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david8858

02/5/2014 at 1:53am
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I rest my case!

Good luck to all job hunters!

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If a CV doesn't grab the reader within about 10 seconds, it goes into the 'circular file'.

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Bridgelayer

02/5/2014 at 9:16pm
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The only CV iI had to fill was a Citroen 2CV!

Keep it short, to the point and NO txt spk.

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Sue999

02/5/2014 at 9:54pm
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I have a two page CV that I tweak slightly depending on the job I apply for. For every job that I know I have been qualified to do it has got me an interview and for a few that I have not been qualified for - think I will stick with it.
It has no 'corporate speak' in it. It has 6 bullet point skills followed by a small paragraph on each job, not all the jobs I have had - that would take up 8 pages at least! followed by my qualifications.
I have never in 37 years been asked to provide copies/evidence of my 'O'Levels but I am always asked to provide copies of my Assessing and Teaching certificates.

In my work I have been really surprised at the amount of young people - 18-25 who do not have copies of their GCSE's - lost them. I still have mine from 37 years ago or am I just a bit of a geek when it comes to filing?!!

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11/5/2014 at 3:54pm
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one page of bullets point at most essays are out Having had to read them ad nauseam put me off the poor individual. The cv is important to indicate the quality of the applicant - nothing else. The qualifications are clear and simple but the philosophy element and depth of experience are more important. Then it is over the the interviewer - the skill of the interviewer is highly important, not the skill of the interviewee. The interviewer needs to draw out the good points from the cautious interviewee and cut to the chase with the know it all responder Or at least that is the way I see it

BillGenEx

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only CV iI had to fill was a Citroen 2CV!

Keep it short, to the point and NO txt spk.

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Ronni54

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Quote: Originally posted by Sue999 on 02/5/2014

In my work I have been really surprised at the amount of young people - 18-25 who do not have copies of their GCSE's - lost them. I still have mine from 37 years ago or am I just a bit of a geek when it comes to filing?!!

Sent mine off to my employers, the Civil Service, as soon as I got them - they sent them back to the wrong address and they've never been seen since. As that was in 1966 I don't think there's much hope of them turning up now!

Luckily, I have never been asked to produce them either!

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I've always been told 2 max, they can be reduced to A5 and still be legible apparently.

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