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The CV Book is the definitive guide to CV writing, authored by James Innes, the Founder and Managing Director of The CV Centre – the UK’s leading CV consultancy. James is widely considered to be one of the UK’s leading experts on the topic of CVs; it is arguable that nobody has more up-to-date, relevant experience. The advice given is tried, tested and proven on a daily basis within The CV Centre – responsible for writing tens of thousands of CVs annually.

The CV Book includes free bonuses such as CV and cover letter templates for download and immediate use. The templates cover all circumstances – from graduates to executives, and include ‘special cases’, e.g. legal, medical, IT, teaching, etc. There’s also a special offer for The CV Centre’s services.

A key feature of the book – nothing quite like it exists in competing titles – is a chapter covering the 15 most common CV writing mistakes and how to avoid them (based on extensive statistical analysis The CV Centre has undertaken of many thousands of CVs). Only a tiny percentage of CVs manage to avoid all these mistakes and most are victim to several. Avoiding these mistakes makes all the difference to whether the CV ends up in the ‘yes’ pile or the ‘no’ pile – also known as the bin!

Companion website: www.ineedacv.co.uk/readertools

Review: This book should be purchased by everyone searching for a job! I have not really needed to review my CV for many years – I mistakenly thought that it was as good as possible, but once I started reading this book I realised that I needed to start from scratch as the standard format has changed so much over the years. For example, it has made me realise how important it is to include personal profile and key skills sections. There is so much information and good advice in this book, it really is highly recommended.

James Innes is the founder and chairman of The James Innes Group of CV and resume consultancies – now operating across 15 different countries. Following over a quarter of a century of experience heading up his business, James is widely considered to be one of the world’s leading careers experts, known in the media as ‘The Jobs Guru’.

James is a weekly newspaper columnist for the Daily Star, a commentator for BBC News on careers and employment matters, and he’s also a LinkedIn influencer and YouTuber. He is the author of a number of best-selling careers books. His current works are: ‘The CV Book’, ‘The Cover Letter Book’, ‘The Interview Book’, ‘The Interview Question & Answer Book’ and ‘The Job You’ve Always Wanted’.