plunge and set-up The CV & Interview Advisors which he has grown into a market-leading business with a global client base and partnerships with some of the UK and World's most illustrious associations and institutes.

As well as running multiple businesses, Matt spends his time researching and developing The CV & Interview Advisors and Incredibly Linked's intellectual property e.g. copywriting and coaching methodologies.

Author Content

How to stop agencies just clogging your feed, with a little help from the Beatles.

1st October, 2019 | CV Guides

Follow five golden rules before Wednesday’s webinar to close out any and all competition.

19th August, 2019 | CV Guides

A permie who’s already started contracting (in spirit) can join next week’s webinar to try to pacify his mad manager.

14th August, 2019 | CV Guides

Our new PM is many things, but have you got him pegged as a rate-negotiation model? You should.

Agents are among those who want it all now. Don’t disappoint; do it in near-real time.

Submit your CV for a live anonymised review, once you cleanse it of these six faux pas.

19th June, 2019 | CV Guides

It’s a mistake to turn down the simple requests of your customer’s partner. Just roll with it.

23rd April, 2019 | CV Guides

Just as 2-year-olds have their ABCs, ‘DABSUN’ gives you the building blocks for contracting.

10th April, 2019 | CV Guides

Saying ‘yes’ to strangers is a sure-fire way to expand your professional network.

29th March, 2019 | CV Guides

How to tell a powerful testimonial from pointless puffery.

26th March, 2019 | CV Guides

Four issues face contractors who don’t hear back when they go forward for tech work.

15th March, 2019 | CV Guides

CV expert helps an IT contractor worried his design might distract.

8th March, 2019 | CV Guides

A techie with a nice problem to have needs to apply the Cheap Red Shoes Theory.

5th March, 2019 | CV Guides

Friday's free seminar looks ideal for a contractor trying to show off yesteryear's achievements.

27th February, 2019 | CV Guides

Placing is paramount if you and your links are to connect with the decision-maker.

26th February, 2019 | CV Guides

Bypassing the hirer’s preferred process probably won’t end well, even if it is error-prone.

21st February, 2019 | CV Guides

It’s humble and old, but a CV is still your first weapon when hunting down a higher rate.

16th February, 2019 | CV Guides

'However you look at it, your recruiter shouldn't be listed as your employer if you’re 'Ltd.''

12th February, 2019 | CV Guides

To go direct-to-client, it's often who you know (not what you know) that matters.

4th February, 2019 | CV Guides

Your LinkedIn profile and CV don't have to be red flags to HMRC.

3rd February, 2019 | CV Guides