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What do Kiwi teenagers need for a great job-winning CV?
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What do Kiwi teenagers need for a great job-winning CV?

We talk to expert Tom O'Neil, the managing director of cv.co.nz
24 November 2022 2:18PM

If you are ready to help your teenagers off the couch and into a job, or even the first step in their career - they're going to need a great CV.

But if your kids have never had proper jobs before, where do you even start? And what does a CV need to get a foot through the door?

We chatted with expert Tom O'Neil, the managing director of cv.co.nz is a regular business columnist, and a ​career specialist featured on TVNZ, TV3, the Economist and the Harvard Business Review.

Hear what advice he has for getting a CV up to scratch, and more attractive to potential employers, as well as what things might be a turn-off for employers.

"You know, the more professional it looks, the more professional you're taken. At the same time, it does seem a bit weird for a 16-year-old student who's got something that looks, you know, like you spent $1,000 on. You don't need to go crazy, you know, but you do need something that's professional."

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