It's another CV thread, boys and girls...

[Hiroki]

I got told to spread it out earlier! I'm not applying directly to a company, I've been asked to pass on a CV through a third party, so I want to get as much as I can on it so they get a good sense of who I am. It's the first section that's the debate at the moment

Even in those circumstances, I don't think it is inappropriate to send a cover letter along with the CV. A CV is more like a fact sheet about yourself, and shouldn't really include the first section.

Having said this, I am the same age as you and have only got job offers from a few places in my life.. So I could be completely wrong! However, the principles of CV as a fact sheet, Cover letter to express personality/explain experiences hasn't failed me yet!

 

[gumbald]

This CV could get passed onto someone else too, so I don't want to write a specific covering letter. I was going to write a bit of a blurb in the e-mail to the intermediary to which I'll be attaching the CV

 

[Hiroki]

This CV could get passed onto someone else too, so I don't want to write a specific covering letter. I was going to write a bit of a blurb in the e-mail to the intermediary to which I'll be attaching the CV

In that case, I would take use the blurb in the email to put the stuff from the beginning of the CV. As a general rule, a CV should be something that stays constant regardless of the application, while the cover letter (or in this case email) should change depending on the job you are applying for.

 

[gumbald]

That blurb might not necessarily get passed on though! It's a confusing situation, I just want to cover all bases I really want to leave it in, but just summarise my situation in the e-mail. I did try to make a smoother paragraph of the first section, but being this time of night defeated me. I'll sort it in morning and let somebody have a final check then