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[Francko]

What's a CV?

Oh yeah, I remember - it was that thing I used to punt around about 20 years ago.

These days I prefer to use a Company Profile. A double-sided A4, 3-fold brochure. Heavy weight card, glossy and full colour. Nice photography and graphics. Even has some nice little slits where my business card can be attached.

F*ing permies the lot of yer!

What's a Company Profile?

Oh yeah, I remember - it was that card I used to show to companies with nice photography and graphics and some little slits with the business card. That was before I have opened my multinational company and now I launch presentation events in 5-star hotels around the world.

F*ing tiny enterpreneurs the lot of yer!

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[bogeyman]

What's a CV?

Oh yeah, I remember - it was that thing I used to punt around about 20 years ago.

These days I prefer to use a Company Profile. A double-sided A4, 3-fold brochure. Heavy weight card, glossy and full colour. Nice photography and graphics. Even has some nice little slits where my business card can be attached.

F*ing permies the lot of yer!

[Francko]

3 pages max, anything which would take it over that gets summarised in a single short paragraph. Don't kid yourself that anyone's going to bother reading any more. I don't include education either, no-one's ever asked about my O and A Levels. I've been asked to show my MCSE certs a couple of times though.

I would like to know how some people get away with over 8 pages of CV.

[AtW]

Some of us want to grow the business.

Indeed.

[Pondlife]

We all are permies, just noone wants to admit to it...

Tax isn't the only reason set up a Ltd Co. Some of us want to grow the business.

[AtW]

We all are permies, just noone wants to admit to it...

[Pondlife]

I thought CVs were for permies.

[AtW]

Surely this depends on the font used. My CV is massive

The question was about the size of CV, not number of words per page, which would indeed depend on font size used.

[EternalOptimist]

6 inches

[BoredBloke]

Surely this depends on the font used. My CV is massive

[Mordac]

3 pages max, anything which would take it over that gets summarised in a single short paragraph. Don't kid yourself that anyone's going to bother reading any more. I don't include education either, no-one's ever asked about my O and A Levels. I've been asked to show my MCSE certs a couple of times though.

[AtW]

Just one sentence in mine:

If you don't hire me, then your competitor will

I keep it white to filter out stupid people without imagination.

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P.S. I shag your wife...

[Francko]

who cares ?

That's what people with a short CV say.

[Andyw]

who cares ?

[Emperor Dalek]

Three, covering 17 years in the business, of which the third page is education and contact information only.

On the average, people reviewing CVs read:

- 60% of the first page
- 20% of the second page
- nothing else.