im sure you can do one on microsoft works, i did one a few yrs ago and just update it now and then.
i know you can buy a pack in wh smiths to do it
Quoteim sure you can do one on microsoft works, i did one a few yrs ago and just update it now and then.
i know you can buy a pack in wh smiths to do it
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I'm afraid 2 pages of limitation not very correct..
In some techie jobs I've seen CVs with many pages..(even like a
book and I wonder who read them ;D)
However,especially if you are going to get a job on project basis you
need to explain the details of your previous finished projects in
time order (new to old)..And these take considerable space ..
At the first page your name,age, marital status, phone numbers ,
email etc etc but important is to give a good clean picture..
Brief of your previous jobs in time order..and their dates..
Then project details..
I've just been to the Job Centre and I have an appointment for the 11th to get my C.V done properly, F.O.C :y
Kris9128, applying for and getting a job is a full time job. Writing your CV is something you should do yourself, if it takes 8 hours a day for a week, then so be it.
Why not get yourself down to the local library and have a look at some books on CV writing, there are plenty out there.
I read CVs and application forms most weeks and I'm amazed at the sloppy way most of them are compiled and presented. My opinion is, if someone can't be bothered to take time over their application, what are they going to be like if I employ them?
The 'bottom line' is, they have about 30 seconds, if they're lucky, to make the right impression. If they pass that test, I will put them in the pile that I read again. I will then slim that down to a maximum of 6 to invite for interview. Interviewing takes a huge amount of time and is a very costly business so I just won't 'take a chance' on someone who presents a poorly constructed application.
My advice, for what it's worth, is to spend as much time as it takes to compile the best CV you can. Also, if you send your CV to a company and you don't get an interview, call the person to whom you've sent the application and ask them for feedback on why you didn't get an interview. I am only too pleased to spend a couple of minutes helping someone who has bothered to pick up the phone and ask.
QuoteI'm afraid 2 pages of limitation not very correct..
In some techie jobs I've seen CVs with many pages..(even like a
book and I wonder who read them ;D)
However,especially if you are going to get a job on project basis you
need to explain the details of your previous finished projects in
time order (new to old)..And these take considerable space ..
At the first page your name,age, marital status, phone numbers ,
email etc etc but important is to give a good clean picture..
Brief of your previous jobs in time order..and their dates..
Then project details..
Sorry CEM, but I have to disagree with the highlighted bit. We need to be clear - the purpose of the CV is to get an interview, not a job.
You will naturally be asked to expand on your brief CV during the interview. This is when you (hopefully) get the job.
keep a CV simple, 2 pages no more really.[/highlight]
First page top, key fact information about you, driving licence any passport holder ect, address, brief list of previous jobs.
Then take the last 2 or even 1, and explain in detail the role, key skill sets, applications used, big up working in a team thats always a bonus.
My local Job Centre has someone that comes in once a week. He will have a look at your existing CV and tell you how to improve it :yQuoteI've just been to the Job Centre and I have an appointment for the 11th to get my C.V done properly, F.O.C :y
How did you manage that you jammy sod :-? When i asked, all i got was "we don't do that here" :(