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Right, having to give mine a makeover, any suggestions for good cv programs? Or should I hire somebody to do it? Also feel free to include points of note I should include. I am a teacher if that helps with material.
Google "site:singletrackworld.com cv"
Seriously - there are some excellent threads on what to put in there, format, etc. No need for a program.
No need for a program, just write it in Word or Google Docs if you don't have a word processor.
I have started sending my cv in pdf format, and insisting agency's present it as I have written it.
A progam? For a CV?
Microsoft Word, surely? Or is that too obvious?
insisting agency's present it as I have written it
If you're a greengrocer, that's fine. Otherwise at least let the agencies correct your spelling and apostrophe errors.
insisting agency's present it as I have written it
In banking in London agencies offer advice on how to write a CV and will go through it with you and give advice on content and layout. Then they rewrite it and present it in their own format...without fail it always looks crap at the end of the process.
I've tried to insist that they present it in the way I've written it. I personally think my CV's well written; I review CVs and interview as part of my current role, and based on that I believe I'm right. 1 in 30 might be well written.
Make sure you write enough about the role to give the reader something to understand what you did...I had one CV where he had one sentance to describe his current role (that had lasted 4 years).
Make sure you've outlined how you contributed to the role and what you specifically achieved, ideally with quantative metrics...I had CVs that look like they cut and pasted from a job description.
If you have a gap...be prepared to explain it.
If you have a series of jobs of less than 1 years duration...be prepared to explain it.
Try to think of things you've learnt from different roles, even when you were a shelf stacker at Tescos.
Double post.
Every flipping time.
let the agencies correct your spelling and apostrophe errors.
I don't like that they do this...it creates a false impression of how competent the candidate is at writing documents or presenting information. I've had some CVs that have spelling and grammar errors, or sentances not finished...which means no proof reading, and very little care when writing documentation.
CV writing shouldn't be over complicated. keep it simple and easy to read and for the love of god SPELL CHECK EVERYTHING, even get some people to proof read it.
I would avoid all CV services and programs and just tailor what you currently have to the job you're applying for.
one last tip: ALWAYS include a covering letter and at least two methods of contact (preferably 3)!
A good cv is about the future - it shows, clearly, what you will bring to a new employer / organisation. A badly constructed cv does the opposite - it's a retrospective list and fails to show your potential.
So the formatting and writing of the cv should be trivial for an educated person. The structure, though, is the tough part - needs a lot of thought and tailoring for specific jobs.
A good cv is about the future - it shows, clearly, what you will bring to a new employer / organisation
no it isn't, that's what the interview is for. The CV shows you a brief outline of experience to date and allows you to decide if they are worth interviewing.
Your cv should be tailored to the job that you are applying for, a generic cv rarely gets much more than a cursory glance and its quite obviously vague and ambiguous. You really need to research the company, find their competences/values and that sort of thing, tailor the cv to their business and provide evidence of experience in the function/role that you are applying for.
The difference between a generic cv and one that is tailored to the role is easy to spot and as a recruiting manger, I will assume that if you cant be bothered to tailor your cv to the role then you are using a scatter gun approach and trying to find any job rather having an particular interest in my vacant position.
forgot to say, the book "Pitch Yourself" is very good and well worth reading, it describes the elevator pitch method to cv writing and job hunting using a competence approach rather than the standard "education/employment/interests" approach and shows that you have tailored your cv to the job by picking out the key words from the advert/terms of reference.
I've had CVs that have been spread across 8 pages...the guy in our resourcing department said that's the way CVs from that agency are.
Bloody annoying...
An agency will never use a candidates CV if it has their contact details on.
And its a bit bone idle of the agency if they just use someones CV then demand 25% of the starting salary in fees. A good consultant should get all of the relevant info out of you and tailor your CV to suit the jobs they are hoping to get you interviews for. If they dont then dont use them, just do it yourself.