CV writing

[ashbreed]

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?

[JC]

i feel your pain, I am currrently CV creating for the first time EVER 

[JonoVDub]

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.

[R32UK]

http://www.diamondhell.com/CV_Guide.pdf

compliments of DH

[AshBlackler]

You need to decide what type of CV you want to write. Skills, educational ect ect

[R32UK]

You need to decide what type of CV you want to write. Skills, educational ect ect

yep.. educational etc etc 

[VR6_Wherry]

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

Good luck mate!

[jamrock]

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

[ashbreed]

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!

[Diamond Hell]

That's guide by R32UK is pretty good so will start that asap!