When is a CV/Resume Necessary?

When is a CV/Resume Necessary?Any company which is running on a tight budget, must ensure that it is able to hire the best talent possible, but the first and foremost aspect of this search is to check out a resume/CV. A resume/CV in its entirety is a combination of work experience, education and expertise and this should be considered before hiring.The requirements for the job that is sought are already given. The next step is to obtain information regarding that employee. The reason for this is because there is not much room to be creative and relevant in this process.As the company is looking to fill a particular position, it is important to see whether the individual is working or not, whether he or she is with the company or not and if there is any existing relationship with the company. The best thing about getting the CV/Resume is that you can use them as reference when applying for similar jobs in the future. Resumes should not be used as a tool to trick the employer, rather i t should provide the potential applicant with the full picture.In order to get the most suitable CV/Resume, the search has to be narrowed down to the key points of interest of the company. The ability to have this information easily at hand will be very helpful. The cost of hiring a professional for resume designing, the skills required and the time involved are some of the other factors which need to be considered. Therefore the following are some of the most essential questions to ask a prospective employer.The details of the job profile that the potential employee is working on must be fully understood. This includes information like the title, the location and details such as the salary and bonus if any. Many companies prefer the cv/resume be accompanied by the details of a sample job application so that the potential applicant can apply the same at a later date.A professional service provider will carry out the research and analyse this information and give the summary of resul ts to the company. This will include the keywords used in the resume and the English for which the resume was written. It is therefore imperative that the necessary information is reviewed by the right person.A good CV/Resume will showcase the skills and achievements of the applicant. This may be based on his previous employment history, information gained from a current job interview and other relevant aspects. Although it is not necessary that the resume should be written to a standard, a professional resume writer can help in helping a candidate to get the best CV/Resume for a given position.

How to Start a Business Without Quitting Your Day Job

How to Start a Business Without Quitting Your Day Job Bill and Lauren Elward both held demanding full-time jobs when they started their online business, Castle Ink, a Greenlawn, N.Y.-based operation that sells remanufactured inkjet cartridges, laser toner, and ink refill kits. At that time in 2005, Bill was doing web analytics and marketing for the College Board and Lauren was a high school English teacher. Both were avid recyclers and wanted to build a business that tapped into that passion, but they weren’t willing to give up the security of steady paychecks. Instead, they worked on the business at night and on weekends, sinking $5,000 from their savings into getting their website up and running. By 2007, with cash flow from the business picking up, Lauren, who was pregnant and on maternity leave, decided to quit her job. Thanks to some smart decisions to outsource tasks such as order fulfillment, content development, and social media, she now is able to run the business in just a couple of hours a day and care for their two children, ages six and eight, without outside help. Bill, who now works for the finance site Bankrate, puts in about five hours a week on weekends or on the train ride home from work. Their approach has paid off. Castle Ink broke $1 million in revenue in 2012, and even with the market for its cartridges softer today, it still brings in $250,000 to $500,000 in annual revenue, says Bill. Meanwhile the couple still reaps the stability and benefits from his job, such as his health benefits and 401(k). Many would-be entrepreneurs fantasize about telling their bosses to shove it, but small business owners don’t always quit their day job right away. Research by Gallup in 2014 found that among startups under a year old that have fewer than five employees, only 38% of founders live on what they earn from the business. Fifty-four percent support themselves with another job during the first year. The picture changes later, when they are two to five years old. By that time, 51% make enough money in their business to rely on it as their main income and 44% are still relying on a day job. Still, it’s not easy to start a business while remaining employed elsewhere. Beyond the issue of sheer stamina, entrepreneurs have to be careful not to jeopardize their current job. Here are some tips on how to navigate a launch while you’re still on someone else’s payroll. Know what you’ve signed. Remember that sheaf of paperwork HR gave you when you started your job? Check your file cabinets and make sure you didn’t sign any agreements that prevent you from moonlighting or a non-compete agreement that will prevent you from launching your business for a certain periodâ€"and get legal advice if necessary. When in doubt, look to pivot a bit from the work you do now, since many employers will balk if you seem to be going after the same clients. “Try to find a different market than your current company is going after,” advises small-business consultant Crystal Stranger, president of 1st Tax in Honolulu and author of The Small Business Tax Guide. Make the most of business travel. If you work long hours at your day job, it may be hard to squeeze in time to work on your startup when you finally get home. Cincinnati entrepreneur Bill Fish found a solution when he co-founded an online marketing company, Text Link Ads (now known as Matomy SEO) in 2001. At the time, he was spending every other week in Austin or Houston, Texas, for his job and had down time in the evenings to devote to his startup. “I was able to work on my business the vast majority of the time while I was traveling,” he says. “I was away from my fiancé and didn’t have anything else to do.” The time he put in gave the company a running start, and the company grew to the point it was acquired by a private equity firm in 2006. Fish opted to stay on to run the company, and by the time he left in 2012, he says it hit $25M in annual revenue. Since then, he has moved on to another startup, ReputationManagement.com, an online guide where he is co-founder. Turn your employer into a client. Finding clients before you quit your day job will help you build the cash flow you need to make the leap. Often, the best place to start is your current company. “I’ve had a lot of clients who are able to change their existing jobs to consulting and get paid as 1099 workers,” says Stranger. Koel Thomae, founder of yogurt company Noosa in Bellvue, Colo., used a similar strategy. After leaving a position at former employer IZZE, a beverage maker, in 2008, the natural food industry veteran secured a consulting gig from a former colleague. Thomae, who had no children at the time, typically signed off from the consulting project at 5 p.m. and shifted to working on Noosa in the evening, often until 1 a.m. “It allowed me to make enough money to contribute to my family but it also gave me the level of flexibility I needed,” Thomae says. “If I had to go to a meeting with the health department, it gave me this very flexible schedule to kind of do it all.” By 2010, she had officially launched Noosa and it took off quickly, thanks to all of the advanced legwork she had done. Today, Noosa employs 100 people and the business is on track to generate more than $100 million in revenue, she says. Sock away what you earn. If you’re making money on top of your salary, it’s tempting to splurge on extras, but Fish recommends banking all of it. At Text Ad Links, he and his partner lived on their earnings from their jobs while launching the business, which freed cash to reinvest in the startup. His advice: “Prepare not to take a single dime out of the business for 12 months,” Fish says. Greg Van Ullen used a similar approach at OMilk, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based maker of dairy-free milk that he co-founded with his wife Julie in 2011 and that today is sold in stores such Whole Foods in the Northeast. At the time he was doing online marketing for the charity Smile Train. After introducing the product at a local flea market and seeing immediate demand, they launched a home delivery service. For the first five months, Van Ullen did the deliveries himself but found it taxing to juggle with his jobâ€"in part because the milk last only eight days. “I was losing my mind,” he says. Finally, he realized it was time to quit. “In my own situation it was easy to make the call because we didn’t have enough time to actually produce our product to meet the demandâ€"which is a really good situation to be in,” he says. “It let me know that if I made this leap and did it full time, I would be able to sell it. It made me feel a lot safer.” That’s not usually a how entrepreneurs describe the startup experience, but as his experience shows, living on the edge isn’t the only way to launch a successful business. Read next: ‘How Not to Go Broke When Starting Your Own Business

