CV Discussion

[eek]

What's the point of writing a good cv if 99.9% of so called recruitment consultants cannot understand it?

You're make it clear enough that the consultant can understand it.

[r08813]

I think it helps a contractor if the CV shows what skills they want to use, backed up with evidence of where they have used those skills. (We all know what we want to do and what we don't like doing).

This only works if you know your target market, and a professional contractor should know this.

I always have thought that a 'general' cv , just showing a history of companies is more suitable for a permie role and tends to make a contractor look like a 'jack of all trades and master of none', rather than the specialist he should be.

[cojak]

That only applies if you use a shotgun approach to distributing your CV.

A sniper's accuracy will pinpoint only those roles in which you're interested and which match the CV.

Plus tailoring the emphasis of course.

[tigerinhunt]

Greatly appreciate your inputs. Have changed my CV as has been advised on this forum and I am very pleased the way it looks and focuses my particular skills.

On the first page I have divided my technical skills between expert level and intermediate level. Is this a good or bad thing to do?