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Stinky

Stinky

Stinky

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hi all again....

i am trying to get this cv finished off. but cant help thinking its currently a bit boring.

this is what i have so far. still need to put in experience with different internal software, and my key skills etc.

any tips on what i have so far??

I would consider myself to be a very enthusiastic, hard working individual. I enjoy working in a busy environment. I am currently working in a quiet office in ******; this is my reason for applying for this position. The office is very remote and therefore not as busy as I am used to. Whilst working in ******** I found that the office was busy a lot of the time, I enjoyed the challenge of having to push myself to get work completed as soon as possible to allow full marketing potential.

GCSE
English C
English Literature C
Maths C
Double Award Science CC
Information Technology B
Business Studies B
Electronics C


A-Levels
Information Technology Pass
Business Studies Pass

GNVQ
Business Studies Merit

Previous Work History



My current role at ******* ******** estate agents is purely a sales role. My day-to-day duties include:

o Dealing with Phone calls
o Dealing with applicants that walk into the office
o Contacting Applicants with reference to new properties that come on the market
o Chasing Hot Applicants regularly
o Booking valuations, sales appointments and rental appointments
o Carrying out appointments such as viewings and the odd valuation.
o Calling vendors with all feedback from viewings as soon as possible
o Negotiating offers that I received
o Chasing sales
o Erecting For Sale boards
o Door to door mail drops
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I'd swap it around a bit, the first part is a bit of a boring read.

Maybe put in a small objective, no more than a few sentances, then list your work experience then qualifications and lastly a few hobbies a maybe a bit more about yourself.
 
I would re-word the whole first paragraph to something along the lines of


I would consider myself to be a very enthusiastic, conscientious individual, who thrives in a busy and challenging working environment.

The rest of it, to be frank, is rather waffly, and should be covered at interview.
 
The first paragraph sounds like it comes from a covering letter rather then a CV. Don't bother waffling about your current office, just say that you enjoy a fast paced environment and that you are looking for a role that will challenge you.

List your employment experience next and don't say it is purely sales, it sounds like you're saying it's 'just' sales. I'd also have a lok at your bullet points and rewrite some of them:

Dealing with phone calls / dealing with applicants who walk into the the office -> Maintaining impeccable levels Customer Service and resolveing a broad range of customer queries.

Contacting Applicants with reference to new properties that come on the market -> Matching and distributing new property details to appropriate potential purchases

You should think more about what you are doing and why you are doing it.

Finally list your education, again in reverse order putting the most important at the top: I wouldn't bother listing all your GCSE results either just list 7 GCSEs grades A-C or say my GCSE grades A-C are: and list the subjects.
 
Stinky said:
thanks for the help guys.

should i put my DOB on the CV?
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TBH I can't remember if I put mine on or not. I think I do as it allows employers to match experience to age and evaluate if you've done enough to learn / take new responsibilities during the period you have been working.
 
Rather than just listing your roles why not try and pick out specific ones and relate them to skills that you have developed that can be targeted towards the jobs that you are applying for?
 
Not sure if you missed it out intentionally, but it needs your personal details at the top i.e. name, address, contact number, email etc.

Erase that leading paragraph and use it as part of a cover letter if need be. Replace it with bullet points of your qualities and relevant experience.

You can meaten it up a bit by stating the institutions and dates graduated to your academic qualifications. This is also a subtle way of showing your age.

Instead of saying "My current role at etc. involves.." just state the name and address of the company and dates of employment, otherwise it just reads as waffle.

You could add bullet points of relevant personal interests.

A reference at the end would also add more credibility.
 
I would put it up in the correct format, because an eye catching CV helps get an interview.
 
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