Is anyone any good at writing a cv?? Or know anygood sites with good info on writing one?


cheers ta

TBH you as well just using the templates in MS Word, Thats all prospective employers expect and pretty much all the companies that write them for you use.

In my experience when i used to vet them and now that i've had to re-write mine.

Keep it to a single A4 page, with your name more prominent than the other text.

John

I see a lot of CV's.

Keep it short, no one will read past page 2 and no-one really cares about what you did 10 years ago.

Make sure your name and contact info are easy to find.

As long as it's not strewn with spelling errors and gramatical mistakes, it's all about the content not the presentation.

Having said that a good cover letter can go a long way.

hope i never get advice from you about cv s

The best piece of advice I ever got about CVs was that they have one function only, to get you an interview with the interviewer already being happy that you can do the job. So they are better thought of as sales/marketing documents for you rather than lists of experience/qualifications!

Sell the sizzle not the sausage etc. (urgh)

So, as short and punchy as possible, with most recent and relevant experience at the top (not the burger flipping job you spent 6months on after school finished before you got a 'proper job'.

Don't dwell on bad points, but concentrate on things that make you look good/suitable - but this doesn't mean leaving suspicious gaps.

Make sure if there are buzzwords for the profession you want you include them (to avoid being filtered out by HR/hired recruiters).

Finally use 'power' words (things like achieved, sold, increased, lead etc.) for the key points.

Right i have written it. lets see if it gets me the job. Iv got my fingers toes and cock crossed.