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How To Land Your Dream Job With TopCV

The professional CV writing service is a life saver

When I graduated Uni 8 years ago and got my first job, I was super excited to be done with the job-hunting process. Because after all, job searching can be a super stressful and frustrating time. After years at the same firm, I was ready to take the next step in my career. When I started my search, I realised my CV was more than a little bit rusty. It had been so long since I even applied for a job, much less went through the whole hiring process. Luckily, a mate of mine has some hiring experience and had a few tips to give me. Even better, she pointed me to a service that helped me tremendously: TopCV. Looking back, my friend's tips were valuable and TopCV made things much easier for me.

Use A Professional CV Writing Service

A professionally written CV makes you 38% more likely to be contacted, 31% more likely to get an interview, and 40% more likely to land the job. You can also earn up to £5,000 more a year. The main advantage is getting around the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that most employers use to scan CVs. The ATS scans your CV and searches for specific keywords and phrases as they relate to the job qualifications. If the ATS doesn't see the right ones, it might not even be seen by an actual person. TopCV has professional writers that know exactly how ATS works and how to craft a quality CV.

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Tell A Story In Your Cover Letter When Applying

Too often, people use their cover letters to just explain their CV in greater detail, but that's not what a cover letter is about. It's a way for you to tell a story about your career and specify why you would be a great match for the particular position you're applying for. If you don't research the company thoroughly and specify why you would be a good fit for the company, it may seem like you don't understand the culture. I personally was never the strongest writer, so I struggled a bit with this. Luckily TopCV also offers a service that will write your cover letter for you. I reached out and told them about my career journey and they helped me turn it into an intriguing cover letter story. I never would have been able to come up with that on my own.

Take Advantage Of LinkedIn During Your Job Search

These days, your LinkedIn profile is almost as important as your CV, if not more. Not only do most employers check your LinkedIn page after you apply for the job, LinkedIn itself is a great way to find a job. I tried to keep my LinkedIn profile as up to date as possible while working at my last job, but like my CV, I just never found the time to do it properly. Once again though, TopCV hooked me up, by rewriting my entire LinkedIn profile to make sure it was different than my CV. After that, I was having way more success getting responses from places I applied to, and I even started to see more recruiters reach out to me about jobs.

No one likes writing their CV's, and figuring out how to sell themselves to potential employers. Some people are naturally good at it. For those of us that aren't, these tips and TopCV can make a huge difference. They certainly did for me.

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Recently, I've heard about all these dinner-delivery kits that show up on your doorstep with pre-planned dinners and groceries, neatly organized and ready to cook. I thought maybe they could save me some much needed time and energy to make my life easier. Over the past few years, making dinner has become a chore. I used to like to cook, but recently, I've been too tired to decide what to make for dinner, and my husband and I revert to the same boring meals every day. I tried a few dinner delivery services first, but HelloFresh, which came recommended by a friend (greatly appreciated), totally changed my lifestyle.

HelloFresh recipes take only 30 minutes, and the dinners are fresh and delicious. My husband, is a simple steak-and-potatoes guy, and I like my salmon and veggies, so we needed something simple and versatile. Some of the other meal-kits had me chopping vegetables for 20 minutes and spending more time cooking than I'd planned for. But HelloFresh allowed me to cook my dinner stress-free and with very little setup and cleanup.

Every HelloFresh meal comes in mini boxes perfectly packed with everything I need for each recipe. Each box fits neatly in my fridge, and it's ready to go when I'm ready to cook. It helps me break the cycle of just grabbing a bag of chips and plopping on the couch.

We like the Classic Plan, which provides 3 nights of dinner for two people each week. I am picky when it comes to veggies; I like them colorful and crispy, but off-season grocery store specials can make this challenging. The HelloFresh veggies were just the way I like them—beautiful orange carrots, green broccoli, and red tomatoes.

