CV critique required - design/engineering/maufacturing/
Discussion
as it says really.
i'm actively looking for work as i now have my leaving date set for the end of jan.
all experience to date is in heavy industry with one company. i'm looking to leave my current industry behind and switch to something more interesting / better paid. top of the list would be oil & gas, design engineering and r&d.
i have drafted a CV but its been ages since i applied for external positions so it'd be nice to have some feedback.
cheers,
shirt.
i'm actively looking for work as i now have my leaving date set for the end of jan.
all experience to date is in heavy industry with one company. i'm looking to leave my current industry behind and switch to something more interesting / better paid. top of the list would be oil & gas, design engineering and r&d.
i have drafted a CV but its been ages since i applied for external positions so it'd be nice to have some feedback.
cheers,
shirt.
There's a few recruiters on here who will probably crop up in a minute, but I had a fair bit of advice via a consulting firm when I was made redundant. They reckon for technical and engineering jobs a skills CV is the way forward.
ie
Contact details
Short profile statement (3 or 4 lines)
Areas of expertise (list half a dozen key skills and bullet point details within them)
Employment history (focus on achievements in each role)
Qualifications (very short, only needs the highest couple of levels)
Hobbies/Interests (not that important but can provide soemthing to talk about in an interview)
The other thing they said that suprised me is the old "must fit on 2 pages" thing is a bit old hat. The first page is what gets thier attention, after that the rest is added detail if they're still interested, so 3 pages is now pretty common, though he advised against going beyond 4.
ie
Contact details
Short profile statement (3 or 4 lines)
Areas of expertise (list half a dozen key skills and bullet point details within them)
Employment history (focus on achievements in each role)
Qualifications (very short, only needs the highest couple of levels)
Hobbies/Interests (not that important but can provide soemthing to talk about in an interview)
The other thing they said that suprised me is the old "must fit on 2 pages" thing is a bit old hat. The first page is what gets thier attention, after that the rest is added detail if they're still interested, so 3 pages is now pretty common, though he advised against going beyond 4.
thanks,
format isn't a huge issue, i am aware of the basics and experience, quals and my most recent job on p1.
its the meat on the bones i'm concerned about, how to promote what i've done as being useful in other industries and what things OG recruiters may be interested in. i also think i sound a bit wordy and tend to use 6 words where 1 might do.
format isn't a huge issue, i am aware of the basics and experience, quals and my most recent job on p1.
its the meat on the bones i'm concerned about, how to promote what i've done as being useful in other industries and what things OG recruiters may be interested in. i also think i sound a bit wordy and tend to use 6 words where 1 might do.
RizzoTheRat said:
There's a few recruiters on here who will probably crop up in a minute, but I had a fair bit of advice via a consulting firm when I was made redundant. They reckon for technical and engineering jobs a skills CV is the way forward.
ie
Contact details
Short profile statement (3 or 4 lines)
Areas of expertise (list half a dozen key skills and bullet point details within them)
Employment history (focus on achievements in each role)
Qualifications (very short, only needs the highest couple of levels)
Hobbies/Interests (not that important but can provide soemthing to talk about in an interview)
The other thing they said that suprised me is the old "must fit on 2 pages" thing is a bit old hat. The first page is what gets thier attention, after that the rest is added detail if they're still interested, so 3 pages is now pretty common, though he advised against going beyond 4.
Oh no, 2 pages is still what you need.ie
Contact details
Short profile statement (3 or 4 lines)
Areas of expertise (list half a dozen key skills and bullet point details within them)
Employment history (focus on achievements in each role)
Qualifications (very short, only needs the highest couple of levels)
Hobbies/Interests (not that important but can provide soemthing to talk about in an interview)
The other thing they said that suprised me is the old "must fit on 2 pages" thing is a bit old hat. The first page is what gets thier attention, after that the rest is added detail if they're still interested, so 3 pages is now pretty common, though he advised against going beyond 4.
Ignore short profile statement. No-one cares. You are an engineer, not in HR.
Hobbies/interests...again, no-one cares.
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