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Replies: 9Last Post Aug. 17, 2008 12:57pm by ElephantStone
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Ok heres my CV. I have 3 referees and a 4th if I apply for any security style job.

Any suggestions on how to improve it would be appreciated. I have yet to fill in phone numbers and addressed for previous employers yet. But layout wise it would be helpful. The black line is where addresses and phone numbers are.

Also, what jobs could you see me applying for judging by my CV, and how strong is it for an 18 year old?



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GSCE grades if you sat them

age

etc

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A skills and attributes section is always good. It's also best to talk about what you have to offer to the employer, and why you want to work for their company.

As for strength, I wouldn't say it's that great simply because of your lack of experience in a job. The only commercial/retail experience you have is three months in a newsagents, and employers will look at that and think, "he's only ever stayed at a job for three months, what's there to say that he will hang around and work hard for us?"

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Quote: from Link01 at 2:09 pm on Aug. 17, 2008

GSCE grades if you sat them

age  

etc


My junior certificate is the GCSEs and all my personal details I havent included for obvious reasons

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Quote: from katyduck at 2:11 pm on Aug. 17, 2008

A skills and attributes section is always good. It's also best to talk about what you have to offer to the employer, and why you want to work for their company.  

As for strength, I wouldn't say it's that great simply because of your lack of experience in a job. The only commercial/retail experience you have is three months in a newsagents, and employers will look at that and think, "he's only ever stayed at a job for three months, what's there to say that he will hang around and work hard for us?"


How would you write a skills and attributes section.

Ive been at school until april so I havent had much oppurtuinity to work, so is it really that bad?

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voluntary work

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Ok, you need to reorder the list

Vital details - name age etc
List of your personal skills, - Preferably Tailored to the job your applying for.
Education
Univertsity Certs
A/As level cert's
GCSE's
Work Exp - Write what skills you gained and how you contributed to the companies on each
Referees
Achievements
Hobbies and outside interests - write as paragraph rather than list

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Quote: from ManicD at 2:30 pm on Aug. 17, 2008

Ok, you need to reorder the list

Vital details - name age etc
List of your personal skills, - Preferably Tailored to the job your applying for.
Education
Univertsity Certs
A/As level cert's
GCSE's  
Work Exp - Write what skills you gained and how you contributed to the companies on each
Referees
Achievements
Hobbies and outside interests - write as paragraph rather than list


Ok Ill do that right away. Thanks a lot.

But other than that, i there anything wrong with it thats in it? Is it poor or good?

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Quote: from ElephantStone at 3:02 pm on Aug. 17, 2008

Quote: from ManicD at 2:30 pm on Aug. 17, 2008

Ok, you need to reorder the list  

 Vital details - name age etc  
 List of your personal skills, - Preferably Tailored to the job your applying for.  
 Education  
 Univertsity Certs  
 A/As level cert's  
 GCSE's
 Work Exp - Write what skills you gained and how you contributed to the companies on each  
 Referees  
 Achievements  
 Hobbies and outside interests - write as paragraph rather than list


Ok Ill do that right away. Thanks a lot.

But other than that, i there anything wrong with it thats in it? Is it poor or good?


seems good, also for the future, once you have a a job which you held full time for over a year move the work ex and referees above the education and qualifications

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Ok well I did abit of work like you said and here it is revised:


So, how is it?

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