I paid a girl on LinkedIn to structure mine. Cost around £50 and best thing I ever did. Have a search on there...
Could I just pick some brains please.
I'm after some recommendations for some free online CV building websites, app etc.
You know the sort of thing, the latest structure, content/layout advice etc.
Thanks in advance
Gary
I paid a girl on LinkedIn to structure mine. Cost around £50 and best thing I ever did. Have a search on there...
I can send you a training package I put together about 5 years ago if it helps?
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A good starting point:
https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/d.../templates/doc
Do bear in mind that expectations will vary by industry and - more importantly - seniority.
If you have MS Word, there are CV Templates within the software or go to the Microsoft website.
https://templates.office.com/en-gb/r...-cover-letters
Send me your email and I'll let you have some very useful information.
Just bumping this, rather than starting a new thread, as out of the blue I've been approached to apply for a role and as it's with a large corporate it needs a CV to HR in the first instance. Thing is it's been over 15 years since I last did one and I can't even find it so it looks like I'm going to be starting from scratch. I've had a quick search online and it would appear that the reverse chronological style, being a senior role within the same industry, is what I'm after. If there are any other suggestions not already on this thread they are of course much appreciated. Thanks.
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Cant beat the advice and offers above, remember to focus on transferable skills. Include summary of improvements eg grew sales from x to y , reduced cost…… Its cliche but ensure your CV addresses the key requirements of the job, often junior staff are used to screen applications and just look for conformance to spec. Lastly think about how long you as a manager spend reading CV’s then halve it, since the HR dept maybe filling numerous roles.
Good luck by the way Steve
I see a lot of CVs and recently there's been a trend of listing achievements and successes in a big block, then going on to an incomplete list of companies and roles.
I've found it really hard to work out what many of them have done and where they've done it. I've often resorted to LinkedIn to help me fill in the gaps.
I like reading a chronological list of roles with the major achievements and main responsibilities. Every line should pass the "so what?" test.
As someone who also reads a large number of CVs, conducts many of the interviews and gives the 'Yes' or 'No' to HR to offer a contract, I can say that the above is excellent advice. I don't really care about the format but the content that can be evidenced or discussed. In my area it is extremely rare to receive CVs that claim falsehoods for reasons I can't go into on a public forum.
Hi Mac, pm me if you want my PowerPoint presentation - it's old like me but it stands the test of time. If you do make contact let me know the role involved
National careers website
It’s all there for you
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Sometimes you can't see the wood for the trees and so a link for those who might also be interested;
https://nationalcareers.service.gov....ions#cv-layout
Thanks for the tip.
Not directly related to CVs but always makes me smile:
'Do not underestimate your abilities; that is your boss’s job.'
I have this if any good to you just been made redundant click on the link for cv advice.
http://www.rms-recruitment.co.uk/acc...e-cv-template/
This, and it is how my CV is structured, which has done me very well over the last 30 years. Imo CV tools are a solution to a problem that should not exist, if someone is unable to put together a CV on their own I think it is a pretty poor state of affairs. I also do not like receiving CVs that have been buggered around with by agencies.
Three bullets of responsibilities and three bullets of achievements for each role. Try and keep them to one short sentence for each.
I think the advice provided in the thread addresses your request, but can I stress if you are considering an online service do a lot of due diligence as they are used by thieves for identify theft either directly or because they don’t have adequate cyber security and your information is stolen.