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The UK's highest quality provider of CV Writing and Interview Coaching Services
- Using a professional CV writing service can significantly increase your chances of securing interviews, so let their expert team help you to maximise your career potential. *
- The average person that utilises a high quality CV writing service increases their salary by £3,000. *
Terms and conditions apply.
We are partnering with The CV & Interview Advisors who are the UK's highest quality provider of CV Writing and Interview Coaching Services. They have many years’ experience of creating highly authoritative and effective CVs and we have arranged for them to provide special discounts on all their services just for members.
Find out more about:
CV Writing Services · LinkedIn Profile Writing · Interview Coaching Services
To take advantage of this offer, visit the website or call 01274 408 222 and quote MB.
CV writing services (15% discount)
It’s a well-known fact that most CVs fail due to ill-aligned and weak content, which is why The CV & Interview Advisors create CVs with highly targeted and powerful content based around customer's career and track record.
Professional Level CV Writing Service - your CV will be written for you (from scratch) based upon a detailed 2 hour fact finding session: The Professional Level CV Writing Service is based on an in-depth fact-finding session which will help you to define your value proposition, underpinning skills, career highlights, achievements and key areas of your career to date. Your new CV is then based around these selling points and will create a powerful business case as to why a future employer should hire you.
Prices vary depending on the level of your experience:
If you have no years’ work experience & are a recent graduate | £169.15 + vat (normally £199 + VAT) |
If you have 1-4 years’ work experience | £203.15 + vat (normally £239 + VAT) |
If you have 4-7 years’ experience | £228.65 + vat (normally £269 + VAT) |
If you have 7+ years’ experience | £254.15 + vat (normally £299 + VAT) |
You will also receive a free pack of practical career resources worth over £29.99 + VAT with your CV, which contains over 20 high quality, leading-edge guides on nearly every aspect of job hunting with subjects including: How to optimise your CV for search engines / Applicant Tracking Systems; The most common mistakes made at interviews; Handling competency based interviews and lots more!
LinkedIn profile writing services (20% discount)
When was the last time you spent time looking at what your LinkedIn profile says about you? Did you know that 85% of recruiters / hirers will view your LinkedIn profile before making a hiring decision?
It is fast becoming an essential networking / job hunting tool, so investing a small amount of money in having a profile professionally authored could give you the edge.
The CV & Interview Advisors’ many years of experience of writing CVs and Executive Biographies puts them in a unique position to create a powerful profile that will maximise the effectiveness of your LinkedIn account.
To setup, or rewrite your LinkedIn Profile, when you have already had your CV rewritten by us costs members £79 + VAT (normally £99 + VAT).
To setup, or rewrite your LinkedIn Profile, when you have not had your CV rewritten by us costs members £199 (normally £249 + VAT).
CV & LinkedIn combined package
Most people get their CV and LinkedIn profile rewritten at the same time, in order to ensure that they are presenting an effective, consistent message to recruiters and hiring managers.
CV and LinkedIn package prices vary depending on the level of your experience:
If you have no years’ work experience & are a recent graduate | £248.15 + VAT (normally £298 + VAT) |
If you have 1-4 years’ work experience | £282.15 + VAT (normally £338 + VAT) |
If you have 4-7 years’ experience | £307.65 + VAT (normally £368 + VAT) |
If you have 7+ years’ experience | £333.15 + VAT (normally £398 + VAT) |
With any of the CV & LinkedIn packages, you will also receive a FREE pack of practical career resources worth £29.99 + VAT with your CV, which contains over 20 high quality, leading-edge guides on nearly every aspect of job hunting with subjects including: How to optimise your CV for search engines / Applicant Tracking Systems; The most common mistakes made at interviews; Handling competency based interviews and lots more!
Interview Coaching Skills
The CV & Interview Advisors’ Interview Coaching Services are invaluable if you are serious about your career and want to maximise your ability to secure job offers.
Being a strong communicator and being comfortable in interviews is not enough when you are competing with other high-calibre candidates. It is important to know how to interpret questions correctly and structure your answers using effective communication frameworks.
Mock Interview with verbal feedback: Discounted member Price is £148.75 + VAT (normally £175 + Vat).
Using innovative technology, The CV & Interview Advisors can tailor an interview to any profession and competency framework and use their virtual interview platform to ask the questions through your PC using a webcam. Once you have been asked the questions and given your response, you are able to submit the interview to them to critique. They provide detailed feedback in both written and verbal format.
