Critique my CV please
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Why have you inserted so many random capital letters throughout? You don't need them, or if you do include them then make it consistent.
Add references.
I'd really change a lot of the duties to make them sound more demanding and like you did more than you actually did.
"Managed, developed and exceeded client expectations whilst constrained to tight budgetary constraints". vs. "make high volume domestic and international business reservations". But don't get too arsey.
Add references.
I'd really change a lot of the duties to make them sound more demanding and like you did more than you actually did.
"Managed, developed and exceeded client expectations whilst constrained to tight budgetary constraints". vs. "make high volume domestic and international business reservations". But don't get too arsey.
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Thanks for the additional tips guys, I'll work on my CV.
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?
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?
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Put your worst mistakes at work in a weird font at the bottom.
Man of Honour
FYI, that's a really bad example considering both should be nouns. "The DVLA license you to drive by giving you a licence" is much more correct.
Man of Honour
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
Man of Honour
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
Keep it very brief, a sentence or two, but enough to see what sort of person you are.
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.
Any tips welcome as I want to nail this CV and get jobs lol.
Thought about your cover letters much?
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=23258095&postcount=3131
You've mentioned your typing speed twice in your skills bit.
It is much better to simply ask at the interview a candidates interests and in other ways find out about their personality. If interests are written down then they should only be noted if relevant to the job. Otherwise it just takes up space which is at a high premium on a cv.
The cv is mainly a co case list of skills, experience and attributes to get to the interview stage, the interviews contain more detailed technical tests and importantly personality assessment.
Man of Honour
I can't say anymore than that I disagree.
You're employing a human not a robot. If the OPs interests were "customer services & admin in my spare time" I would presume that they were utterly dull and had no character about them.
Sometimes interests are the only thing that sets you apart from the 100's of other generic "works well in a team" type C.Vs.
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.
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Man of Honour
I think the difference is that I like to see what people are like as people before I interview. I can give someone skills, I can't give them a personality.
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.