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Making your resumé / CV strong

Making your resumé / CV strong

When you’re at school or university, you often hear people talking about your resumé or Curriculum Vitae and it’s sometimes confusing. I’ve only been at school, you might think, what can I put on my resumé? This post attempts to give you some advice. Overall, remember this: The person reading your resumé is distracted, imperfect, and potentially lazy. Make sure you are giving them the information they need to know to be wowed, as clearly and as obviously as possible….

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Saving for retirement

Saving for retirement

Happy New Year! It’s easy to live in the now, and never consider the distant future when you will need to retire. There are also plenty of arguments for putting off saving for retirement until later: I cannot afford it; I have plenty of time; The government will look after me ; and worst of all My children will look after me. The easiest way to save, is to have the money taken away from you before it hits your…

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