Résumé / CV Consulting Services by Jayne Cravens

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Résumé & Curriculum Vitae (CV) Consulting Services
for people looking to work in aid, relief and development

"Without Jayne's help, I would never have gotten into the UN's LEAD program. She helped me realize I had all sorts of experience I wasn't talking about in my application. She made my own words stronger. I say she has a golden hand!"
-- Iranian colleague from UNDP

"I told Jayne what kind of work I wanted to do, and she helped me repackage myself. She looked at the job I wanted and talked to me about my pas work experience, and was able to put things in my résumé from my past work I had never thought of. And I got the job!"
-- French colleague from UNIFEM

Many people miss out on jobs in nonprofit, aid, relief and/or development because of how they present their skills and experience in their résumé, or curriculum vitae (CV). Often, the experiences that a person has that would be most valued by these employers aren't explicitly stated. The résumé may have worked well with for-profit companies, academic institutions and even with some nonprofits, but it lacks the style and language that aid, relief and development agencies look for.

Whether you are applying to work at a United Nations agency, to be a part of VSO or the PeaceCorps, to work at an international non-governmental agency (NGO), or to work at a small nonprofit organizations, your résumé needs to represent a variety of your professional, volunteer and academic experiences that are most desired by these agencies.

I have screened résumés for a variety of aid, relief and development agencies and nonprofits, and I have helped many professionals, from people just getting started to seasoned professionals, to improve their résumés and overall presentation, with excellent results. I can use this background to help improve your résumé. Using your answers to a variety of questions, a review of your current résumé, and a review of the jobs you feel you are qualified for, I can work with you to greatly improve your résumé -- and, ultimately, improve your chances of being hired.

For my rates, please contact me; tell me a bit about yourself in this email, and the type of work you are looking for.