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Two roads diverged in a wood…

Erina MacSweeney BSc (Hon) Dip CNM MIANT will offer customers of Matt O’Flaherty Chemists advice on cardiovascular problems including angina and high cholesterol today (Thursday) and Friday. Ms MacSweeney will offer cardiovascular screenings using the new B Pro device in Matt O’Flaherty Pharmacy, William Street, on both days.

Q: I have worked in about 12 jobs over the years. My CV is currently six pages long – and, even at that, I feel I have left out some good stuff. I have read your advice about keeping your CV down to two pages, if possible. How might I achieve that? I can’t seem to find anything to leave out. (PP, email)

How far back do I go in my CV...and should that CV be colourful and creative?

We have all heard the saying ‘Before you know it they’re all grown up’. It is all too true. You should cherish every moment of your children’s growth and development, because before you know it, they will be grown up.

A graduate from Athlone IT has been awarded an internship with one of Ireland’s leading production companies for his involvement in a prestigious national internship competition run by the Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA).

Bo Leictreach debuts at Birr Theatre and Arts Centre, Co Offaly from September 9 to 11 and is looking for actors to perform in a rehearsed reading of new 10 minute greenplays on Saturday September 10 at 8pm. The auditions take place at the theatre on Monday and Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm. Auditions are open to all ages and CVs and headshots are welcomed but not required.

Q: I have just qualified as a teacher, and, like so many others, I am trying to get on the employment ladder. I realise it is a very difficult task right now, given the economic circumstances. What advice would you give me? (Teresa, email)

IAN MCLAGEN boasts one of English rock’s most impressive CVs, having been a member of The Small Faces, The Faces, and Billy Bragg’s band The Blokes, not to mention session work for the Rolling Stones (that’s him playing keyboards on ‘Miss You’), Rod Stewart (Mac is on ‘Maggie May’ and ‘You Wear It Well’), and Bob Dylan, as well as maintaining a solo career since the late 1970s.

1. Too much information – which sounds like a line from a sitcom, but, it is particularly true in a CV. Don’t ask the employers to wade through oceans of information. They may even decline to do so - and, even if they read it, you run the risk of the employer not seeing the important stuff you want them to see.