The reality is that you need three CVs...
One to persuade the thicko agent that you can prove you know how to do the specific role he is trying to fill with examples and all reelvant keywords shoehorned in. After all, he has no idea what he's doing, so you have to grab his attention.
One to persuade Human Remains that you won't want to take over the company or rip teams apart, will behave yourself and do what you're told. they also have sod all idea what the job entails, that's not their concern.
One to persuade the hiring manager that you can actually do the job. After all, he is the one who knows what he needs, except that thanks to HR he is not allowed to interact with the hiring process until it's too late. He's also the one that will recognise what your CV actually says when shorn of the bollocks. For example, mine can't be that condensed since I was trading as an architect and that needs a lot of general skills in all sorts of areas, from technical knowledge to project management to people management. Specialists actually have it easier in some ways since they can focus on a single thread.
Good luck with that. Best you can do is ensure all the agent-pleasing stuff, including key words, is on the front page.
One to persuade the thicko agent that you can prove you know how to do the specific role he is trying to fill with examples and all reelvant keywords shoehorned in. After all, he has no idea what he's doing, so you have to grab his attention.
One to persuade Human Remains that you won't want to take over the company or rip teams apart, will behave yourself and do what you're told. they also have sod all idea what the job entails, that's not their concern.
One to persuade the hiring manager that you can actually do the job. After all, he is the one who knows what he needs, except that thanks to HR he is not allowed to interact with the hiring process until it's too late. He's also the one that will recognise what your CV actually says when shorn of the bollocks. For example, mine can't be that condensed since I was trading as an architect and that needs a lot of general skills in all sorts of areas, from technical knowledge to project management to people management. Specialists actually have it easier in some ways since they can focus on a single thread.
Good luck with that. Best you can do is ensure all the agent-pleasing stuff, including key words, is on the front page.
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