Writing a CV

Minibiker · 12 Nov 2017 at 14:11

Hi all

Some of you may know im currently studying Comptia A+ to get more knowledge on PC's.. The reason is because ive been in warehouse work now for 7 years and had other jobs that i took basically because it was an income and a job, im now wanting to have a career based around something i enjoy and have a passion for... I just need help writing a CV...

Do any of you guys have any tips on writing CV's, anything i should and shouldn't add?

Any help would be much appreciated

Thank you

MrRockliffe · 12 Nov 2017 at 14:16

I'm at uni atm and get a tonne of help writing mine. Loads of checklists and stuff like that. I can always email them over to you if you want?

Minibiker · 12 Nov 2017 at 15:12

MrRockliffe said:
I'm at uni atm and get a tonne of help writing mine. Loads of checklists and stuff like that. I can always email them over to you if you want?

I have been using some online cv sites to help me out, Ive never had to do a CV before so not sure what's needed

MrRockliffe · 12 Nov 2017 at 15:48

Minibiker said:
I have been using some online cv sites to help me out, Ive never had to do a CV before so not sure what's needed

No worries - there's a general format you can follow. I'll send over all the tips etc to you

Possibly a silly question - do you have LinkedIn?

Minibiker · 12 Nov 2017 at 16:10

MrRockliffe said:
No worries - there's a general format you can follow. I'll send over all the tips etc to you

Possibly a silly question - do you have LinkedIn?

Ive created an account on there but not finished writing anything up

MrRockliffe · 12 Nov 2017 at 16:43

Minibiker said:
Ive created an account on there but not finished writing anything up

Good start - LinkedIn is a must really these days for anything in the professional industry. Once you've got a start on everything, it may be worth going to see a life coach or something similar

Hagar · 13 Nov 2017 at 16:44

Concise and to the point, no waffle. If it fits on two sides of A4 all the better.

This is difficult with a long career history but start with now and work backwards, what you did twenty years ago is less relevant than last year. Same with education, later higher qualifications first, few are interested if you passed the 11 plus.