Help with my CV (thanks guys)

akirru

akirru

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Hey guys,

I am looking for a summer job now so I can save some cash to travel and the CV I am handing out to places is the one in the link. I have handed out a few to different places looking for staff and had nothing back (Bars/shops etc)

Does it look ok to you guys; am I hitting the right points? What could I do to improve it is what I am asking.

Unfortunately, the Gmail Document hosting has messed up the alignment.

Thanks in advance
Andy

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Before I read the rest of it, REMOVE YOUR ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER.
Do you really want to publish those to the whole world?

Edit -
You say you've done a degree in computing, but the listed IT skills are the sorts of things any computer-literate person has?

" * 10 Years of experience with PCs.
* Competent hands-on knowledge of building and upgrading PCs.
* Competent knowledge of Microsoft Office including Access.
* Microsoft Access database design.
* Competent knowledge of Windows 95, 98 and XP.
* Knowledge of Windows 2000.
* Competent knowledge of installing Operating Systems & Maintenance.
* Competent knowledge of Macromedia Fireworks.
* Knowledge of Web Design.
* Extensive Knowledge in Networking (building a network) & maintenance"

Make more of the networking, and kill a lot of the rest.

Also the interests bit is pretty much irrelevant. Everyone likes going out and watching movies, but it doesnt need to be on a CV.
 
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A quick scan through it says:

It's much, much too concise. Make something of what you're saying, it's just a list right now begging to be fleshed out a little.

There is at least one inconsistency (no full stop on the end of 'Extensive Knowledge in Networking (building a network) & Maintenance' when the rest of the lines in that section have them.

It needs a bit more... narrative. It's just a list, it needs to be a little bit more than that. Not a life story, but flesh it out a little, make something of the points you've made.
 
Yeah woops thanks for that calnen :p (sleep deprivation getting to me)

Err I was going to be more extensive about my computer skills but I thought since I was not really going for an IT job I would keep it basic. Although I see what you mean as a lot of it is irrelevant really and a bit of a shopping list and maybe it doesn't put me in the best light. What sort of dialogue would you recommend?

EDIT: So I will scrap the obvious stuff from the IT section talk more about the important skills I have.

If I remove the Interests and what not, is it not going to be very short?
 
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get rid of the interests part, it's not a dating ad you're replying to. btw, forget about expanding the computer related stuff if you're applying for bar work, cause it ain't gonna help you pull pints or operate a till, and it's boring to read all that crap if it's especially irrelevant. You can't have just one CV though, you have to change it according to what you're applying to, if you put howareya my names mick and I pull pints you'd have more chance of getting work in a bar than putting all of that computer related stuff down.
 
depends on the type of job your going for. a bar or clothes shop wont care if you have it skills.

where are your grades for the hnd and bsc? also where is your other employment history.

I handed my cv into a recruitment agency and waited around whilst at least 3 people were told they needed some sort of experience on their cv because employees look for the 1year/2year or whatever experience

any references??
 
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