WEBINAR How To Find Your Passion - Work It Daily

WEBINAR How To Find Your Passion - Work It Daily It’s time to find your passion and live your dream! We all talk about wanting to have a job we love and an amazing career. But if it were easy, we’d all be happy at work, right? Even if you already know that you want a career change, you might wonder… What exactly should I do next? How do I find my passion? Where do I even start? How do I know what I’m good at? And, of course, the dreaded thought, “What if I am not particularly good at anything?” It’s easy to be kept up at night worrying about all of these things, while you end up sinking deeper into your couch wondering if this will EVER happen for you. Well, maybe it’s time to do something about it! Join expert career coach Christie Mims in an interactive (yes, you will put pen to paper!) webinar where she will delve into the key skills you need in order to identify your skills and talents, and find your passion (and help you get off the couch). You Will Learn: The big mistake everyone makes when trying to find their passion. The missing step to the process that most people forget. 6 really important questions to ask yourself in order to find your passion. The answer to the question: What am I good at anyway? I’ll also talk about a simple decision tool that will help you decide when it’s right to move on from a job you hate. Not only that, but you’ll learn how to determine what company or career is going to be a good fit for you in the future. Watch Now! Join us for this FREE webinar on finding your passion. Presenter: Christie Mims, founder of the Revolutionary Club, a coaching service for smart women unwilling to settle for anything less than career happiness and a Forbes Top 100 website for your career.   WATCH NOW ?   About The Presenter Christie Mims is the Founder and CEO of The Revolutionary Club, the number one destination for smart women who are unwilling to settle for anything less than career happiness. Compassionate, caring, and a little kick-ass, Christie is here to make sure that you love what you do (note: life is too short not to love what you do). A certified professional coach and recovering consultant with a background working for Fortune 500 companies, Christie has been there, done that, and worn those uncomfortable shoes. She's dispensed career advice for Forbes, LearnVest, Brazen Careerist, and many more, and can be seen speaking at the University of VA, The Daily Muse, Women for Hire, and a variety of other organizations. Figure out the 6 simple steps to finding work that makes you happy right over here, and play on Facebook and Twitter here and here. Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!