I'm not sure how I could put 'socialising with friends' better but I'll work on that.
Critique my CV please
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I'm not sure how I could put 'socialising with friends' better but I'll work on that.
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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.
That is true, people can learn, I actually rarely look for skills but look for intelligence, ability to learn, ability adapt, and a strong will to learn etc.
If someone has a relevant skill or experience then that is a bonus, may save time in training and may be an indicator that they have a natural ability for that task. I help hire software developers and we mainly look at math and physics candidates with a PhD often without any programming experience, we will test their problem solving ability and analyse how their thinking process works to see if they are a good fit. If hired they can learn software development relatively quickly.
Personality is very important and is one of the key reasons why you interview people. I don't know about you but I cannot judge someone's personality from only a few words they have written on a CV. I will chat for them for an hour over lunch or dinner to see if they would fit.
Putting interests on a CV can also lead to problems of they are not carefully chosen. E.g., "socialising with friends" may be interpreted as going out and getting drunk, turning up for work either hungover or simply not with a fresh mind - older managers may not appreciate such statements (especially hings like "clubbing". Even things like saying you take a sport very serious entering competitions may be frowned upon because it often means you are away training and taking part in competitions, yet it could be taken very positively showing commitment and determination.
I have also seen people state thinks like "Karate", having down some TKD in the past I asked them about their martial arts and it turns out he only went to a few lessons but loves watching kung fu movies.
On the flip side if you can have interests that are supportive of the job role it can be very positive, e.g. applying for a web developer and you say you help design webpages for charities in your spare time would be a big positive.
This is a bi long but my point is I cannot judge someone's personality by a few words at the bottom of a CV, hence they have no relevance. Space on a CV is t a premium, even without adding more text you just use the space saved to spread out your CV and make it look less cluttered is a very positive thing.
You have a lot of white space, also remember if you are sending this direct to companies, having "references on request" wont cut it, they wont spend time faffing about to get them from you, they will just bin it.
However if it is with an agency, its fine.
However if it is with an agency, its fine.
No idea why people are saying to remove interests.
Here's the reality. You have no specific skills and the stuff you list anyone can do (I don't mean to be harsh, my own CV is very similar). What else is going to set you apart? Your personality. Get some personality into the very first paragraph, somehow.
Best of luck
Here's the reality. You have no specific skills and the stuff you list anyone can do (I don't mean to be harsh, my own CV is very similar). What else is going to set you apart? Your personality. Get some personality into the very first paragraph, somehow.
Best of luck
I don't think you even really get to know someone's (true) personality through an interview. The whole process is artificial. People change so much after the 1st 3 months of settling in...or not anyway.
I agree with D.P. about being careful what you put in and think about how the reader may "react" to certain things. DO NOT LIE TO MAKE YOURSELF LOOK COOL, you will look silly if probed about your "extreme ironing expeditions" in an interview.
There are so many variables as to who is reading the C.V and what kind of company you are sending it to that it is a gamble / risk that may or may not be worth taking. From the example that D.P uses about sports, I personally would always take this in a positive light as I myself can relate to that (statistically the fitter people in our company have less days off, generally more energetic / enthusistic on a day to day basis).
I agree with D.P. about being careful what you put in and think about how the reader may "react" to certain things. DO NOT LIE TO MAKE YOURSELF LOOK COOL, you will look silly if probed about your "extreme ironing expeditions" in an interview.
There are so many variables as to who is reading the C.V and what kind of company you are sending it to that it is a gamble / risk that may or may not be worth taking. From the example that D.P uses about sports, I personally would always take this in a positive light as I myself can relate to that (statistically the fitter people in our company have less days off, generally more energetic / enthusistic on a day to day basis).
This, I would never waste space on references in a CV and I would never list them before asking permission, which would be a bad idea if you're still at your current workplace.
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
In the meantime, is there any feedback about my current CV compared with my old CV?
Thanks
Soldato
The only criticism I can give is with the interests section (and this is being picky) if you have any areas outside of work where you have been a leader of sorts, include it here, captain of a sports team for example, otherwise I think it looks good, and with regards to the white space - I've been going over my CV with my project manager recently, she said it's good for writing notes regarding applications in the margins, for another point of view.
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