Introduction

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EternalOptimist replied

9 September 2009, 07:04
The CV reads like a narrative, but like all good CV's its in reverse order. That means you are talking about things the reader doesnt know yet, which I found a bit weird. (Returned to the BBC , eh I didnt even know you 'd been there)
apart from that and the name, it looks spot on.
I dont put my real name on my CV anymore after some negative feedback

good Luck Caspian

Ivor Bollockoff
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Zippy replied

8 September 2009, 23:23
Hi Cas,

why not pop into General and introduce yourself there too.

Gonzo made some good points and I'd also de-personalise it a bit. Clients don't really need to know you left somewhere due to a family crisis. Has all work been contracted through yourCo? Fill in at least some of the last year with 'consultancy' of some kind.

Zip
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Gonzo replied

8 September 2009, 22:55
Your name is really Caspian Prince?

I would shoot your parents if I were you, although they couldn't have known at the time about the films that would be made in recent years.

You will need some devs to comment on the dev side of your CV and I am not one but my first thoughts would be that if you are marketing yourself as a dev for hire then I would present your plan B / hobby stuff as separate to you as an individual and as stuff that you did instead. That includes your email address.

I have worked on projects in the past where one of the contractors spent all day on their plan B, it is really annoying.

The market is tough at the moment in case you hadn't noticed, so you may just have been unlucky.

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princec started a topic Introduction

8 September 2009, 11:43
Introduction

Hi there, my name's Caspian (yes, really), and I've been contracting for about 12 years now. Although for the last two years I've had bugger all work at all and I wondered if anyone had any thoughts on why. The CV's at http://www.puppygames.net/cv.doc if anyone wants to rip it apart but looking at mostly every other CV I've ever come across it doesn't seem to be particularly weird or different to any other.

I wonder if it's just having a silly name that's the problem. Or maybe I live in the wrong part of the country (Taunton). Or perhaps I just don't do anything that anyone needs any more?

Anyhow - hi there everyone. Strange I never found this forum before.

Cas
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