This time final yr, I blogged about what had been taking place behind the scenes at Phrase Dragon. A yr on, loads has modified however heaps has stayed the identical. The previous few months have been quieter than normal, however I’ve some thrilling initiatives in progress and extra lined up for 2022. Right here’s a bit perception into what I’ve been as much as not too long ago:
CVs for personal purchasers
I’ve carried on writing
CV, cowl letters and LinkedIn profiles
for personal purchasers – that is the guts of my enterprise. Over the previous couple of weeks I’ve had some repeat enterprise – purchasers who’ve finalised their preliminary order however returned for add-ons resembling an additional cowl letter or a brand new job to be added to their CV. I’ve additionally written just a few CVs for purchasers nervous about their job safety or going through
redundancy
– it’s satisfying to have the ability to give them a little bit of hope and confidence at a wobbly time.
Employees profiles
This time final yr I’d simply began a brand new contract with a development firm to put in writing employees profiles for his or her bidding packs. They’ve returned just a few instances all year long for added profiles and I’ve simply accomplished the most recent batch for his or her new starters.
A brand new contract
I’ve began writing CVs for one more CV author, who has a contract with a Job Centre service supplier. I like writing these CVs for the long-term unemployed, as I can all the time add worth and it’s so rewarding to be serving to individuals again into work.
Content material enhancing
I’m tremendous excited to have landed a brand new contract to edit a longtime careers weblog. I like creating and sprucing content material and this can be a nice alternative for me to delve deeper into an space I’ve been actually eager to develop into. I’ll nonetheless be writing CVs for Phrase Dragon and my different purchasers, and I’ll nonetheless be posting my very own content material on the Phrase Dragon
weblog
and social media pages, however I can’t wait to get caught in to this new mission!
Selling Phrase Dragon
I’ve been making extra of an effort to advertise Phrase Dragon and share CV recommendation throughout social media – my posts might be discovered on
Fb
,
and
, so give me a comply with! It’s been significantly enjoyable making the infographics and so they’ve had loads of nice suggestions too. I’ve additionally shared success tales, prime ideas, weblog posts and normal details about the enterprise. Let me know if there’s anything you’d wish to see!
Wanting forward
December is historically a quiet time for CV writing and job searching, so it’s a good time to be laying the groundwork earlier than the January rush. I normally have a fast turnaround on CVs all through December, however final January was my busiest month ever so I’d advise contacting me sooner moderately than later should you’re considering of
putting an order
. Sit again with a mince pie and a few mulled wine, whereas I whip your CV into form with the intention to begin 2022 with all weapons blazing. New yr, new profession? Let’s go!
