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Other On your CV...

Discussion in 'General' started by Matticus, 14 Sep 2010.

  1. ralph.pickering

    ralph.pickering What's a Dremel?

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    If you've got a degree they're pretty much irrelevant, and having too much space on your CV taken up by out of date and trivial information doesn't send a good message about who you are. You have 2 pages to sell yourself, and it what's on the first 1/3rd of the first page doesn't grab the reader's attention, it's going in the bin.

    It can be worth paying a pro to write your CV - they know how recruiters work. I used Bill from CV Masterclass, and although it wasn't cheap I feel it was worth the money. You only have to go up an increment in salary to make it pay for itself.
     
  2. CardJoe

    CardJoe Freelance Journalist

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    Pretty much it's only your most recent qualification that counts, unless you're specifically trying to show something.
     
  3. memeroot

    memeroot aged and experianced

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    dates , school name 5 A Levels, 9 GCSE’s

    thats all I have down...

    but then again its all about filling the space - I probably listed them when I was 16
     
  4. okenobi

    okenobi What's a Dremel?

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    That's highly unlikely to be true. You just need to think harder about what you can include.
     
  5. sleepygamer

    sleepygamer More Metal Than Thou

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    After my GCSEs, I went to music college for two years. I got a foundation thing which is on my CV.

    After that I have mostly bummed around. :p

    I nearly got an awesome job, but oh well.
     

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