About the Author

LEW1S STRATT0N authored our best selling book "Best Foot Forward ~ Resumes and CV's of Note". Lewis is a prolific writer, and has freely contributed hundreds of online articles, which can be found across the world wide web. He has earned "Expert Author" status from Ezinearticles.com for a number of high quality contributions.

Lewis was motivated to write "Best Foot Forward ~ Resumes and CV's of Note" after decades of experience in senior management and executive positions in both the non-government and government sectors. Lewis worked for many years in the education sector and is currently a Principal HR Consultant working in a justice related field.

Author Comments

Lewis observes that:

Very few job candidates understand the principles of successfully writing a Resume or Curriculum Vitae. I have read countless examples in which the candidate fails to appreciate the fragile mix of targeted information, self promotion, presentation and nous which draws the sustained interest of an employer. Most documents emphasise one aspect at the expense of all others.

Many candidates, even at very senior levels of organisations, simply use the Resume or CV as a "text dump" of employment related detail, regardless of usability and with no sense of priority or relevance. Many include items that employers are legislatively prohibited from using in a selection process. Recruitment and selection personnel, for whom this is a "bread and butter activity", zero in on these anomalies the moment they scan your Resume or CV.

Customer service training tells us that we create indelible impressions in the first few seconds. Job candidates must ensure they create powerful and positive impressions.