Job search readiness checklist for career coaches
Checklist for career and executive coaches
For career and executive coaches who want professionals thinking about their next move on their list.
Scorecard
Is your CV ready to send?
How to use this scorecard
Share it with people about to apply. Their answers show what to fix first, which gives you a useful first conversation.
What is inside
Score your CV
Why each question mattersTailoring
Fix these before your next applicationRewrite the top third: For the role you want.
Worth doing this monthKeep a master CV. Everything you have done, to pick from.
Your plan for the next applicationScore your CV and list the gaps.
Three title ideas for your own version
Is your CV ready to send
The CV readiness scorecard
Score your CV in two minutes
Where to promote it
LinkedIn postsyour newsletteralumni and professional groupsa link in your email signature
What goes in a CV readiness scorecard?
Ten quick questions on how the CV reads, looks and matches the job, a score out of twenty, what the score means, a fix for each point and a plan for the next application.
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