Nail your dream job

Securing the job that you really want is all about selling yourself well to an employer. To do that, you’ll need to know what’s great about you: your strengths, your values, your achievements, your ideas and why you’d be a valuable member of the right team.

You might have heard of an “employer value proposition” (EVP). It is a combination of benefits and rewards that an employer offers in exchange for your skills, experience and hard work. But what about your value proposition – an employee value proposition? Your EVP is what you can offer the company, and it’s what makes you stand out.

Your EVP forms the basis of your resume or CV (curriculum vitae) and how you represent yourself in an interview. It articulates your points of difference, makes you more appealing than other candidates and is ultimately what can get you the job.

Think of your EVP as a pyramid, with each layer of brick forming an important foundation for the next, culminating in your vision for success in your job.

To develop your EVP further, let’s start with your values.

Determine your values

These underpin your