mathew Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 i have to produce one of these by monday for a possible life changing orportunity which has come off the back of the recent redundancies within our company but the only problem is is that i have never needed to draw up a cv before. ive looked at loads of websites and have a rough idea of whats going to be needed but when it comes to things such as GCSE grades how honest to have to be with them as i cant remember for the life of me what i achieved in each subject (it was 12 years ago). also any tips on what employers like to see in cv's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 make sure its short and says everything, one page only make yourself look as if the job was made for you be carefull with B/S as everything can be checked. oh and good luck matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 come on then whats the job ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 make sure its short and says everything, one page only make yourself look as if the job was made for you be carefull with B/S as everything can be checked. oh and good luck matt 2-3 pages is acceptable. Not many people can get the job experience, training and qualifications on one page! I just listed on mine 7 GCSE's grade C and above and listed the highest quals first so they were at the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTRickeh Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Length wise mine have always been two pages long and that seems to be what is generally advised. I wouldn't go over two pages unless that is the norm for your industry. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 mines 2 pages. and like ozz i just say x gcse's c and above. then list my other qualifications, then skills and things you have. Then work history. I usualy put a little bit at the end about my personal interests and things. my last 2 jobs we spent more time talking about interests than my qualifications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 come on then whats the job ? a 2 year under graduate course in project management in either hawaii,canada,abu dhabi or london. its a shame i have to go this route as it would mean a big pay cut where as i was hoping to do something similar whilst still 'on the job' here but like a said the redundancies have f***ed everything up and my best option right now is an under graduate course which seem bloody hard to come by in the present climate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 tough call matt mate , good luck with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 i have to produce one of these by monday for a possible life changing orportunity which has come off the back of the recent redundancies within our company but the only problem is is that i have never needed to draw up a cv before. ive looked at loads of websites and have a rough idea of whats going to be needed but when it comes to things such as GCSE grades how honest to have to be with them as i cant remember for the life of me what i achieved in each subject (it was 12 years ago). also any tips on what employers like to see in cv's? I was made redundant about five months ago, and received plenty of CV building advice, tips and how to construct it. Do you want me to forward any of it to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 any tips on what employers like to see in cv's? They like to see sentences beginning with a capital letter and no use of the greengrocers' apostrophe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 I was made redundant about five months ago, and received plenty of CV building advice, tips and how to construct it. Do you want me to forward any of it to you? that would be much appriciated if you could the HR woman (bit of a looker aswell:eyebrows:) has got a meeting lined up with me about going over producing cv's etc but that isnt until 2 weeks time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 They like to see sentences beginning with a capital letter and no use of the greengrocers' apostrophe. thanks for the tip. luckily for me theres a place like this one for me to express myself with sentences not beginning with capital letters and with the odd greengrocers apostrophe thrown in here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I should say, 2 pages is better, 3 pages is norm for more technical CVs. Ace - I'd appreciate that as well, I need to update mine! Oh and 2 years just on PM? Nice job if you can get it in Hawaii!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 2 Pages is best...if its a internal position then luckily they won't go through as much CV's. You do have to remember when going through job posts, sometimes hundreds apply. When working with Deloitte & going through CV's I use to pile all the ones with 3 pages to one side! Keep it simple, to the point, made it look good by making sure you mention the best points. Google I found it quite good as well mate when working on your CV. Good luck mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I can email a template if you need it mate. Good luck anyway though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Seriously though, spelling/grammatical errors are a bad idea. Syntactical ones are sometimes excused on CVs. Employers like to see what they really are interested in - try getting in their mind, pretend you are the hiring manager and write down the keywords you'd like to leap out of the perfect CV (for that role). The wording of the job ad is a good start, so is the wording of the job description. Without using gross cut/paste, you need to have the main keywords prominent in the front page (ideally) and variations thereof spread throughout. The CV is there to whet their appetite and make them want to see you (instead of throwing it in the bin with most others because it looks boring, annoying or irrelevant) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted September 13, 2009 Author Share Posted September 13, 2009 I can email a template if you need it mate. Good luck anyway though. i would be very gratefull if you could [email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 i would be very gratefull if you could [email protected] On it's way mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I used to read cv's for my boss when she had applicants. I was told to throw away the 3 page cvs without even reading them. 2 pages max, depending on the industry changes the cv, ie a teaching cv is different to an engineering one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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