Every 1 January social media is awash with “new year, new me” statuses as you blink blearily into the next 12 months after a night of celebrations. It’s no surprise: wanting to shed the old you and kickstart your future career is irresistibly appealing.
The new year offers the prospect of a fresh start at work – to make resolutions, review goals and reassess your career. To achieve these goals, many of us will spend January dusting off CVs and rewording cover letters in a bid to get that dream job.
“The new year is a great time to reflect on next steps and research – also a perfect time to review your CV and LinkedIn and get them ready for the start of the year recruitment rush,” says Victoria McLean, CV writer and founder of CityCV.co.uk.
So, once you’ve proofed and rewritten your résumé, how can you make sure your application is up to scratch in 2016? Whether the new year brings a desire to start a new job, or change career completely – join us on Wednesday 13 January from 1–3pm GMT for our CV and cover letter expert advice clinic. We’ll be discussing:
- CV and cover letter advice
- Assessing your career goals and ambitions
- Advice on sticking to career resolutions
- How to find a job that suits you
The Q&A will take place in the comments section below this article. Taking part is easier than ever: create a free Guardian account, or log in using your Twitter or Facebook profiles to comment. Alternatively, you can tweet us @GuardianCareers or email your questions to charlotte.seager@theguardian.com, who can post them for you.
Panel
Natasha Stanley is head of content at Careershifters. Since making her own career change in 2012, she has supported hundreds of people to shift into fulfilling work through her articles and coaching. Stanley is also head coach for the Pioneer Course.
Andrew Fennell is the director of StandOut CV, a London-based CV writing service. Fennell has previously worked as a senior recruitment consultant across multiple industries.
Sophie Graham is a careers adviser and education and awareness co-ordinator for the National Careers Service. As well as supporting schools and colleges with careers education, she travels nationally to support large scale regional careers and skills events to provide advice and guidance for jobseekers.
Marina Lennon is careers adviser for The Open University. Prior to working for the OU, Lennon worked in higher education as a careers adviser in Dublin and London. The early stage of her careers advisory work was spent working in local careers services.
Lis McGuire is an interview-winning CV writer and the founder of Giraffe CVs. She shares actionable CV tips via her blog and The CV Confidence Coach podcast series, helping jobseekers to optimise their CV and career prospects.
Lydia Fairman is an HR and resourcing specialist who owns HR and recruitment consultancy, Fairman Consulting. Lydia also offers free CV advice, interview guidance and careers blogs to help job seekers succeed.
Dasha Amrom is a founder and managing director of Career Coaching Ventures – a career and business coaching consultancy. Career Coaching Ventures provides CV and cover letter advice and career coaching.
Lisa LaRue is a career coach at CareerWorx with over 18 years’ experience helping people plan and manage their careers. She helps jobseekers create stand-out CVs and cover letters that win interviews.
Jon Gregory is a job search, application and interview specialist. He’s the author of Winning That Job, a guide for students and graduates, editor of win-that-job.com and is a regional ambassador for National Careers Week.
Victoria McLean, CV writer and interview coach, is the founder of CityCV.co.uk. She is a former recruitment manager at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, and is a multiple prize winner in the global CV writing industry awards.
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