Category Archives: CV Writing

A good CV – 91% rating!

We reviewed one of the best CV’s that we’ve had in for ages today. Pretty much everything had been done correctly and we had to really nit-pick to find anything wrong with it! Against our 10 key criteria it scored … Continue reading

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Reasons for Leaving

We often see CVs where people have put down their reasons for leaving against each of their jobs. This is generally unnecessary and can be counter-productive. During an interview one of the main conversation points is going to be the reasons behind … Continue reading

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Spelling Mistakes

Latest 3 CV spelling mistakes are errors that just don’t get picked up by spell checkers: Roll instead of Role Manger instead of Manager Collage instead of College If you do nothing else with your CV – get someone else … Continue reading

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48 Hour Service

We always aim to produce your new CV within 48 hours of receipt of payment. If we are particularly busy then this may be longer, but we will always advise you of this prior to making payment.

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Templates

There are many CV templates and free examples available that look good, but you need a combination of both style and substance for a really professional Curriculum Vitae. A template is good for getting the look and layout of a CV correct … Continue reading

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Be Positive!

Employers look for positive language in a CV. Sounds obvious but the number of CVs we see that use weak language is incredible. What do we mean by “Positive Language”? Perhaps the most common example is when applicants say in … Continue reading

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Age on a CV

You don’t need to put your age on a CV and recruiters and employers are not allowed to directly ask you how old you are. It would be naive to think that your age doesn’t make a difference as many recruiters are … Continue reading

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How we personalise a CV

One of the biggest complaints we hear of from clients who have previously had a “professional” write their CV is that the end result just doesn’t read like it’s them being described. It’s generally because a stock pro-forma will have … Continue reading

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