Quick CV Question

[Meds]

Tbh I think the length of CV all depends on the industry, and would say anything between 2-4 pages.

I'm an ERP consultant, and potential employers want to know what projects you've worked for etc. So my CV tends to be 3 pages long. That's with me cutting out any irrelevant projects.

 

[D.P.]

I'm writing up a revised CV and have been told to keep it short, punchy and no more than 2 sides of A4.

My question is if I have a fairly long work history (I'm 31), how do I keep my work history short and to the point ?

I'm currently running 3 pages which includes 6 or so different jobs and the duties I was required to perform, plus a separate page for my references.

So thats 4 pages

Any tips on keeping it short and to the point ?

Just include the most recent and relevant employment history. Anything unrelated to the potential job holds no information.

 

[D.P.]

Also people tend to fill their CVs with useless junk like driving license/clean driver history when they apply for jobs unrelated to driving.

Other common mistakes include DoB, gender, fax number, primary school, GCSEs/a levels when possessing a BSc or masters even. Listing useless sports and hobbies like gaming or stamp collecting, "socialising" ( read getting drunk and turning up to work hungover).



Also no one wants a detailed chronology of everything you did. They want to know what skills, abilities, knowledge, experience ypu posses that is relevant. Employment history should list accomlishments and responsibilities, not a job spec filled with inane tasks. Also, much of what you learned at a job should come undersome geberal skills list, not be listed for that one job.

Name should be prominent but contact info listed as header/footer or a box at the top right etc so it takes no real space.
Also bullet point and use keywords, you can get sway with 3 or 4 columns of straight facts taking up 2-3 lines.