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[kris9128]

is any body capable of writing cv's or know of a cv writing company. got laid off recently and have found out that you need a cv to apply for any job theeses days. have been self employed for 17 years have got my cscs card and various other safey courses. the problem is i havent got a clue how to write a cv. i have never been any good at selling myself, so could really do with getting it done by somebody who knows what they are doing.

[Richie London]

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

[tunnie]

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

 

[Richie London]

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

 

thats all i had 6yrs ago when i first got my pc, could probably get a cv maker on the internet free now

[tunnie]

keep a CV simple, 2 pages no more really.

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.

[Mr Skrunts]

[size=14]Simple[/size].

Just do it all on Word, Keep the informative stuff to the 1st page, and dont go more than 2 pages.  Keep it neat, bit of Bold and Undeline in places, just dont make it look like every one elses.

Just remember that if there are a 100 applications for a job, then the person looking at the CV will possibly not read every detail.

[kris9128]

have tried in microsoft works. the problem is i'm no good at getting the info out of my head and onto paper and it still making sense. have looked at cv sites on the internet but some want a hell of a lot of money. even asked at the job centre but because i refuse to sign on they wont give me any help or advice.

[Mr Skrunts]

http://www.laserrec.co.uk/candidate/cv4.aspx

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=cv+layout&btnG=Google+Search&meta=


Have a nosey though these, once you start writing it out you will edit it a few times, you will get there in the end.

[Ken T]

I think a lot is finding out what jobs you want, are after in the way of experience and mentioning it. I am in a similar position, and just sent off my CV to an agency re a position I am well able to do. He asked if I could expand certain bits, "cause the project manager wasn't that technical, and would basically look for the frequent use of words that she recognised!". I kid you not!. So I have re-written the first few sections using the words "fault finding", "PCB repair", "diagnosis", "system Test" several times.  Its a crazy system, but if you want to play............

Ken

[waspy]

I know how you feel matey. I just had to write one out for the first time & it's a bit daunting. The way i wrote mine out was, i viewed some examples on the internet & then wrote it out free hand with a pencil, this way you can easily amend mistakes, also do it over a couple of days, this way you'll think of things you've missed & better ways to present it.
HTH

[cem_devecioglu]

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 )

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..

[Elite Pete]

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

[Leomas]

I am currently working through some CVs for a position that has come up where I work and it is scarey. They have already been 'filtered' by an agency but some of them are just full of typos and grammar problems. Makes it very hard to consider someone for a technical position writing code when they can't make their CV make sense.

Would add that the critical part is your last three/four jobs or last three years whichever comes first(?). These need to be clearly explained (and ideally in the third person - nothing irritates more than 'I was then asked', it's a CV and not an essay) and with enough detail to show you can at least talk the talk.

There are two basic types of CV too and you may want to write it both ways to see which you feel more comfortable with. One is the 'traditional' chronological starting with your most recent job and working back from there. The other bullet points your skills and major achievements and then has one/two lines per job.

Good luck with the search.

[Bandit127]

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 )

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.

[Golfbuddy]

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.