BYP Leeds: How To Build a Strong CV and LinkedIn Profile

Wednesday, 6 September, 2023, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Date & time
SEP
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Wed, 6 September, 2023, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wellington Street Leeds
LS1 2EQ
Hosted by
BYP Leeds
Event sponsors
BYP Network
BYP Leeds: How To Build a Strong CV and LinkedIn Profile
Are you looking to enter a new field? Have you got an interview coming up?
Attend our workshop to understand what employers are looking for and learn the tricks of the trade that will help you get ahead of the competition!
You will get to hear from recruiters from CoreCom ConsultingxDesign and Accenture who will run through a presentation and give you tips on how to get the basics right.


During the session, we'll also give you the chance to get your CV checked by the recruiting team, so bring a printed copy of your CV! In addition to practical tips for making the most of your CV, the session will also focus on Interview and LinkedIn Tips.
Key takeaways
  1. Find out what recruiters and hiring managers look for in a CV and LinkedIn profile.
  2. Learn how to communicate effectively what you can offer.
  3. Discover interview techniques to help you get hired.


This event will be particularly useful if you:
  • Are developing your CV from scratch or looking to revise an existing version.
  • Are preparing for an interview.
  • Want to learn some tools and techniques to ensure you stand out.


Meet the Talent Team
James Taylor
Managing Director @ CTA - Helping people into the world of tech while advising technology leaders on the UK talent market and helping grow their teams







Amity Watts
Head of Marketing for the Corecom Group






Dominic Brown
Head of Delivery and Diversity & Inclusion Ambassador at Corecom Consulting






Jamie Hankins
Talent Acquisition Partner at Infinity Works part of Accenture




About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth, and enhance citizen services – creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise, and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Find out more about Accenture on LinkedInInstagram, and our website.

About CoreCom Consulting
Corecom Consulting is The UK’s Leading IT Recruitment Company headquartered in Leeds, with a European division. We offer permanent and contract IT recruitment services and have successfully delivered large recruitment campaigns for some of the UK’s best-known brands – from tech start-ups right through to FTSE listed organisations. We pride ourselves on our innovative, digital candidate attraction strategies and offer bespoke employer brand solutions ensuring our clients are at the front of the queue for the best tech talent in an increasingly competitive market. Our clients enjoy our refreshing and honest approach. They choose to partner with Corecom Consulting to utilise our brand and reach within the technology community, our innovative candidate attraction methods, bespoke employer brand services and excellent delivery record. As a multi-award winning IT recruitment company, we are passionate about our candidates and passionate about social change. That’s why we do things a little differently to others. We listen, advocate and work in tandem with our candidates and clients to find the right cultural, skill and development fit to ensure success and longevity in the next step of your career. Our commitment to autonomy, development and wellbeing ensures unfaltering exceptional client service and a very happy team.

About xDesign
xDesign is an award winning digital consultancy on a mission to unleash the world’s potential. What started as one person’s ambition is now a growing passionate and highly skilled team of 450+ people across Product, Design, and Engineering. The breadth of skills allows us to help clients Imagine, Create, Scale and Operate, and has seen us work with a variety of companies across a multitude of industries. Including: Aviva, MoneySuperMarket, Tesco Bank, Flutter and many more.

About BYP Leeds
The BYP Leeds community is a pillar of support for black professionals across their entire career journey. From those who have recently landed a new role, are new to the city to those who have embarked on their latest entrepreneurial journey or have moved into leadership. Whatever your success we are inviting you to celebrate the next chapter in your professional life, sharing resources that can help you on your journey to career progression whilst connecting you to likeminded peers. A part of BYP Network. Free to download: BYP CV Toolkit
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