Have you used a CV writing service?

[Frimley111R]

Did it work? There are loads around and although I can write them pretty well IMO they say they can do better. But has anyone tried this and what were the results?

[Troubleatmill]

Yes.
Pricey - but very good.

Look at it this way.... if it cost you £400 - and it gets you more in income it is worth it.

Odds are - what you think is relevant for a CV today, you are very wrong.


Happy to send you a link to the guys I used.

I do well out of them.

[Orchid1]

I used a guy on eBay on the recommendation of these forums and the guy did a good job. Did a whole CV re-write and a cover letter for £20.

[alan-87]

Do you have the name of the bloke you used?

[alock]

Lots of professionally written ones are written in the third person. I put those straight in the bin.

[SirBlade]

A lucky escape, for the candidates, lol.

[olivebrown]

alock said:

Lots of professionally written ones are written in the third person. I put those straight in the bin.

Students are taught not to use first person view when writing a CV.

[Vaud]

alock said:

Lots of professionally written ones are written in the third person. I put those straight in the bin.

A poor criteria for candidate selection.

Spelling mistakes or an entirely generic cv are my main criteria.

[Monty Python]

You should tailor your CV to the vacancy, that way it shows you're willing to put some effort in. Just churning out the standard boilerplate copy will put you at a disadvantage straight away.

[Vaud]

Monty Python said:

You should tailor your CV to the vacancy, that way it shows you're willing to put some effort in. Just churning out the standard boilerplate copy will put you at a disadvantage straight away.

Sure, but a good baseline CV is a good start point, get then be tweaked to the role. Some content doesn't change, some only changes in the focus of the language, and some is unique per cv.

[alock]

Vaud said:

alock said:

Lots of professionally written ones are written in the third person. I put those straight in the bin.

A poor criteria for candidate selection.

Spelling mistakes or an entirely generic cv are my main criteria.

If you think spelling or copying someone else is a good reason to discard, then why is it acceptable to pay someone so they by-pass this criteria of yours?

[Vaud]

alock said:

If you think spelling or copying someone else is a good reason to discard, then why is it acceptable to pay someone so they by-pass this criteria of yours?

Er... I didn't. I always write my own.

My point was that writing in the 3rd person isn't a cardinal sin of a CV. Nor is paying someone. Most companies pay people for marketing advice. It's no different.

A good CV is a sales document that should be verifiable. Nothing more. It's there to get you into the interview.

[hajaba123]

I along with a few others in here have used rog007. Much more than a CV writer he's a top quality careers coach. He really helped me to move forward with my career