C.V Critique Please!

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I've been looking for a part time job for months now nothing special anything will do but I can't seem to get a job anywhere and I've started to thing it could be my CV although when I wrote it I had everyone I knew check it over including some of you lot.

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I think maybe adding my D.O.B to the Contact Details section and putting my work experience down on the first sheet may help although I'd have to get rid of the Contact Details title.

Maybe I'm just being really paranoid and should just keep on trying but I suppose more critique won't hurt.
 
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I only VERY briefly looked at it, but what i will say is this. Make it a lot more to the point and the design needs work. I get a lot of interviews with my CV, and it's only 1 page, but the design is quite good (!) and makes it easy to read and attractive to look at :)

Make it easy for the person reading it. Make the sections very clear, use bullet points and generally just point things out to someone reading it :) If you're sending it via email then you can also use a small bit of colour (maybe 1 extra colour to use as a background behind titles for example).
 
I'm no expert, here goes;

Put your employment history before your education.

Most of your good points are hidden away on page two in your employment history.

Personal profile seems very generic i.e " strong work ethic , trustworthy etc.."

Change it to Personal skills ( ? )

i.e

Good communications skills have been developed through ..........


State a personal skill and then justify it.

The content is ok, but push your positive qualities to the front.

Hope this makes sense.

Good Luck

Mark
 
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I was just about to move my work experience to the first page as I was thinking about the same thing.

I think I might get rid of the communications paragraphy and merge it into the personal profile and re-write the whole thing.
 
Came up with this:

Good communications skills have been developed during time at work where customers were dealt with daily and working in a team was essential. Customer service skills were also developed and commented on by various members of the public. A strong work ethic has also emerged which has shown in service provided and work produced as has a ability to work well under pressure and able to work to deadlines while maintaining a high level of service. Determined to succeed and willing to take on extra responsibility.

I have mixed feelings about it but I think it's better than before.
 
Ok, i've looked at it properly now, here are a few pointers which i think you should look into :)

Design
This is often overlooked, but is what attracts someone to your CV when they have loads to look through. You can add a colour as well (eg. heading backgrounds), but don't go adding loads of random colour everywhere, and make sure it's fine when printed B&W.
Make all the titles bigger so that it's easier to read. You have to point things out to people, rather than make them work through your CV.

Bullet Points!
Use bullet points to better effect. For example, in your employment section you could have a brief summary of what you did, and what you learnt, but also have a list of skills used.
Basically your CV is a bit wordy :)


What kind of jobs are you applying for? as sometimes it's good to have a section for skills, with just a bullet pointed list. I use this, though i'm applying for IT positions, so it may not apply for you.

Bin the 'communications skills' bit too.
 
I'm applying for any part time position in every possible place I can think of.

I'll have to spend some time designing it again. I went for something I liked the look over rather than something simple.
 
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