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How long is your CV?

14 March 2013, 14:55

Just been paring mine down a bit, was running to 7 pages

And I had to put my shiny new Prince2 qualification on there.

Anyone top 7 pages long?

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14 March 2013, 14:57

I would not even bother reading anything over 4 pages.

No wonder you cannot get interviews.
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14 March 2013, 14:57

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14 March 2013, 14:59

Is this an Euphemism thread to discuss how big your c0ck is ?

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#5

14 March 2013, 14:59

4 pages, now that it's been pared down a bit.

Seems to be working, though - phone interview tomorrow in case the current client don't get their paperwork in order for an extension

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14 March 2013, 15:06

Was 4 pages - now 2 pages

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14 March 2013, 15:06

Re: How long is your CV?

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14 March 2013, 15:08

4. But after the first 2 it's just more gigs and my old permie stuff so it's more like 2 pages with extras.

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#9

14 March 2013, 15:20

Two pages and assume the agent never gets to the second page.

First page needs to include contact info, mission statement, key skills and last couple of gigs.

Narrow the margins, increase the headers, decrease the spacing, but get it all in two pages.

(Unless you've done lots of stuff and had an interesting career - in that case, make it seven pages. But they still won't get past the first one.)

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14 March 2013, 15:30

Originally posted by ctdctd View Post

Two pages and assume the agent never gets to the second page.

First page needs to include contact info, mission statement, key skills and last couple of gigs.

Narrow the margins, increase the headers, decrease the spacing, but get it all in two pages.

(Unless you've done lots of stuff and had an interesting career - in that case, make it seven pages. But they still won't get past the first one.)

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