CV Template

[thelurker]

Anyone got any templates/tips on how to building a CV when you have worked for a number of companies, If I listed what I did at each, the CV would be 5+ pages long.

Cheers

p.s. did a search on this and couldn't find what I was looking for.

[rurffy]

Anyone got any templates/tips on how to building a CV when you have worked for a number of companies, If I listed what I did at each, the CV would be 5+ pages long.

Cheers

p.s. did a search on this and couldn't find what I was looking for.

looool - Thats a NO NO.

[rurffy]

Ok so you wanna do alot more research depending on your Field of Specialty. The below link helped me alot when i was creating a killer CV. My CV can not pass your eyes without revisiting lol .. Jokes apart ... just follow the below like

Free CV Templates | CVs & Applications | Career Advice | Monster.co.uk

[SueEllen]

There are threads with titles such as "How long is your CV?" or "How many pages is your CV?".

Posts within these threads give you an idea of how others write their CVs.

[thelurker]

Ok so you wanna do alot more research depending on your Field of Specialty. The below link helped me alot when i was creating a killer CV. My CV can not pass your eyes without revisiting lol .. Jokes apart ... just follow the below like

Free CV Templates | CVs & Applications | Career Advice | Monster.co.uk

So which template did you go with in the end?

[cojak]

So you missed this on the right, then?

CV Writing

(And it doesn't really matter how long your CV provided it works.)

[northernladuk]

Why not turn this around and think about what the agent/client is looking for? You are going for a single role that will have a very specific skill set and requirement. Ask yourself... will 5 pages of guff really show off exactly what you need to get the role.

You need to be able to demonstrate you have many years experience doing exactly what they want and no more. Being a good egg and having lots of experience in technology/skills the client doesn't want is just utterly pointless. Chop out anything that is not related to the role you are going for and I bet your CV won't be 5 pages long.

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

As an employer, the only thing I would say is that a cv 'template' can be spotted a mile off - personally I am far more likely to suggest an interview if the person's cv is original and tells me something about them and not just their work achievements.

[BolshieBastard]

Anyone got any templates/tips on how to building a CV when you have worked for a number of companies, If I listed what I did at each, the CV would be 5+ pages long.

Cheers

p.s. did a search on this and couldn't find what I was looking for.

An agent recently told me to increase the font on my cv to something like 12 and 'not to worry' if your cv is 6 or more pages long. Apparently its a load of dog's dangly bits about a cv needing to be no more than 2 pages because 'no one prints them out' any more.

This was from Computer People, though.

set your cv out as

Personal details ie name, email, mobi number

Personal Profile

Your Skills

Your achievements

Your roles in chronological detail starting with most recent.

[rurffy]

Why not turn this around and think about what the agent/client is looking for? You are going for a single role that will have a very specific skill set and requirement. Ask yourself... will 5 pages of guff really show off exactly what you need to get the role.

You need to be able to demonstrate you have many years experience doing exactly what they want and no more. Being a good egg and having lots of experience in technology/skills the client doesn't want is just utterly pointless. Chop out anything that is not related to the role you are going for and I bet your CV won't be 5 pages long.

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