My new CV

Luke284 · 21 Sep 2006 at 17:15

would anyone mind looking over the first draft of my CV. ive just redone it as ill soon be applying to places for a summer placement at the end of my 3rd year.

CV in PDF format

any constructive critisim is welcome.

EDIT:
Second Draft of CV

EDIT2:
Third Draft of CV

Steve09 · 21 Sep 2006 at 17:17

wow
Good Qualifications

I think its good to go

NuTTiE · 21 Sep 2006 at 17:19

cant view it

Luke284 · 21 Sep 2006 at 17:20

NuTTiE said:
cant view it

any reason why not? i can upload the word file too, if it due to acrobat?

Andr3w · 21 Sep 2006 at 17:21

well whos a little smarty pants then :eek:

Chrisss · 21 Sep 2006 at 17:22

Having your name in big letters on the side looks a bit over the top.

Alchemy · 21 Sep 2006 at 17:23

Talented guy, keep it up.

Luke284 · 21 Sep 2006 at 17:24

Chrisss said:
Having your name in big letters on the side looks a bit over the top.

you think its too big then? the idea was so that when they are flicking through a pile to find a particular CV it stands out... might take it down a size or two though.

Mr Mag00 · 21 Sep 2006 at 17:29

like it

Alchemy · 21 Sep 2006 at 17:30

I think the name looks good how it is, it definitely stands out.

mattx2 · 21 Sep 2006 at 18:05

To be honest not very good. I don't like the layout its hard to read. Lay it out with the name in header makes it easier to read

Also what sort of jobs are you looking for with this cv? for any graduate jobs I'd bin it as it doesn't give any idea of what you can do. You need to pad out what you have done at uni a very brief synopsis of each year with what you done i.e. any practical experiments / experience or papers written.

you could fit that all in by summarising you music/travel/relaxation into one personal interests section.

Also don't actually include reference details in the cv just write references available on request

Luke284 · 21 Sep 2006 at 18:26

mattx2 said:
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thanks for your input. i was in two minds over going for this format or going with a more conventional layout. Do you really think its hard to read? i admit it is a bit of a waste of space, especially as it is reapeated on the second page. i might try a more conventional layout and see what its like.

i feel its important to get this right! thats why im starting quite early.

This will be for summer placements between my 3rd and 4th year, but would also stand for the basis for graduate jobs at the end of my 4th year.

with regards to the uni work, i would assume that any serious employer would know what was required to get this degree? i admit it is a little thin and needs work, but it is a first draft. If i put in every thing i did then that would take up pages, i guess there is a compromise somewhere.

any more input? especially someone within the engineering area?

mattx2 · 21 Sep 2006 at 19:00

Luke284 said:
with regards to the uni work, i would assume that any serious employer would know what was required to get this degree? i admit it is a little thin and needs work, but it is a first draft. If i put in every thing i did then that would take up pages, i guess there is a compromise somewhere.

any more input? especially someone within the engineering area?

If you’re looking to do a job that would involve your degree then I'm sure employers would have a basic understanding of what you might have learned, but degree courses vary from Uni to Uni so they will want to know what modules you have done and your finial year project or other major assignments you have done.

This would be easier to fit in if you used the traditional layout as having the name down the side eats into space you could be using.

sedm1000 · 21 Sep 2006 at 19:05

Luke284 said:
thanks for your input. i was in two minds over going for this format or going with a more conventional layout
any more input? especially someone within the engineering area?

Engineers are generally autistic - dont like change.

By all means keep the side bar, but flip your name around to horizantal.

Group GCSEs into 2-3 lines, not that important.

Bin relaxation (esp. film, socialising and cooking, unless you are gourmet). Factor it into other experience - make something of the DOE work that you did, and Scuba qualifications. If you`ve spread to 2 pages then fill them.

What other engineering experience do you have - make more of it your input to website work (i.e. what ovel insight you had). Try to improve descriptions of what you have done - dont just list.

Luke284 · 21 Sep 2006 at 19:10

film and socialising have already gone!

my main engineering experiance was supposed to be a work placement at AWE, but i didnt get security clearance in time. hoping to work at xmas, so will see how that goes.

ive scrapped the side bar, i think it would be good for a "arts & Design" CV as its more creative, but not so "precise" (if thats the right word) for an engineering CV.

i shall post up the next draft, once ive compleated it.

also, should references really be left out, but available on request? ive heard so much conflicting advice on this matter!

Gideon Moss · 21 Sep 2006 at 19:47

Remove Curriculum Vitae from the top of the front page. If they don't know its a CV do you really want to be working for them?

mattx2 · 21 Sep 2006 at 19:48

Luke284 said:
also, should references really be left out, but available on request? ive heard so much conflicting advice on this matter!

left out they take up to much space and is an employer really going to be getting references before they have even interviewed you?

Luke284 · 21 Sep 2006 at 19:57

ive taken on some of the advice and my new CV is almost ready.

ive taken the references out for now, but im tempted to leave one of them in. he is my tutor and head of department. he is regarded as the dogs ******** wrt to chem eng so might be worth having his name there? or is that just a bit cheaky?

Una · 21 Sep 2006 at 20:01

Luke284 said:
ive taken on some of the advice and my new CV is almost ready.

ive taken the references out for now, but im tempted to leave one of them in. he is my tutor and head of department. he is regarded as the dogs ******** wrt to chem eng so might be worth having his name there? or is that just a bit cheaky?

I would ask him first. I use my tutor as a reference on mine but I made sure it was ok with him first. Have one academic and one ex-employer imo.

Luke284 · 21 Sep 2006 at 20:02

yeah, of course. checked with him ages ago!