Old crappy CV in need of resuscitation

[chicane]

Is this a sign of insecurity, needing someone else to write your CV

Not necessarily. It may be a sign of understanding your weaknesses. Knowing what you're poor at (in this case spelling and grammar) is just as important as familiarity with your strengths.

[TheBlacksmith]

It’s not as easy as just getting the spelling and grammar right.

All my friends cv’s are very different in style, format and content and not just because they all have different pasts, before any of you quick witted ones say anything. Some focus on achievement and successes others on the tasks they’ve performed, some have personal statements other don’t, some are two pages other are five (which I think is a little too long).

A little expert help surely can’t hurt.

[sasguru]

Therein lies the problem. There are many talented people knocking around with a grasp of spelling and grammar that is less than pristine.

I periodically recieve letters and emails from people looking for employment or freelance work, and virtually every one of these letters or the attached CV contains a serious spelling or grammar mistake.

HTH

[chicane]

HTH

Congratulations on spotting the deliberate mistake

[richard-af]

It’s not as easy as just getting the spelling and grammar right.

All my friends cv’s are very different in style, format and content and not just because they all have different pasts, before any of you quick witted ones say anything. Some focus on achievement and successes others on the tasks they’ve performed, some have personal statements other don’t, some are two pages other are five (which I think is a little too long).

A little expert help surely can’t hurt.

Surely it can, though.

I've seen first hand how CVs are filtered, and CV writing service-generated CVs can stick out like a sore thumb.

But, marginally better than one I saw which had a covering letter saying, "Having recently returned to the community, I can say that I have learned my lessons, etc."

[sasguru]

Congratulations on spotting the deliberate mistake

uh-huh