Writing a CV

Top 5 Spelling Mistakes on a CV

Posted by admin on July 23, 2010 at 3:08 pm

The first 4 of these spelling mistakes are hard to spot as they are correctly spelled – they’re just not the word you meant. The last (and most common) is a genuine mistake but because it is almost invariably in upper case, the spell checker in Word simply ignores it. 1. Manger. You mean MANAGER [...]

Email Address on a CV

Posted by admin on July 16, 2010 at 2:08 pm

This is so blindingly obvious. Recruiters now communicate in so many way but email is probably second only to the mobile phone. Make sure your email address is on your CV and preferably hyper-linked.

Professional CV Writing

Posted by admin on July 6, 2010 at 9:32 am

The current job market is tougher than ever, and a well written and designed CV is the most important factor in getting an interview and on your way to getting a new job. There are many templates and free examples available that look good, but you need a combination of both style and substance for [...]

Another satisfied customer

Posted by admin on June 14, 2010 at 3:36 pm

It’s always nice to get some good feedback! “I am 100% happy with the CV, so thanks you for your efforts on this. Cvwrite will come highly recommended.” MH, Suffolk We really ought to post this sort of thing more often.

Colour in your CV

Posted by admin on May 27, 2010 at 11:07 am

We have always advocated not using colour in a CV as you run the risk of people having run out of ink or having a poor quality printer. But we’ve had a change of heart on this one! As printers have improved in quality, some colour can actually really improve a CV. It seems as [...]

Capitalisation

Posted by admin on April 8, 2010 at 5:21 pm

May sound a bit odd this, but you should avoid using capital letters in your CV. Why? Well there are 2 reasons. Firstly it is a bit SHOUTY to use capital letters in any kind of electronic communication, and your CV will be seen (certainly in the 1st instance) on a screen. Secondly, the default [...]

Applying for Jobs

Posted by admin on March 25, 2010 at 12:35 pm

We have had a number of CVs sent in for review recently where we were able to say that they were actually pretty good CVs and not much needed doing to them. The potential clients responded by asking “why aren’t I getting interviews then?”. A good question, and once we  looked at what jobs they [...]

Answering Machines & Messages

Posted by admin on March 18, 2010 at 12:26 pm

If you are in the job market it is important that you make it as easy as possible for a recruiter or employer to contact you. So make sure that you have: 1. An answering machine on your home number – you can use the free service from your phone provider such as 1571 from [...]

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