Oh bugger!!!

I'm applying for a job in local government - and there isn't an application form: you have to send a cv!

Can anyone recommend any decent websites with good formats? It's a long time since I did a cv, and I may be a bit rusty.

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I have some stuff, but not in online format, all paper based

In a nutshell, what I have learnt is:

- do not put CV at top: name and contact details are sufficient. DOB, marital status and driving ability are also superfluous

PERSONAL PROFILE

Short paragraph - 3/4 lines. Who you are. What you can do. What you want to do. Include a strong statement of what you do/want to do eg 'Highly motivated and enthusiastic Senior Manager with 9 years experience of working for a major UK retail brand'

CAREER HISTORY

Scope of role

Couple of lines to describe key accountabilities of the job

Key achievements

4/5 strong, punchy achievement statements to say what you achieved in the role. Remember CAR format: challenge, action taken, result achieved

QUALIFICATIONS

TRAINING/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

INTERESTS (if space allows, and if there is something key that could be a pre-interview icebreaker, tho not too wacky, or opinion forming ie staunch Man U supporter - that might turn off a Man City supporting interviewer!)

No need to put salary or reference details on CV, or in application unless specifically asked for

Am currently on draft 7 of mine, and that is before I have even sent it off to anyone! Can email a copy to you when have tweaked it in the morning, if you want a shufty?

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You duuuuuuuuuuurty old man!

Yes please.

As this is local government, I can go to town on the supporting statement!

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I bet claudio will tell them off for any grammatical /spelling errors in the job advert ;)

I haven't had to do a CV for ages, and won't for a while yet

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That is why I thought it might be useful for the grammaticus to look over mine! Am not fick, you know!!

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grammaticus? Is that some kind of lifeform, like the Psammead sand fairy from 5 children and it?

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We used to call our Latin teacher at school Grammaticus, it is the Latin word for teacher

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Really? I did latin gcse, we just called our latin teacher more unpleasant things!

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I have a good one I could send you (just remembered was meant to send ben copy too -oops!) my mates mum assisted me with the layout and she's a pro cv writer!

Will be tomorrow as its on a cd at work at moment.

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Pretty unusual for local government to go for CV over application form...

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