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General => General discussion => Topic started by: ashbreed on 31 March 2011, 19:56
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Do you guys have any advise? What makes a good CV? Not too long, not too boring, basically wrapping a turf in gold leaf and selling it as the next best thing to sliced bread!
Im looking in to changing jobs n trying to get a proper career. Do need to spruce the cv up (wrote it wen I was 17!) it's just poop now n even I wudnt look at it!
My biggest problem is that it feels like every sentence I wire starts with "I am" or "I can", just doesn't seem to flow...
Advise? What works for you? As a employer/ potential employee?
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i feel your pain, I am currrently CV creating for the first time EVER :shocked:
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Tip: First thing employers look at is your present work experience that should always be at the top of your work experience part. Bullet points when describing your skills are a good clear way for employers to look at information. E.g. for an office job:
Excellent Data entry skills.
Good at organising.
Etc. Also qualifications dont mean anything to an employer when they first read your CV. Keep bits about yourself short.
Being in a posistion were i look at CV's for candidates i can tell you i only ever care about what they are doing job wise at present, then i look at what qualifications they have that are relevant to role.
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http://www.diamondhell.com/CV_Guide.pdf
compliments of DH :wink:
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You need to decide what type of CV you want to write. Skills, educational ect ect
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You need to decide what type of CV you want to write. Skills, educational ect ect
yep.. educational etc etc :cool:
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My advise would be to write it up as best as you think it is. Then take to a professional person (I took mine to a lawyer and a Snr manager accountant) ask them to look over it and advise you what to change. Keep doing that till there is nothing left to change. I did that and managed to get a really good job in IT doing that..obviously a good layout to start with always helps :afro:
Good luck mate!
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dependants what type of job ur after also.
if its a professional role ie doctor, lawyer its different to a manual labour role ie mechanic,builder
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Lookin into sales mainly, I currently work at Sainsburys as a butcher n pretty good at seellin to old ladies ;) lol! Been there for a few years now n really need to move on! Hopefully these tips will help me! That's guide by R32UK is pretty good so will start that asap!
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That's guide by R32UK is pretty good so will start that asap!
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That's guide by R32UK is pretty good so will start that asap!
:rolleyes: :grin:
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That's one comprehensive guide DH R32UK :afro:
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That's guide by R32UK is pretty good so will start that asap!
:rolleyes: :grin:
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Its all in the details. @ OP Make sure you pay attention :tongue:
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That's guide by R32UK is pretty good so will start that asap!
:rolleyes: :grin:
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That's one comprehensive guide DH R32UK :afro:
took me ages that one... hopefully it will save you all a little time :tongue:
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Most important things possible - spelling, punctuation and grammar.
No offence to you, but looking at your postings, make sure someone else proof reads your CV before sending it anywhere.
I'll throw a CV straight in the bin if there are mistakes on it.
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I think everyone should post up their cv for kicks :evil:
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Most important things possible - spelling, punctuation and grammar.
No offence to you, but looking at your postings, make sure someone else proof reads your CV before sending it anywhere.
I'll throw a CV straight in the bin if there are mistakes on it.
Lol! I use my iPhone when on here cos I can't b arsed to go up stairs n put the desktop on! But don't worry myy pc has spell check!
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I am doing a course at Uni that prepares an engineer for any type of communication. When it came to CVs the doctor stressed on format and layout, If there is a stack of CVs they gonna need to choose a few. Obviously you need your basics like experience and qualification but having good referees with great titles would count in your favour. Haaa I can't pay attention for long that's all I can remember mate
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my college tutor has told me that your covering letter matters more than the actual CV somehow, and get somehow to proof read it to ensure there are no spelling/punctuation mistakes.
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my college tutor has told me that your covering letter matters more than the actual CV somehow, and get somehow someone to proof read it to ensure there are no spelling/punctuation mistakes.
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As said, make sure your spelling, grammer etc is bang on.
You need to make it quite formal but add some character in there so that it is an interesting read.
For example, even though i am a property manager working in London i still have a few random things on my CV like the fact i am a sailing and windsurfing instructor and that i have done a bungee jump! its adds to good talking points if you are to get an interview.
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DH's guide is what I used when I was looking for a job after Uni, it helped greatly, so thank you Mr. H. I now have used that guide and added a slight touch of the 'graphic designer' in me to it, which I guess is warranted as I am an aspiring designer. :grin:
It is the above that has just landed me an interview as a Graphic Designer which I'm due to do next week. :afro:
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Another bump for DH's guide, redoing my CV now :lipsrsealed: