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Dude your CV looks fine layout etc. But you say your applying for a Network Consultant job dont take this the wrong way but unless the Network Consultant Job is a training position I think you find it very hard to get this job. And I really dont mean that to sound harsh. I work as a level 3 support engineer and have years of experiance behind me plus lots of quilifactions and work with Networks daily and I would think this is my next step (If i go this route). I'm saying this without seeing the job advert so I could be wrong but Network consultants I work with have years of experiance normally as standard have ccie,ccna,ccsa and of course normally a MCSE 2003 minium plus 5 years experiance. So I think that if this is a true Network Consultancy job you wont get it without the experiance. Having your CCNA is a good start but without "the on the job experiance" it normally means nothing. I would suggested at looking at a job a bit lower then Network Consultant. I wish you luck thou and hope there not using the title consultant wrongly as a lot of jobs do these days.
 
well, it's not a network consultant as such.

I think it's a temporary contract (it didn't specify), to come and sort out this guy's network. It's quite a lot of basic networking stuff, everything he specified over the phone I can do from my CCNA.

I've already phoned the guy, told him my situation, and he asked for my CV, so I've thrown this together.
 
Why not get it onto 1 page? Seems a bit pointless having it dwindle onto the second.
Merge the education and qualifications section. Put the personal info at the beginning. You can have 2 columns below your name. The first with address & email. The second with your personal info (you don't need a title telling the reader this is your personal info). And by the way, no one cares if you have a girlfriend. Scrap that from the C.V. - it's not like that's a permanent arrangement anyway. A full UK Driving license is a skill so can go in that section. Otherwise, it's fine.
 
Coran said:
Why not get it onto 1 page? Seems a bit pointless having it dwindle onto the second.
Merge the education and qualifications section. Put the personal info at the beginning. You can have 2 columns below your name. The first with address & email. The second with your personal info (you don't need a title telling the reader this is your personal info). And by the way, no one cares if you have a girlfriend. Scrap that from the C.V. - it's not like that's a permanent arrangement anyway. A full UK Driving license is a skill so can go in that section. Otherwise, it's fine.
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OK, done that, and about the single bit, if it's a female recruiter.... :D lol
 
Many places like to know if your married as that can make a difference.
Married people might not want to travel or be away from home for lengths of time etc.
However "girlfriend" is really such a generic term I'd leave it off unless it's girlfriend that is almost certainly going to become wife.
 
remove the CCNA 1 + 2

Just put Cisco CCNA

Also your CV looks skinny. You need to add more stuff in to it.
 
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Duggan said:
Dude your CV looks fine layout etc. But you say your applying for a Network Consultant job dont take this the wrong way but unless the Network Consultant Job is a training position I think you find it very hard to get this job. And I really dont mean that to sound harsh. I work as a level 3 support engineer and have years of experiance behind me plus lots of quilifactions and work with Networks daily and I would think this is my next step (If i go this route). I'm saying this without seeing the job advert so I could be wrong but Network consultants I work with have years of experiance normally as standard have ccie,ccna,ccsa and of course normally a MCSE 2003 minium plus 5 years experiance. So I think that if this is a true Network Consultancy job you wont get it without the experiance. Having your CCNA is a good start but without "the on the job experiance" it normally means nothing. I would suggested at looking at a job a bit lower then Network Consultant. I wish you luck thou and hope there not using the title consultant wrongly as a lot of jobs do these days.
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I agree, you see IT is a hard career to move in to, even as a graduate.

I started working for £16k working shifts, was rubbish. Now I also do shifts but I get almost double the amount and getting paid to learn a very tough and demanding skill in IT ( dont want to mention it atm ;) )

Try looking for something simple. All you need is a step in the door. If your interested in networking look for Data Centre Tech (looking after Data centres, you know bulding racks, patching, babysitting engineers etc..

I hated doing it, espacially after doing my CCNA, but after 6 months, I moved to a better role, then after moved on, now after 3 years I got what I wanted (not really wanted to become Network engineer) but I got something along that line.

Anyway your young (I hope) so you have plenty of time to become what you want to be. Good Luck
 
I can pad it out with some CIty & Guilds Qualifications of Key Skills :D

Also got a few awards like Physicists Olympiad etc. I could add on to bulk it up. I just thought the idea was to keep it tailored to the job specifically, like you tick off the skills required of the position.

I am 19, and I really do like networking lol, looking at a few options really for my first job in IT.
 
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