Live Q&A: Effective charity CVs, Tuesday 28 February

As financial austerity continues to bite charities are continually cutting back costs, including staff. Research shows that in 2011 there was a net reduction in voluntary sector employees of 70,000, equivalent to around 1 in 11 workers . Competition for charity jobs is fierce and it has has never been more important to impress potential employees from the very start of the application process. This means ensuring your CV is the best it can possibly be. With this in mind, our next live Q&A will look at: • What employers look for in CVs • Tips to improve your CV/ common errors to avoid • What help and support is available You can leave your questions in the comments section below, or come back to join the discussion live from 1pm to 3pm on Tuesday 28 February. If would like to join our experts on the panel, email Kate Hodge . Expert panel Rory White - director, Flow Caritas Rory is the director and founder of Flow Caritas, a charity recruitment consultancy. Flow Caritas have both permanent and temporary positions, and recruit for a whole range of positions across various charity departments. Twitter: @FlowCaritas Rebecca Birs - recruitment manager, British Heart Foundation Rebecca is a fellow of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals with nine years' cross-sector recruitment experience. Rebecca has worked with the BHF for nearly five years and leads the recruitment for a broad range of different opportunities across all levels and specialisms. Twitter: @TheBHF Paul Marvell - director of learning, Institute of Fundraising Paul began his third sector career at the RNIB. He moved to the British Red Cross in December 2000 as the charity's first head of regional fundraising, before being appointed head of major donors and events. Paul left the British Red Cross to become director of fundraising and communications at AMREF (African Medical & Research Foundation) and joined the Institute of Fundraising in June 2009 as director of learning. Twitter: @paul_marvell Sue Davies - HR manager, Scope Scope is a national charity that works with disabled people of all ages and their families to support their needs. Sue is their recruitment manager, working across the entire organisation with a diverse range of roles. Twitter: @scope Lauren Bates - director, ethicaledge Lauren connects people with causes. She is an expert in charity recruitment, a trustee, campaigner and communications specialist. For nearly 15 years she's advised and mentored hundreds of charities and individuals who want to make a positive difference in the world. In 2011 Lauren founded ethicaledge to connect people with digital and social media focused jobs in fundraising and communications. Twitter: @myethicaledge David Cankett - people development manager, The National Autistic Society (NAS) David has 25 years' experience working in learning and development roles in the corporate and charity sectors in the UK and US. David is currently the people development manager at the NAS and is reponsible for the learning and organisational development of its 3500 employees. Twitter: @NatAutisticSoc Georgina Anstey - assistant consultant, NCVO Georgina works at NCVO, running their Working for a Charity programme, which offers advice and training to help people transfer their skills from the public or private sector into the charity sector. Twitter: @NCVO This content is brought to you by Guardian Professional. To join the voluntary sector network , click here .