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James Innes

  • Freelance Writer, Author and CV Expert, Freelance
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Founder of the https://jamesinnes.group specialising in CV writing and all manner of career services, author of multiple best-selling career books including 'The CV Book' and content creator.

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Dear jobs guru: ‘I'm gutted new starter I trained has now been promoted above me'

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By James Innes
| MSN UK
James Innes Dear James What am I supposed to take from it? Delphine, Cornwall Well, now. I can quite see why that has upset you, Delphine Most people would feel the same. You help somebody find their feet, you do the decent thing, and before you know it they've gone sailing past you. That is enough to make anybody feel a bit sick if they are honest about it. And before anybody says you should just smile bravely and be pleased for them - rubbish. Of course you are annoyed.
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Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy

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By James Innes
| MSN UK
Dear James That's how I was brought up and, to be honest, I still think there's something a bit distasteful about constantly talking yourself up. Debs, Birmingham ANSWER: What can I say? Pretty often, yes, Debs! Not because work has become one giant talent show. And not because the loudest person in the room is automatically the best.
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Dear jobs guru: ‘I feel like potential employers don't like me and I'm not sure why'

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By James Innes
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James Innes Dear James I've sent out more CVs than I can count and I'm getting nowhere. I'm starting to thinkthe problem might actually be me. How do you know if that's the case? Peter, Cornwall That thought creeps in for a lot of people after enough rejection. And yes,sometimes the issue is the candidate. But usually not in the way people think. Most of the time, it is not that someone is unemployable. It is that they are being presented badly.
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