CV advice

[beast5680]

i,m thinking about sending my cv to a couple of companies and would like some tips  from the forum about how it should look
at present i just have a bog standard version which lists what i,ve done and where etc with a bit of background at the end but listening in to a conversation the other day between 2 guys in the pub they were saying that any cv should have a brief summary at the beginning as they would look for this when considering prospective employees as they would read this first and if interested read further, which kinda makes sense
nearly all the jobs i,ve had have been obtained by word of mouth and not by a written cv,

suggestions welcome :D

[MudRat]

CV= 2 A4 sides, factual and succinct, add a covering letter or statement that describes how your existing skills would link in and essentially enhance the position you are interested in. Make sure the statement addresses all of the requirements in the job description, also add in how you would push the company forward etc etc, if you are unsure, write one, email me and i will give it a once over.  

[Tommo]

Basically there are two types of CV, the 24 spline and the 33 spline... the latter was fitted to defenders betwee............

 :lol:

sorry.

[beast5680]

Basically there are two types of CV, the 24 spline and the 33 spline... the latter was fitted to defenders betwee............

 :lol:

sorry.

there,s always one :roll:  :lol:

[Mareng]

I recently did mine, I sent it to Prodrive and was invited to an interview (tomorrow morning at 9am, nervous, me? Nooooo) so it cant be that bad.....

If you like, I can email it to you, for use as a template...or just to give you a few ideas.

[Tommo]

Basically there are two types of CV, the 24 spline and the 33 spline... the latter was fitted to defenders betwee............

 :lol:

sorry.

there,s always one :roll:  :lol:

actually mines got 2!  :lol:  :lol:

[Range Rover Blues]

Put yourself in the interviewer's seat.

He takes a big pile of CVs and chucks half in the bin, no honestly he does.

Yours has to stand out, so at the top should be a personal summary, your name and address then that 30 word statement all the interview books talk about.  If the 1st paragraph doesn't grab his attention he will file it under B for, you guessed it, Bin.

Then a statement detailing your current job, do I need to tell you to go as close to lying as you dare so it looks on paper like you are ideal?

All the stuff they'l ask you anyway, like hobbies, married etc goes at the back.  It's what you are doing today that gets you the job and that's all they are interested in.

[shaun and co]

I must have gone through hundreds of cv's and the first thing that destines them to the bin is bad spelling and grammer. After that you really are just looking for ones that stand out. Be carefull about lying though- some that I :shock: 've had were so obviously made up it was untrue.

[strapping young lad]

ive just made mine again after 6 years!

took me many an hour to construct it most of it to make the personal statement sound good, and true (cos you have to back up the bull you put there! :) )

you need to customise your roles in previous jobs to sound more like what they are after, leave out irrelevant bits as it will bore them.

oh and get good referees!

[Evilgoat]

Actually used an American style Resume before. Similar thing to a CV but much more condensed, and it got me the job I'm in now.


Oh yes, I see the flaw...... 8)

[auf_wiedersehen_pet]

I must have gone through hundreds of cv's and the first thing that destines them to the bin is bad spelling and  :oops: grammer :oops: . After that you really are just looking for ones that stand out. Be  :oops: carefull :oops: about lying though- some that I :shock: 've had were so obviously made up it was untrue.

 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[beast5680]

thanks for all the advice guys :D  i shall sit and construct something over the weekend hopefully
2 out of the 3 also want a handwritten covering letter to go with it, i assume so they can see if you can actually master the english language and write it as well and are not eastern european using spellchecker  :?

[Ja1983]

AWP - very well spotted!!  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

the key is really be honest... and not so much lie about your skills, but emphasize on the points relevant to the position your applying for.. use google to look at the companies ethics, aims etc.. and if you still want the job, pick up on the bits that are most applicable to the role.

....good luck!  

[andycwb]

I must have gone through hundreds of cv's and the first thing that destines them to the bin is bad spelling and grammer. After that you really are just looking for ones that stand out. Be carefull about lying though- some that I :shock: 've had were so obviously made up it was untrue.

Getting caught lying on a CV is a fast way to end an interview early in my book!

I'd second the advice above - make it stand out without being tacky, and make it 100% correct in both spelling and grammar, even if you need to ask someone's help to make it perfect.