James Reed - The 7 Second CV: How to Land the Interview

James Reed is the Chairman of REED Britains biggest and best-known recruitment brand and the largest family-owned recruitment company in the world. James is a regular media commentator on work and labour market issues, with recent appearances including BBC News, Sky News, BBC Radio 2 and The Apprentice.

James is a best-selling author of two books, Why You? 101 Interview Questions Youll Never Fear Again and Put Your Mindset to Work, which he co-authored with Dr. Paul Stoltz.

James lives in London with his wife Nicola and their six children.

Write a killer CV and land your dream job.

It takes an employer just seven seconds to save or reject a job applicants CV. In this book, James Reed chairman of REED, Britains largest recruitment company offers invaluable and specific advice on what employers want to see in the CVs they receive and how you can stand out from the crowd.

Unlike other career development books, the honest advice presented here has been compiled from one-to-one interviews, surveys and countrywide workshops across REEDs network of recruitment consultants. This book is an accessible and enjoyable read, intensely practical and packed with pull-out quotes, layout examples and tips.

Find out what future employers are looking for and take the first step to start loving Mondays again.

I would especially like to thank Ginny Carter, Max Dickson, Grace Donnelly, Laura Holden, and Rosie Reed for doing the heavy lifting for this book; I could not have completed it without you. I would also like to thank my agent, Robert Smith; my editor, Carey Smith, and the team at Ebury for their editorial input. The research that was conducted to create the text was crowdsourced, as I described in , and it would not have been possible without the help and contributions from everyone listed below. Thank you.

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