Critique my CV please

buckeejit · 26 Nov 2012 at 17:47

Ok, some of you may know that I've been out of work for 4 weeks and it's driving me nuts so I think I need to change my CV. It's not the strongest CV but hey. I didn't want to do a CV thread because there are always load however, I think I need a critique as employers/agencies are not getting back to me.

I've used this CV for around 9 years now.

Any help is greatly appreciated

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByboX_wszAnoZEc3TC1iVFB3bUk/edit

buckeejit · 26 Nov 2012 at 20:30

Ahleckz said:
Oh, and don't lie:
"Good spelling and proofreading skills" ... "Driving License".

Eh?

buckeejit · 26 Nov 2012 at 20:31

Thanks guys.

buckeejit · 26 Nov 2012 at 22:01

Ahleckz said:
Licence is the noun, license is the verb. The DVLA have given you a license to drive, you can prove this because you have a driving licence.

Oh, thanks

lol.

buckeejit · 27 Nov 2012 at 01:30

HybridX said:
i really wouldn't upload a CV with your name address phone email and DOB on for the general public to be honest. Delete your personal info then reapply the document... we can critique it without that info.

You've kinda given anyone enough info to steal you identity... just being cautious

It's not my real address.

buckeejit · 27 Nov 2012 at 17:08

Thanks so much everyone. I've revised my CV massively today and have come up with the below. I personally think it's better than my old CV.

Please give me some more critique if it's needed (which it will I'm sure)

I will tailor this to specific jobs.

Couldn't use GoogleDocs as the formatting was mixed up using both .docx and .doc so I've uploaded screenshots:

buckeejit · 27 Nov 2012 at 17:22

Eames said:
dude the postcode.

It's not mine.

buckeejit · 27 Nov 2012 at 20:32

any tips on the new CV?

buckeejit · 28 Nov 2012 at 01:24

AndrewNR said:
I think you're using too many in-house company terms too; what the hell is a VMCO or an ADM?

Travel terms:

VMCO - Virtual miscellaneous charges order
ADM - Agent Debit Memo.

Thanks for the additional tips guys, I'll work on my CV.

buckeejit · 28 Nov 2012 at 16:21

postbox said:
Ok, I did write a long reply but it seems to have gone walkies, so here's my cut down version.

Objective / personal statement: This needs to be worked on unless you have a very good covering letter. This should wet the appetite of the reader, at the moment is so generically wishy-washy that it leaves me cold and would probably end in my "no-pile"

You have no achievements listed so I don't know from the skills you've listed that you do have "excellent customer service" and give me an example of you "working under pressure"

Consistently accurate in working.....working what? - where's the proof?

How did you make yourself an asset to your previous work places?

Do you have the confidence to suggest improvements where necessary?

How do you maintain a good relationship with clients? do you perhaps recognise their needs and resolve them by using your initiative?

Should I add an Achievements section to my CV?

buckeejit · 28 Nov 2012 at 17:50

groen said:
Put your worst mistakes at work in a weird font at the bottom.

?

buckeejit · 28 Nov 2012 at 18:55

Burnsy2023 said:
I wouldn't do that. If I'm considering interviewing someone, the interests are actually a good indication whether I think they would gel with the existing team and can also be a conversation point in the interview.

Ah crap. Not sure what to do as some people say keep them and others say remove them. If I add them back on, it'll run onto 3 pages

buckeejit · 29 Nov 2012 at 15:11

A few more changes especially to the Objective and skills section. I added actual references, well not in this case as I put fake details but you know what I mean. I also added interested but not sure what format they're suppose to be in.

Any tips welcome as I want to nail this CV and get jobs lol.

buckeejit · 29 Nov 2012 at 16:58

Ahleckz said:
You've mentioned your typing speed twice in your skills bit.

So I did, I'll fix that. Yes, I understand the importance of good cover letters and this will be my next step when completing my CV. Cheers.

buckeejit · 29 Nov 2012 at 16:59

postbox said:
Edit: I've just noticed "socialising with friends" as an interest, you can do better than that - that reads as getting wasted at the weekends.

I'm not sure how I could put 'socialising with friends' better but I'll work on that.

buckeejit · 29 Nov 2012 at 17:04

Burnsy2023 said:
I wouldn't put it on. C'mon you're more interesting than cooking and travelling surely?

That's debatable lol. I'll think of something else.

buckeejit · 29 Nov 2012 at 17:13

What about:

Interests include reading, building computers and graphic design.

buckeejit · 29 Nov 2012 at 17:38

I think I might just take the interests out as I can't really find a good way of putting them.

buckeejit · 30 Nov 2012 at 00:05

Argh, not sure whether to keep the interests on or not

buckeejit · 30 Nov 2012 at 17:33

right, some people are saying to remove certain bits and others say to keep them so I'm a bit confused. I'll decide what I'm doing with these sections.

In the meantime, is there any feedback about my current CV compared with my old CV?

Thanks