CV Tips

[Jeebo72]

99% of the time, the interviewer has my CV in front of them, so I can see it. I've never seen it any different to what I send in. Except the contact details at the top is removed. The 2 page cv is bull. I have too much experience and info to put across. But then I always get a lot of work, so what do I know over a "CV expert" who is charging for their work.

Oh and don't wear a red tie. Another bit of advice worth the £60 fee. If you have to rely on this bull you prob look so desperate you aint ever getting a job.

[Spacecadet]

99% of the time, the interviewer has my CV in front of them, so I can see it. I've never seen it any different to what I send in. Except the contact details at the top is removed.

WHS - although sometimes there is a standard agency header added to the top as well.

[EternalOptimist]

Oh and don't wear a red tie. Another bit of advice worth the £60 fee. If you have to rely on this bull you prob look so desperate you aint ever getting a job.

red tie ?

I can remember the times I wish I had a revolving bow tie with a flashing bulb, a stick-on red nose and a pair of size 24 clowns shoes
for the times when the agent has sent me to a joke interview. bastids

[TheFaQQer]

WHS - although sometimes there is a standard agency header added to the top as well.

Yep - the only changes to mine I've seen have been to remove the phone number and email address from the header, and stick a standard front sheet on it.

[OwlHoot]

Actually this is quite interesting. I have more than 11 years experience and the first years were like Mainframe, COBOL, DB2 etc. I have also worked on a lot of contracts in the years, so my CV is like 10 pages long, which some agents might say is too long. Do you guys list all the project from when you started out, or lets say just the last 5 years to keep the CV more concise?

Me too, but I have a conveyor belt system whereby the oldest gigs drop off the end into obvlivion, and the CV ends with a cliffhanger "Earlier details available on request ..".

Curiously no pimp has yet asked to see any of the gripping previous episodes.

[Doggy Styles]

I edit down older stuff in order to stick to four pages. The last page and a half are virtually all one-liners now.

Including my 25-yard swimming certificate.

And my electronics apprenticeship, which strangely got me a gig 20 years later.

[bobspud]

Quite amusing, but the reason we send CVs in Word format is because the agents complain when we send in PDF - because they can't edit PDF.

I propose we find Dominic Connor, and all send him our CVs, printed on blue paper...

Thought the article was very good.

Although if you want to send him a blue CV you might wish to start here

https://plus.google.com/114662505185420090873/posts