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SERVICES ON OFFER IN DETAIL:

Human Resources Related

STANDARD CVS

• For the local Zimbabwean market and the regional/international market for commercial businesses and NGOs/international donor organisations and diplomatic bodies. Market requirements differ in various aspects, so two cv documents are required to approach both markets.  If you have a specific international country(ies) that you wish to apply for jobs in, then the cv will be adjusted to suit the requirements of those particular country(ies).  Market requirements differ for various parts of the world, so care is taken to ensure that the current needs of recruiters are met, with on-the-day research and checks undertaken to ensure your cv will be up-to-date and acceptable.  With regard to regional markets, a cv will be produced that will be acceptable in any African country besides Zimbabwe, where the requirements differ somewhat.  We will work in MSWord, and I will produce a 1^st draft with queries and comments in red text which you will revise, a 2^nd draft will be produced, and so on until you are completely satisfied with your cv document.  If cvs for both markets are wanted, the Zimbabwean cv is produced first, and once content is set and finalised, I will go on to convert it for regional/international use.

SPECIALIST CVS:

• For the caring and cruise ship/super yacht sectors, locally-based NGOs, tailor-made cvs, and bio-sketches.
  • Caring and Cruise Ship/Super Yacht – these cvs will be a one-off and will meet the requirements of the particular sector.
  • Locally-based NGOs (with the job being based in Zimbabwe with cross-border travel or not) – this cv is written with both the local (Zimbabwean) and international (NGO) reader in mind, and is a combination of both aspects in order to satisfy readers from both.
  • Tailor-made – where the CV is written either for applications for specific advertised job vacancies or for a diversely multi-skilled individual who wants to have CVs to appeal to and highlight the different disciplines they have qualifications and/or experience in. A standard CV is produced first in both cases, and then converted as required. This standard CV can be used by you for general applications and ‘send all’ applications to recruitment agents and prospective employers, and as a template for future adaptations.
  • Bio-sketch – this highly summarised document is a tabled and generally one page document that is not intended for use as a cv. This type of document is used predominantly by international donor agencies, embassies and trade missions to store information on staff and to enable post short-listing selection for vacancies.  The organisation will usually provide a template form for completion, or sometimes ask that one is provided.  I have set up a standard template that is a combination of different organisational documents that will be acceptable if no form is produced by them.

CV UPDATES/MODERNISATION:

• Provided I produced the original cv, new information such as education and employment can be added to update your cv, and if produced some time ago, your cv can be modernised to meet with current market expectations.

COVER/APPLICATION LETTERS:

• Cover letters as a ‘send-all’ to recruitment agents and/or prospective employers and application letters in response to job vacancy adverts. I will respond to all requirements per educational qualifications, skills levels and job functions within the letter in order that the recruiter can immediately match up your information with the job specification and move onto opening the cv to pursue the selection process.  Letters can be produced for local, regional and international readers, and include cover letters for tailor-made cvs.

LINKEDIN SUMMARY SECTION WRITING:

• 120-150 words to show you and your education, background and experience in the best light to make the reader want to pursue the rest of your profile – sent to you as an MSWord document for you to copy-and-paste to your LinkedIn page. Note that I do not write the entire LinkedIn page.

INTERVIEW SKILLS & TECHNIQUES GUIDE:

• Solid text A4 four page pdf with contents under the headings: research | presentation and etiquette | the interview | asking and answering questions | interview closure | do’s and don’ts | single vs panel interviews.

Proof Reading and Editing

I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:

• Research papers.
• Project/program proposals, plans and reports.
• Business proposals, plans and reports.
• Dissertations and theses.
• Policy documents.
• Business letters, memorandums and email covers.
• Company Code of Conduct and manuals.
• Articles for journals and other publications.
• Articles for newspapers.
• School textbooks.
• Non-fiction manuscripts.
• Short stories.
• Church sermons.

I WILL ATTEND TO THE FOLLOWING:

• Spelling (noting that I will check technical terms as far as possible but cannot be held responsible for errors, and any foreign language used in the English text will not be checked).
• Syntax (sentence construction) and flow of text.
• Punctuation, with foreign language text set out as required in English language documents.
• Grammar.
• Headings/sub-headings continuity in run-of-text with respect to font point/type and spacing.
• Spacing through run-of-text.
• Images appearance on pages vis a vis placement and other refinements as may be necessary.
• Image headings continuity.
• Resetting of contents list if necessary and correcting errors in headings text numbering and font point/type.
• General clean up of document appearance.