“Thank you again for the valuable interview coaching session last week. I am very pleased to have been successful in the interview for the L&D Officer post. I have been told that I achieved the highest score overall against 11 other candidates. Your support and guidance in preparations for this interview have been invaluable and the 'STAR' system was particularly useful.” Ms JD, Learning & Development Officer.
Terms and conditions · * Source: Certified Resume Writers Association (CPRW).
Employee Tax Returns
- Easy to use
- Comes with a free helpline
- Full money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with the service
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Need a tax return completing? We’ve got the cheapest deal in the UK - guaranteed.
Our Members can now benefit from our exclusive fixed fee tax return service. Why waste your valuable leisure time doing something that clearly requires a significant amount of time and effort to get right, when for just £117.50 in the first year you can have it done for you? Offered through our association with TWD Tax Services, the UK’s leading provider of fixed fee tax returns, the fee covers preparation of your return and all relevant schedules (including capital gains tax and rental income from one property), all tax calculations and liaising with HM Revenue. The service is easy to use and comes with a free helpline to answer your self assessment questions.
In addition, there is a full money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with the service.
Price match promise
We are so confident you won’t find the same service for less, that in the event you do within 90 days of registering (or 30 days of renewal), TWD Tax Services will match it and give you £20 back. (Qualifying Conditions apply - see below).
The next step
For more information or to use our service, telephone David Davies at TWD tax services on quoting ref IOF or visit the website.
Terms and conditions ·
Qualifying Conditions:
In the event that you find a like for like service for less than £117.50 within 90 days of registering with TWD Tax Services Limited (or a like for like service for less than the annual renewal fee within 30 days of paying the renewal fee beyond your first 12 months), you must notify them by email to: david.davies@taxrebates.com, including full details of the service, plus a copy of the advertisement or a web link. The service must be publicly advertised and currently available to any PAYE tax payer in the UK. The fee for the service must not be a special offer or introductory discount. The fee must be the standard price for the service. In the event that a client does take advantage of this price match promise, they will only be able to so do once. However if we receive more than 2 legitimate price promise claims the scheme and its rating will be reviewed.
Save 20% on your first two years’ PG Mutual income protection policy
- Have you ever considered how you’d cope financially if illness or injury prevented you from working? Could you manage the mortgage or rent and keep up with all the bills? An Income Protection Plus plan from PG Mutual offers you peace of mind, providing a regular income to keep you, your home and your family fully protected.
Terms and conditions apply.
"This is a statement from PG Mutual on COVID-19
We regret that as COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, all new applications received by PG Mutual that request a 1 month deferral or less (Nil, 7 Day, 14 Day) will now have a Coronavirus exclusion added to any offer of membership made by PG Mutual.
If you applied for a deferment period of greater than 1 month, this notice will not apply to you."
Please see details here: https://www.pgmutual.co.uk/covid-19
- Income protection for professionals unable to work through illness or injury
- Up to 70% of your gross earnings can be covered
- Price guarantee: if you find a cheaper like-for-like policy, PG Mutual will match the price for your first two years and give you £100 of high street vouchers
- No penalties for claiming and no limit to the number of claims you can make
- Cover lasts until you recover are reach age 65
Plus, as we are a not-for-profit organisation, we share any profits we make with you through a profit share account with a view to providing you with a lump sum when your policy matures.
Additional features
- Enhanced Loyalty Bonus: PG Mutual aim to top-up your profit share account to £10,000 and provide your next of kin with 6 months income benefit in the event of your death
- Free current access to a GP24 app enabling you to quickly consult by phone, video or message with a qualified, NHS practising GP
- Shortened underwriting on Standard cover
It couldn’t be easier or quicker to get an online quote and the protection starts on the day you join. Save 20% on your first two years’ premiums as a member*.
How to redeem your benefit
- Click here to get a quote online, and enter the discount code .
- Alternatively call PG Mutual on 0800 146 307, quoting your discount code .
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The Chartered Institute Income Protection Insurance Price Promise
If you can find the same cover for less within 14 days, PG Mutual will try their best to match the price. Terms and conditions apply: a written quotation must be supplied by way of proof. This quotation must be on a like-for-like basis. Like-for-like means in all material respects including these fundamental factors – cover limits, cover basis, cover period and applicant details. It should be presented either before purchase or within 14 days of purchase. If you find what appears to be a better deal, contact PG Mutual (for PG Mutual's privacy statement click here).