My favorite recipe was the Shrimp Burgers with Sriracha Mayo and Carrot Fries. I followed the instructions and found the burgers, including the sriracha mayo, to be surprisingly delicious. The recipe called for a brioche bun that we warmed in the oven for 5 minutes before. It was heaven: just like when you get to the bakery first thing in the morning. The carrot fries were something I never would have thought up on my own. We sliced the carrots so they looked like orange french fries, drizzled them with olive oil, a pinch of salt and pepper, and baked them for 15 minutes— that was it. Easy peasy. Altogether it was a wonderful meal, and even the cooking part was fun.

I tried HelloFresh with hopes it would save me time, but it's actually helped me get back into cooking. I don't have time to be a gourmet chef or the energy to come up with creative meals, but I want to eat healthy, and live a more balanced lifestyle, something HelloFresh helped me to accomplish with ease. The quality of produce was just as fresh as my farmer's market, and they have really good meats. Plus, their website offers a variety of plans and dietary options, and they allow you to turn on and off delivery each week or pause your account. And you can cancel at anytime.

Update: The folks at HelloFresh are extending a special offer to our readers.Follow this link to get $80 OFF including FREE shipping on the first box!

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SATURDAY FILM SCHOOL | '2 Dope Queens' is the Royal Ceremony We've Been Waiting For

Jessica Williams & Phoebe Robinson move their popular podcast to HBO!

'2 Dope Queens'

This is the only royal ceremony I care about.

2 Dope Queens is officially LIFE. Haven't heard of it? Not subscribed to HBO? Never listen to podcasts? Let me fill you in. 2 Dope Queens is a two-year-old podcast on WNYC (filmed live at Union Hall in Brooklyn) hosted by Jessica Williams (TheDaily Show, The Incredible Jessica James) and Broad City'sPhoebe Robinson, and it's now on HBO as a series of four hour-long specials. As a podcast, 2 Dope Queens tackles race, sex, hair, and pop culture with confidence and sharp commentary and, as a comedy, it showcases Robinson and Williams as a dynamic duo. Their friendship offers an intimate look at Black womanhood and their humor envelops you, like an adult slumber party where everyone is welcome to the popcorn and wine.

If Broad City is TV's playground for weed and dildo jokes, 2 Dope Queens is the backstage pass to that playground, the VIP section where you get to see what creative license looks like when women are running the show: The jokes are just as raunchy, the approach just as carefree, and the material is saturated in racial and social awareness. Williams and Robinson lightheartedly describe the Black experience, how they perceive their bodies in pop culture, and how the world values their bodies in social spaces. The effect is as familiar as it is enlightening. Relatability is simply the antidote to some of the more taxing topics Robinson and Williams curate in each episode: "New York," "Hot Peen," "Hair," and "Blerds"—titles that aptly describe the juicy subjects the girls unpack.

Their move to HBO signals, 1) they're big time baby! and, 2) they have more freedom and audience interaction on stage. Filmed at the King Theatre in Brooklyn, the HBO special is even more inclusive, even more high-spirited—the audience enhances that liveliness as Robinson and Williams connect with members on and off stage like a community improv or variety show. It's one of those shows where you wish you too were in the audience screaming, "Yas Queen Yas!" There are guest appearances, of course, from other HBO connections like Sarah Jessica Parker and Jon Stewart; Tig Notaro, a brilliant comedian in her own right, directs all four specials.

The stand-up acts are equally enjoyable—Aparna Nancherlan and lesser known names like Rhea Butcher and Michelle Buteau perform hilarious, memorable sets. And if you've ever wondered what's it's like to live in a cramped, studio apartment in NYC, the Brooklyn-ish stage is a charming and vicarious Airbnb stay.

If you're new to Robinson and Williams, HBO's 2 Dope Queens will serve more than a snack, maybe more of a tapas experience à la Clinton Hill's hipster elite. You'll get your fair share of laughs, but more importantly, you'll look at the world with a new perspective. These two queens just wanna chat, kick it, really get to know you. Hopefully, HBO gives them a longer reign, about a full season's worth of majesty, please and thank you.

2 Dope Queens is finally streaming on all HBO platforms. Check it out!

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Shaun Harris is a poet, freelance writer, and editor published in avant-garde, feminist journals. Lover of warm-toned makeup palettes, psych-rock, and Hilton Als. Her work has allowed her to copyedit and curate content for various poetry organizations in the NYC area.



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