TBH, I think the main difficulty is that you are telling them a story, rather than telling that what they need to know.
You have X skills demonstrated by Y and Z.
Thanks Claudio, all noted.
liquidfit wrote:
Phoenix wrote:
This is where Loki wishes he had volunteered to work for Save the Aged in his spare time ;)
lol, i bet he wishes he never got me to look at it!
Part of me yes! haha, though it'll only help me once I've finished typing through my tears...
liquidfit wrote:
mexoclas wrote:
I'd add something in that actually shows you have a life. Hobbies/interests etc.....
btw did you ever get involved in any out of class activites? For example I headed up the Grad Ball Committee, stuff like that?
I was never really that involved in Uni if I'm honest. I was involved in a few sports clubs in first year and sold a course reading list (illegally I might add) to my fellow students in 2nd year but that's it really - BJJ and kickboxing were outisde of uni.
liquidfit wrote:
PGE wrote:
I thought the rule was that a cv should never be more than two pages to be honest....
It really is a good rule to follow, however mine is around 3 pages, but i think it does depend, but i wouldn't expect many people to have a CV of more than two pages if they have just left uni!
I've always been conscious of the length of my CV, but that's only listing 3 years worth of job history.
Loki, you really need to cut it down to two pages then, poss two and half, ur just out of uni, you can't have a three page cv, unless your hiding a lot more than you have currently showed me - in which case you can def cut it down, playing around with format etc can even help.
Loki, you really need to cut it down to two pages then, poss two and half, ur just out of uni, you can't have a three page cv, unless your hiding a lot more than you have currently showed me - in which case you can def cut it down, playing around with format etc can even help.
I think with some of the suggestions it would make it longer, like listing what I did each year in uni. Or using bullet points in the CAR system Ben suggested.
I had jobs going back til I was 16, which I've obviously cut out now. I thoguht the standard was 3 year work history?
Loki, you really need to cut it down to two pages then, poss two and half, ur just out of uni, you can't have a three page cv, unless your hiding a lot more than you have currently showed me - in which case you can def cut it down, playing around with format etc can even help.
I think with some of the suggestions it would make it longer, like listing what I did each year in uni. Or using bullet points in the CAR system Ben suggested.
I had jobs going back til I was 16, which I've obviously cut out now. I thoguht the standard was 3 year work history?
Not really, i think you waffel too much on some of the things, bullet points mean you get straight to the point - hopefully!
Ok so I'm thinking of how I can re-write my job descriptions part of my CV and like the suggestion that say "X skills demonstrated by Y and Z", so...
For example, used to be:
Working as a temp within Scottish Widows in the Pre-Sale Business Support Team, the role is business support for the Group’s financial advisers. The main duties of the role are formatting Word reports to a high standard, liaising with external providers both via email and the telephone and other ad hoc administrative duties; all within strict time limits. Currently employed within this role, attention to detail and excellent communication both written and verbally are essential skills.
I would change it to:
Working within the Pre-sales Business Support Team within Scottish Widows, the role is business support for the Group’s financial advisers.
•Communication skills are enhanced by liaising with advisers and third party providers, both other the telephone and via email.
•Organisation and time management are essential to ensure reports and correspondences are issued in an efficient and professional fashion; the ability to prioritise workload is crucial.
•Management and teaching of others, ensuring less experienced colleagues complete work accurately and to the standard expected.
That's just a rough draft of what I mean. Saying X skills demonstrated by Y and Z. No waffle, no story...just what skills I got from the job and how I got them.
Ok so I'm thinking of how I can re-write my job descriptions part of my CV and like the suggestion that say "X skills demonstrated by Y and Z", so...
For example, used to be:
Working as a temp within Scottish Widows in the Pre-Sale Business Support Team, the role is business support for the Group’s financial advisers. The main duties of the role are formatting Word reports to a high standard, liaising with external providers both via email and the telephone and other ad hoc administrative duties; all within strict time limits. Currently employed within this role, attention to detail and excellent communication both written and verbally are essential skills.
I would change it to:
Working within the Pre-sales Business Support Team within Scottish Widows, the role is business support for the Group’s financial advisers.
•Communication skills are enhanced by liaising with advisers and third party providers, both other the telephone and via email.
•Organisation and time management are essential to ensure reports and correspondences are issued in an efficient and professional fashion; the ability to prioritise workload is crucial.
•Management and teaching of others, ensuring less experienced colleagues complete work accurately and to the standard expected.
That's just a rough draft of what I mean. Saying X skills demonstrated by Y and Z. No waffle, no story...just what skills I got from the job and how I got them.
Much better! However, don't use 'within' so close to each other, put working in the ... within scottish.
Or you could do....
Employed by Scottish Widows as part of there pre-sales business support team; as such my role was to provide business support for the groups financial advisers, my duties included.
•liaising on a daily basis with advisers and third party providers, vai various methods of communication (telephone, email, face-to-face), as such I was required to develop strong communication and interpersonal skills.
•Provide daily reports and correspondance to aid the function of the team, as such I was required to work within a highly organised fashion and demostrate excellent time management skills. I was often required to prioritise work to ensure that the team successfully met there objectives.
Just a quick draft, but hopefully you get the idea, use of positive words like, succesfully, excellent, strong etc.
Much better! However, don't use 'within' so close to each other, put working in the ... within scottish.
Or you could do....
Employed by Scottish Widows as part of there pre-sales business support team; as such my role was to provide business support for the groups financial advisers, my duties included.
•liaising on a daily basis with advisers and third party providers, vai various methods of communication (telephone, email, face-to-face), as such I was required to develop strong communication and interpersonal skills.
•Provide daily reports and correspondance to aid the function of the team, as such I was required to work within a highly organised fashion and demostrate excellent time management skills. I was often required to prioritise work to ensure that the team successfully met there objectives.
Just a quick draft, but hopefully you get the idea, use of positive words like, succesfully, excellent, strong etc.
Oh that's much better actually, it has finally clicked! Cheers
But I should point out:
Scottish Widows as part of there pre-sales ;-p