Terms and Conditions
* For full Ts&Cs, visit pgmutual.co.uk/Terms-and-Conditions
**See DWP website for full details.
^Applies to existing members as well.
Offer subject to PG Mutual’s terms and conditions. Applies to new PG Mutual members only and excludes uplifts. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. This benefit is aimed at UK residents only.
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Free to Work Consultancy is an introducer appointed representative of Pharmaceutical and General Provident Society Ltd who are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, Firm Reference Number 110023.
Company details. This page is run by Free To Work Consultancy Limited whose registered office and business address is 71 Prince Charles Road, St Peters, Broadstairs. Kent, CT19 3HH, United Kingdom. Our company registration number is 4703137. If you need to contact us then you can use this e-mail address keith@fwcltd.co.uk. Free to Work Consultancy is an introducer appointed representative of Pharmaceutical and General Provident Society Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and you can check this out on the Financial Services Register under reference 110023 at https://register.fca.org.uk/. Free to Work Consultancy Ltd gets paid a flat monthly fee from Pharmaceutical and General Provident Society Ltd for licensing and managing several web pages that display PG Mutual promotions.
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Independent mortgage advice at preferential rates
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Your mortgage is likely to be your biggest financial commitment and your home may well become your biggest financial asset. It therefore pays (quite literally) to get it right.
Mortgage rules require you to provide detailed information about your finances and you could find it harder to borrow as much as you require.
Plus, with umpteen different types of mortgages available from hundreds of mortgage providers, it can be difficult to work out which to choose. Yet getting the right deal can save you hundreds of pounds. The best solution is to consult an independent mortgage adviser.
Members have access to independent mortgage advice at preferential rates from Lighthouse Mortgage and Protection Solutions. Our job is to find you a suitable mortgage whatever your situation:
- Moving home
- First-time buyers
- Remortgaging
- Buy-to-let
- Right to buy
- Buying a second home
Your independent mortgage adviser will explain the various types of mortgages available and recommend the most suitable for your circumstances. They will then search the market to find the most suitable deal for you and guide you through the application process, ensuring that you secure the mortgage you need at a competitive rate.
Preferential rate
Lighthouse is pleased to offer members a special package that includes a discounted mortgage advice fee, plus speedy and priority access to mortgage advisers. Their fee for researching and recommending your mortgage will be just £249, reduced from the non-member rate of £495.
Contact Lighthouse Financial Advice mortgage specialists now:
Call , quoting IoF Member or email enquiries@lighthousefa.co.uk, quoting IoF Member.
YOUR HOME MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS ON YOUR MORTGAGE OR ANY OTHER DEBT SECURED ON IT.
Business Buy to let and commercial mortgages are not regulated by the FCA.
How about we contact you in advance of your current mortgage rate ending?
Please fill in a reminder request with your name, contact details and when your current mortgage rate ends, and you will be contacted nearer the time.Reminder Request.
Do you want Lighthouse to call you back now?
Please fill out this form and someone will give you a ring as soon as possible.Callback request.
Free telephone legal helpline
- Property law
- Personal accident
- Inheritance planning
Terms and conditions apply.
Everyone will require legal assistance at some point in their lives. If you are purchasing a property, involved in an accident or trying to ensure that you’ve made adequate provision for those closest to you, a discussion with a legal advisor would be an excellent first step.
Recognising this need, we have partnered with Lyons Davidson Solicitors and added legal services to our range of member benefits.
As a member, the telephone legal helpline is free for you to use.
Lyons Davidson’s team of legal advisors are available whenever you need them and are able to discuss legal queries you may have. Offering straightforward and friendly legal advice, they are there to help you find practical legal solutions that you can implement yourself where possible.
If you need a lawyer to act for you, the legal advisors will put you in touch with one of Lyons Davidson’s specialist teams to discuss how they can help and what any charges will be.
To speak to the legal helpline team please call 01752 300 584, quoting IOF. You may also be required to provide your membership number.
24/7 GP access from just £3 per month
- Unlimited 24/7 access to private GPs
- Wait no longer than one hour for a consultation
- Obtain private prescriptions, blood tests, ultrasounds, x-rays and more
- Regulated by the Care Quality Commission
- From just £4 per month for members, or £3 per month if you pay for twelve months upfront
Terms and conditions apply.
