Originally posted by Fred Bloggs
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Best way to refer to yourself in a CV
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Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View PostMy CV reads- Dates - Client - Job role - Bullet points. Like that for each gig.
Now that I am >50, I am careful that nothing on the CV allows anyone to calculate my age with any certainty. The CV stops at 1990.Comment
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You should say we. How many times has the queen had a CV been turned down?bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post19 years on the bench?Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
Officially CUK certified - Thick as f**k.Comment
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Originally posted by singhr View PostAs the clock runs down on this contract it's time to revamp the CV and chop out some of the old stuff that flags up I am indeed as old as Methuselah. Can you CUKers tell me how I should refer to myself when describing the work I've done please?
Over the years I have ping-ponged between these styles:
'Rajiv spent six months doing this and that....'
'He spent six months doing this and that....'
'I spent six months doing this and that...'
All advice and silly repllies welcomed
Make it sound like a diary "spent six months doing this and that..."Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by OwlHoot View PostWhy use any names or pronouns?
Make it sound like a diary "spent six months doing this and that..."Comment
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