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CV feedback

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Most recent answer on Feb 15, 2023
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Cristian
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Hi Zen,  Happy to take a quick look, but realistically it makes a lot of sense to get a full review.  A CV review has an amazing ROI and it already puts you within the top 10% of applicants. Plus you can use the same fo ... (read entire answer)
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Omitting a second master's degree in resume/application?

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Most recent answer on Dec 29, 2021
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Hi there, My advice would be to list it but omit the GPA! As such, you'll have to also omit the Bachelor's GPA, but, given it's your lowest/first degree of 3 it has little weight regardless.
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Cv structure

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Most recent answer on Jun 17, 2021
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi Sebastiano, Overall your experiences are quite good and your resume has a lot of potential! that said, there is a fair amount you can do to optimize your resume and improve your odds. Some of the things that stan ... (read entire answer)
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Free CV Screening?

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Most recent answer on Apr 30, 2021
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Robert
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Robert
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gave the best answer on Oct 06, 2020
McKinsey offers w/o final round interviews - 100% risk-free - 10+ years MBB coaching experience - Multiple book author
Just share your sanitized document in this blog post and you will receive some comments on that! Hope that helps - if so, please be so kind to give it a thumbs-up with the green upvote button below! Robert
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English CV for Switzerland (metals and mining or consulting)

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Most recent answer on Oct 22, 2020
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Hi, feel free to send it Best, Antonello
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CV Check and recommedations to compensate weak points (I already network a lot)

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Most recent answer on Aug 19, 2020
The best answer (on Jun 16, 2020) is from:
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#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Ian
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gave the best answer on Jun 16, 2020
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi, This is very hard to read/process. Can you send it through? Also, this actually demonstrated a very important theme in writing a CV/Resume/Cover Letter: Visuals Just as important as one's experience is content ... (read entire answer)
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Omitting a degree in the resume?

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Most recent answer on Jun 30, 2020
The best answer (on Jun 14, 2020) is from:
Clara
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Hello! Don´t worry at all! You are overthinking this one, so message of tranquility here :) You must include all your degrees, if not it´s when you will call attention to it, precisely what you don´t want. Howe ... (read entire answer)
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