Can someone check my updated CV

[Sniper][Wolf] said:
Revision 3 :)

www.dmoranda.co.uk/cv.pdf
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Looks better.. I still think the summary at the top needs to be revised a bit. Remember as I said, you need to quantify the skills you have mentioned. You have done this on the motivation as you stated later you worked from home but this could be missed.

You could say :

"Working from home, I worked..."

Makes it easier to spot.

So you need to do the same with the other skills and be able to back these up with examples should you attend an interview because they will be asked about.

Take out those subtitles " Role/Responsibilites"

oh and you mentioned that you are a good communicator and team player twice in the summary. Take out the second references.


Much better though :)
 
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Admiral Huddy said:
Looks better..
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Much better though :)
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Agreed with what Huddy said. Looks really good. Possibly don't need to underline your name at the top.

@Admiral Huddy - Love the design of your CV, really stands out, but as it appears you finished your degree last year you should change your expected/predicted result to your actual one ;)
 
Don't use PDF unless you have been asked to explicitly, stick with .doc's. Recruiters like to make notes, some straight into the electronic document. Not every recruiter has Adobe PDF Pro, but you can bet all that have a computer will have Word.

Your heading should be made to stand out; the rest should be neat lists and concise blocks.

If the prospective employer where to drop the pile of CV's, you want yours to stand out. Having piffy boxes like a menu on the left does not do this.

Try and add some *subtle* colour to the document, perhaps make the heading navy blue or some such. Black on white is shopping receipt reading.
 
melbourne720 said:
Agreed with what Huddy said. Looks really good. Possibly don't need to underline your name at the top.

@Admiral Huddy - Love the design of your CV, really stands out, but as it appears you finished your degree last year you should change your expected/predicted result to your actual one ;)
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??? :confused: It's not my CV dude lol :p


I agree with DJ.. The Piffy boxes look good but not for a CV, as i said in my email to you.
 
Admiral Huddy said:
??? :confused: It's not my CV dude lol :p


I agree with DJ.. The Piffy boxes look good but not for a CV, as i said in my email to you.
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Posts blending together... must get sleep... :eek:

Apologies Huddy, I was thinking something didn't sit right about the CV LOL

Where is that embarrassed smiley...? :o
 
While we are on this subject, I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to look at my CV too?

Ive applied for BT as an engineer twise now and never got an interview :(

I even did work experiance there back in schoolg, and I mention this in the CV, I know I can do the job and prob do well in the interview, I just find it hard to put it all across on paper.

My english is very poor and I was told Iam dyslexic sp? lol

Ill post a link to the CV/ covering letter I sent if any ones prepaired to take a look.


cheers
 
I was advised by a careers adviser at uni not to put a personal statement in, just stick to skills and experience as that is what the recruiters are looking for. She reckoned that they just brush over the statement as they've got so many CVs to go over they need to just find the info quickly and make a snap decision. Does that only apply for graduate job hunting or do you reckon it works as general advice?
 
Mad old tory said:
I was advised by a careers adviser at uni not to put a personal statement in, just stick to skills and experience as that is what the recruiters are looking for. She reckoned that they just brush over the statement as they've got so many CVs to go over they need to just find the info quickly and make a snap decision. Does that only apply for graduate job hunting or do you reckon it works as general advice?
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Personal statements make you CV .. personal. They give you character instead of just a list of skills. Put one in, but keep it short. Remember, they are looking to employ a person, not a machine with a predefined list of abilities.

Something like:
Self motivated IT enthusiast, outgoing, friendly, works well within a team or alone. Enjoys various sporting activities, and has an interest in motorsports and mechanics.
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Mad old tory said:
I was advised by a careers adviser at uni not to put a personal statement in, just stick to skills and experience as that is what the recruiters are looking for. She reckoned that they just brush over the statement as they've got so many CVs to go over they need to just find the info quickly and make a snap decision. Does that only apply for graduate job hunting or do you reckon it works as general advice?
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Most companies I've worked for are rarely swamped with CVs - I think it is just the big companies (banks, etc) with a large number of graduates applying for a small number of graduate places.

If I was starting out with what I know now I'd stick to small companies, make a name for yourself.

I'd definitely have a personal statement, but make it relevant to the job in question. Just make it easy for the person at the other end to say "This person will fit in this role".
 
This is basically some of the things I told sniper:

The key thing about composing a CV is to keep it simple yet concise. You are trying to sell one thing. You!

The personal statement or summary is the most important part of a CV. I don't care what anyone says.... It’s the first thing an employer will look for above anything else because he can eliminate those that aren’t suitable without reading through the CV. Harsh but true. So because of this it’s important to make your point here. This section should be about 2 or 3 short paragraphs but no more.

The problem is with this summary is that you have to quantify your skills and experience you have stated, “Team player”, “motivation” etc The task of this CV is to quantify you have these attributes.

If you look at Snipers later CV, he mentions that he is self motivated. He then later states that he worked from home in the employment section. This is excellent example of the skill being quantified.

Be aware, you will need to be back anything you mention at an interview so make sure you are prepared for this.


In general, a CV should be brief yet informative. The idea is to give the employer something to think about. Don’t give too much away but give him an appetite to ask questions which may lead to an interview.
 
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@Sniper - don't add good manners to your CV will you. I spent a couple of hours going through your CV without as much as a thanks or a ta..

All that uni and you don't even have basic manners..

Oh well, we live and learn.

tut tut
 
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