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**unfolaReemoma** · 03-06-2008, 10:53 PM

How can he be missing quality candidates?

If you have 15-25 years experience as an engineer that is on page1, it gets you noticed straight away. You don't have to put down everything that you have done in the last 25 years, what you were doing 10 years ago probably isn't relevant except as continuity of employment if your skills section is complete.

I'm glad that you have time to sift through the shite that turns up but most businesses don't unless they are employment agencies.

Read what I wrote. If you have 15-20 years experience then a SUMMARY of your skills should be clearly visible in the first few pages, ensuring that the reviewer wants to keep reading. You'll then give DETAIL under each of your employment history entries.

Thats a good point, but a person who reads those kinds of CV's knows that. A teen applying to Wal-Mart with a 4 page CV will probably be overlooked by most. An engineer with 25 years won't be applying to Wal-Mart (hopefully!)

Exactly, - it all depends on the person. If you are young, or have not done much in your working career, then your CV does not need to be long. If however you have done more jobs, and have relevant information to include, then your CV will be longer.

hey there! sorry to be a pain but could you look at mine?ive actually done 1 cv that ive used and its been somewhat alright but thought its a bit... kinda of rubbish and been advised by a friend to change it to a template he has given me but i dont really agree that its better, or is it?

No problem, email it across.

03-06-2008, 10:53 PM	#14
unfolaReemoma Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	How can he be missing quality candidates? If you have 15-25 years experience as an engineer that is on page1, it gets you noticed straight away. You don't have to put down everything that you have done in the last 25 years, what you were doing 10 years ago probably isn't relevant except as continuity of employment if your skills section is complete. I'm glad that you have time to sift through the shite that turns up but most businesses don't unless they are employment agencies. Read what I wrote. If you have 15-20 years experience then a SUMMARY of your skills should be clearly visible in the first few pages, ensuring that the reviewer wants to keep reading. You'll then give DETAIL under each of your employment history entries. Thats a good point, but a person who reads those kinds of CV's knows that. A teen applying to Wal-Mart with a 4 page CV will probably be overlooked by most. An engineer with 25 years won't be applying to Wal-Mart (hopefully!) Exactly, - it all depends on the person. If you are young, or have not done much in your working career, then your CV does not need to be long. If however you have done more jobs, and have relevant information to include, then your CV will be longer. hey there! sorry to be a pain but could you look at mine?ive actually done 1 cv that ive used and its been somewhat alright but thought its a bit... kinda of rubbish and been advised by a friend to change it to a template he has given me but i dont really agree that its better, or is it? No problem, email it across.
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