Who fancies looking over my CV?

I am not having much luck with any of the jobs I am applying for, they are all basic jobs such as admin or jobs where they train you up from no experience. If there are any employers or people in the know that could look over mine that would be great as I am slowly going mad sitting at home most days of the week with little money!

Cheers,

Ash.

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PM me and I'll send you my email address. I don't do it anymore, but used to be an exec search agent and would read hundreds of CV's a week.

There are so many things in CV's that may seem perfectly normal and good to be in a CV that can put people off, so go ahead and PM me and I'll take a look over it for you.

Cheryl x

im not an employer or have any official title but I can look over your cv if you want. Have been doing my own CV for past 25 years with no problems. Always get interviews, just dont get the job sometimes

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[Viney]

I just cant find jobs that my CV is sutible for...so then, it means i cant find jobs that i am sutible for!

Originally Posted by Viney

I just cant find jobs that my CV is sutible for...so then, it means i cant find jobs that i am sutible for!

Maybe it's because you can't spell 'suitable'

Originally Posted by Ed

Maybe it's because you can't spell 'suitable'

Originally Posted by arcdef

I am not having much luck with any of the jobs I am applying for, they are all basic jobs such as admin or jobs where they train you up from no experience. If there are any employers or people in the know that could look over mine that would be great as I am slowly going mad sitting at home most days of the week with little money!

Cheers,

Ash.

One tip is to keep the CV brief... put as much relevant info in as possible but you have to keep it short. Think of the person at the other end having to read countless CV`s. Try and do something to make yours stand out a bit better too. I tend to put a nice border around the CV`s I type for people... is only something small but makes it stand out.

If you want another opinion or somebody to type it up and present it in the required format for you then pm me and I`ll let you have my email addy.

...and make it interesting. I have a team of 10 and I get unsolicited CVs pretty well every day. Most are based on the standard CV that comes with Word and tell me what great A levels they have. B-O-R-I-N-G. Personally I like to see interests as it gives me an idea of what sort of person they are, most put 'socialising, cinema, theatre' - well don't we all like going to the cinema, but what makes this person different??? - very few put 'motorbikes' and if I see it it immediately jumps out, but then some might think 'thug' and put yours in the bin.

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Originally Posted by Ed

...and make it interesting. I have a team of 10 and I get unsolicited CVs pretty well every day. Most are based on the standard CV that comes with Word and tell me what great A levels they have. B-O-R-I-N-G. Personally I like to see interests as it gives me an idea of what sort of person they are, most put 'socialising, cinema, theatre' - well don't we all like going to the cinema, but what makes this person different??? - very few put 'motorbikes' and if I see it it immediately jumps out, but then some might think 'thug' and put yours in the bin.

Couldn't agree more. I've looked at arcdefs Cv and given that it was his first......a solid attempt.

Most CV's, especially from younger candidates concentrate on exam results and are very formatted along the microsoft word lines. The problem with these CVs are that they do not stand out. I re-structured the format of the CV and put all the font in the same style and size with the exception of the headers. There's nothing worse than looking at a CV in which one paragraph is in Ariel and the next in Times New Roman.

I always advise education and skills should come second and third to actual experience. Be that work experience or if you're a school leaver, life experience, but it allows the recruiter to understand a bit about what you can bring to the role.

As far as interests go, it's very important to be truthful and go beyond the usual crap. Arcdef did mention his love of bikes and also mentioned that he loves to take them apart and put them back together again.

As a recruiter, I would read that and see him as someone who has the ability to stick with something and a desire to gain knowledge and learn about what he is doing. Some traits that would most definately make me see worth in him!

Well done Ash and good luck with sending your new CV out!