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CV Guides

CV Writing: Advice and Guides for UK Contractors

CV and LinkedIn Profile Resources

To put a CV refresh fee on your company, coordinating closely with the rewriter is key, assuming you want to sleep at night.

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Written by Matt Fryer

Matt is a Chartered Tax Advisor with 18 years' experience of advising on tax planning and compliance. Matt has been with Brookson since 2009, having previously worked for Big 4 accountants, KPMG and PwC. Matt’s primary role is to ensure that the services provided by the Brookson Group comply with relevant legislation and regulatory requirements. Matt is also a Board member of the FCSA, the UK's leading membership body dedicated to promoting supply chain compliance for the temporary labour market.

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24th July, 2024 | CV Guides

Avoid these CV clangers, and you’ll start next year better off than a fair few of your contractor rivals.

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Written by 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.
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19th December, 2023 | CV Guides

Two pages; three pages; how about four pages? For some job-seekers in 2024, CV length won’t even matter.

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Written by 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.
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14th December, 2023 | CV Guides

As a contractor seeking new opportunities in the current, competitive jobs market, having an up-to-date CV that really sells your capabilities and achievements is absolutely essential.

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Written by 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.
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6th November, 2023 | CV Guides

In the battle of Man versus AI, one contract work-winning expert is having quite the ding-dong with ChatGPT.

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Written by 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.
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26th June, 2023 | CV Guides

‘My CV is awesome.’ And other statements you tell yourself that prove it’s time to reach out.

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Written by 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.
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24th April, 2023 | CV Guides

Industry experts provide a template & checklist to ensure your CV makes the grade.

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Written by 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.
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31st March, 2023 | CV Guides

Work-winning expert Matt Craven reveals what will get your contractor CV binned in 2023. 

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Written by 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.
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14th December, 2022 | CV Guides

Agents only care about one thing -- so get tailoring just like any other bidding, pitching, tendering business.

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Written by 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.
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13th April, 2022 | CV Guides

Know these three CV and LinkedIn must-dos for a fruitful 12 months’ contracting.

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Written by 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.
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5th January, 2022 | CV Guides

Should contractors tailor a CV for ATS? Find out how on December 1st.

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Written by 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.
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22nd November, 2021 | CV Guides

What does LinkedIn really bring to the table for contractors and how do you hack the LinkedIn algorithm to attract more opportunities?

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Written by 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.
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20th October, 2021 | CV Guides

How to give your CV every chance of getting you an outside IR35 determination.

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Written by 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.
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4th May, 2021 | CV Guides

And how to avoid being remembered as the goofy techie who was a rabbit in the headlights.

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Written by 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.
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11th December, 2020 | CV Guides

Must-dos (and don’ts) for bypassing agencies, whether you’re recommending or being recommended.

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Written by 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.
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7th October, 2020 | CV Guides

LinkedIn and work-winning expert Matt Craven thinks not.

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Written by 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.
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18th June, 2020 | CV Guides

Just like a certain other problem, there’s no quick fix to getting your offline and online profile in perfect health.

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Written by 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.
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17th March, 2020 | CV Guides

As you start to cosy up to the full-time jobs market, best avoid turning off its agents.

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Written by 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.
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6th March, 2020 | CV Guides

Almost 10 updates to your resumé are required, for old and new IR35 compliance.

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Written by 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.
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27th November, 2019 | CV Guides

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

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Written by 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.
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19th June, 2019 | CV Guides

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

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Written by 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.
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10th April, 2019 | CV Guides

Your CV and LinkedIn profile are arguably your most important assets as a Contractor. They are your ticket to finding work and winning new contracts, so having them professionally created is crucial to success.

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1st April, 2019 | CV Guides

Building up an extensive network of clients and prospects is really useful for an IT contractor, particularly in today’s very competitive jobs market.

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12th March, 2019 | CV Guides

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

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Written by 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.
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16th February, 2019 | CV Guides

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

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Written by 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.
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3rd February, 2019 | CV Guides

Don’t be a same-old-same-old contractor in 2018; unleash a new strategy while the time’s right.

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Written by 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.
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9th January, 2019 | CV Guides

One of the keys to genuine contracting is about to come into its own. Unlock it using LinkedIn.

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Written by 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.
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14th November, 2018 | CV Guides

‘Knowing where to set the dial’ is one of four steps to getting ballsy-ness bang on.

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Written by 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.
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17th October, 2018 | CV Guides

Why you don’t actually want a ‘just the ticket’ CV that ‘fits the bill.’

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Written by 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.
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22nd August, 2018 | CV Guides

Jumping the first hurdle to ensure your CV Is read.

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12th October, 2011 | CV Guides

Agents and line managers are turning their backs on the conventional wisdom.

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Written by helen

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2nd September, 2011 | CV Guides

Thinking outside the box about CV designs is how to find yours in the bin.

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Written by helen

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18th March, 2011 | CV Guides

Key aspects of a CV can make the difference between it being filed in the bin and being sent to a prospective client.

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Written by cukAdmin

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18th November, 2010 | CV Guides

What to include: layout and content.

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25th February, 2009 | CV Guides

Now you have the information down on paper, how best to present it?

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24th February, 2009 | CV Guides

Recruitment experts suggest that every application should be followed up within 7-10 days if you have not had a personalised response.

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24th February, 2009 | CV Guides

A jobs market in the doldrums should see resumes revived.

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Written by cukAdmin

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15th April, 2008 | CV Guides

To get a decent contract, you must have a decent CV. We have outlined the key things you should bear in mind when creating your resume.

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10th May, 2004 | CV Guides

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