CV/Resume Help
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- e-pill0
trooper-
if you are going to have 2 pages make sure you put your name and page number on the top right. you should do this because when faxed or emailed a lot of times the person printing it out or grabing from a stack of prints may misplace the order of the pages and your resume which is for most 1 page may not even be handed to the proper person as being 2 pages, this way you are showing your professionalism and your attention to details.
who wants to hire someone who cant even label their own resume correctly, i sure as hell do not...
also as most people have already stated, your title as CD, should showcase a great level of command to themselves and to the details they are describing towards themselves. i think it is very vague as a title to shop around and most people who use it better be the fucking best at what they do or else well you are just hurting your chances in your own career but only showing everything you cant do...
meh...
ok im done with the lecture, now get to busting out that paper and go get a job!!!!
also 1 last thing... white paper, no logos and use the best font you can.
if you dont your resume will be thrown away or used as an example to what you should never do.
- trooper0
ok cool - all good stuff, expect a revision tonight :)
- joqui0
This could all fit one one page...
- vespa0
Hi Mark, I went to your site and this may well be just a personal thing but I wouldn't go into detail about why you're looking for work... Save that for if people ask? Seems like too much detail:
"My current employer is in a bit of financial difficulty and although they plan to keep me and my team within the organisation for the foreseeable future they have said "if you want to look for other opportunities you can".
Also:
"I'm probably selling myself a bit short, however my asking salary of 30k+ should let you know a little more about the caliber of work and skills I bring."
1. comes across as a mix of both under-confident and slighty arrogant but doesn't actually say anything about your skills
2. sounds like you think 30k is loads of money so people will never offer you more than that if it were available
3. says you think you are of high calibre because of that figure. if anyone had a larger budget, they might therefore assume you weren't of high enough calibre to hire.
- e-pill0
vespa makes the most proper points. and this goes for everyone.
the more money you ask for the more clout you can have in that game, so dont hold, and dont believe anything about reccessions and all that... there is always room for high salaries or higher than you are earning.
boost your rates, and see how easy your life can become, the worst they can say is no or lets negotiate, but if you pigeon hole yourself into a lower class salary then you will never ever make a better one and your chances of moving up in your career will very much be at a stand still and you will hate your life.
ive been there,, im saying from experience, rasise your rates higher than you think... and you will be very suprised at how many yes answers you get over a lower salary and a no answer is usually given.
-e
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- trooper0
vespa - you think the 'portfolio' (i use the term loosely) should be added below the job advert?
- it's just that the visuals are quite hidden at the mo - that tiny portfolio link. even if you put one screenshot into the "avail to hire" post, it would improve it.vespa
- for hire" post, it would advertise you better. I'd suggest putting your best screenshot into the post and making it link to your portfolio...vespa
- portfolio...vespa
- SoulFly0
wow! my CV can kick your CV's butt!
- trooper0
thx e-pil lovin the corinthian... just need to de-frill the text (i live in yorkshire we're more plain speaking lol)