Anybody recommend a good CV writing agency?

Anybody recommend a good CV writing agency?

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Bebop Beru

Original Poster:

155 posts

152 months

Wednesday 1st August 2018
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Evening all,

Looking for a bit of direction re CV writing agencies.

I'm taking a career shift and looking towards the world of IT. I've done a few certs and courses but the past couple of years have been spent making a living from online gambling. Looking for someone to assist in spinning this into more positive, relevant and coherent prose than I've managed myself.

Any advice gratefully received.

Ta

CX53

2,972 posts

110 months

Wednesday 1st August 2018
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https://purplecv.co.uk

A mate and former colleague of mine used these. Cost him about £80 if I remember correctly.

I laughed at him when he told me he had paid that much money for this service, but when he showed me the finished article I was reasonably impressed!

They somehow found out all of the relevant terminology for what is a little known niche industry, and the format looked great; they put it in to a PDF so that the format didn’t change from computer to computer and look rubbish. It was a bit over the top but if computers aren’t your thing and you can’t get it looking and sounding as clear and professional as you’d like then I suppose it’s a good idea!

It landed him a contract role at Williams F1 and he had been struggling to get in to a team so money well spent as far as he was concerned.

Bebop Beru

Original Poster:

155 posts

152 months

Tuesday 14th August 2018
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Bit of feedback.

This for the recommendation, I gave them a go.

Unfortunately they were pretty terrible. Just reworded the CV I sent them and made it nonsensical.

Couple of good bits in terms of structure that I hadn't seen before but wouldn't recommend.

Sycamore

1,780 posts

118 months

Wednesday 15th August 2018
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I got mine done for ~£25 by a writer on ebay. Seems to be lots of writers, and being self employed they rely on good reviews so they tend to do a better job.

She asked for a copy of my current CV, and a list of general CV spiel from me and returned it within a week.

Hasn't let me down yet!