Looking for a quicker way to see your GP? Step forward vdoc, an award-winning service that offers 24/7 access to GP consultations via telephone or online video. And as a member, you can save 25% on their fees.
With vdoc you can typically get a GP consultation within one hour, and obtain a private prescription within two hours. You can even complete blood tests, ultrasounds, x-rays and MRI scans within 24 hours - and that includes receiving the results. Or get referred to a specialist consultant within 72 hours. Expert medical care, there when you need it.
Always call 999 in case of an emergency.
How to redeem this offer
- Access vdoc’s website – your discount is already built in
- Alternatively, call 03333 444 258 and quote discount code IOF 17
Terms and conditions · By submitting an order, you are accepting the Terms and Conditions of vdoc London Region Limited.
Please note that vdoc can only provide non- emergency medical services. If you are suffering from acute head or heart pains or have suffered a trauma that requires immediate medical attention, you should call 999 and request an ambulance or visit your nearest accident and emergency unit immediately.
Our terms and conditions may change from time to time, so please check them each time you order a service from vdoc.
Click here for full terms and conditions.
These terms of sale apply to all services supplied by vdoc London Region Limited, registered in England and Wales. Registered Office - 10 Norwich Street, London, United Kingdom, EC4A 1BD. Company number 09869738.
It’s never been more important to look after your financial future
- Protect your family’s income, so they have enough money if the worst happens
- Build up a nest-egg tax-efficiently, for yourself or for your children or grandchildren
- Consultations are conducted by telephone
- Professional financial advice from fully regulated advisers.
Terms and conditions apply.
There are two types of people: some rule their money, others let their money rule them. Put yourself in the right camp with Lighthouse Financial Advice. As a member you can claim a complimentary initial financial consultation with a professional financial adviser - whether you’re saving for a deposit on a house or looking at how your financial arrangements will work for you after you retire.
A clear financial plan makes the future feel less uncertain. Sometimes a little advice can give you the knowledge you need to make confident financial decisions and take the steps necessary to achieve your short-term and long-term financial goals.
How to redeem your benefit
- Simply call 08000 85 85 90 and quote the code IoF Member
- Alternatively send an email, quoting IoF Member to appointments@lighthousefa.co.uk
The initial consultation is designed to discover whether or not you would benefit from financial advice and there is no obligation on either side to proceed. Following the initial consultation, if you wish to appoint Lighthouse as your financial adviser they will explain and agree any charges with you before undertaking any work on your behalf
To find out more about how Lighthouse Financial Advice may be able to help you make the most of your money go to lighthousegroup.plc.uk/divisions/lighthouse-financial-advice. Remember to quote IoF Member to get your complimentary initial consultation.
The value of your investments can go down as well as up, so you could get back less than you invested. Tax advice which contains no investment element is not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Lighthouse Financial Advice Limited is an appointed representative of Lighthouse Advisory Services Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Terms and conditions · For details of how Lighthouse Financial Advice use your personal information, please view their privacy policy at lighthousegroup.plc.uk/privacy-policy
Lighthouse Financial Advice Limited and Lighthouse Advisory Services Limited are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Lighthouse Group plc, part of the Quilter group of companies.
Lighthouse Financial Advice Limited is registered in England No. 04795080. Registered Office: 26 Throgmorton Street, London, EC2N 2AN
Self Employed? Need your tax return & accounts completing? We’ve got the cheapest deal in the UK - guaranteed
- For just £210 + VAT we will take care of all your accountancy needs
- Full money back guarantee
- Price match promise
Terms and conditions apply.
Why waste your hard earned profits paying huge fees, when for just £210 + VAT we will take care of all your accountancy needs?
Offered through our association with TWD Accountants, the UK’s leading provider of fixed fee accountancy services, the fee covers preparation of your annual accounts and tax return (including capital gains tax and rental income from one property), all tax calculations and liaising with HM Revenue. The service is easy to use and comes with a free helpline to answer your self assessment questions.
In addition, there is a full money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with the service.
Price match promise
We are so confident you won’t find the same service for less, that in the event you do within 30 days of registering, TWD Accountants will match it and give you £20 back. (qualifying conditions apply - see below).
The next step
For more information or to use our service, telephone David Davies at TWD tax services on quoting ref IOF or visit the website.
Terms and conditions · *Self-employed is defined as a self-employed sole trader with no employees, annual sales of under £250,000 and not trading from a retail premises.