CV / resume writing styles....

[TTmonkey]

What's the thoughts on how CV's should be written - I'm getting occasional CV's written in the 'third person' style and it utterly turns me off the applicant.

"when Michael worked here he delivered this result..." etc

Am I just being terribly old fashioned...? I prefer either 'I worked here and I was responsible for etc' or to just cut out the reference to the individual completely.


The one's that swap between 1st and 3rd I just bin off...


What are your annoyances with CV styles..?

[ATG]

"Passionate", "driven", "results-oriented" ... as opposed to what? Bored, lazy, couldn't give a st?? And incorrect capitalisation ...

[TTmonkey]

ATG said:

"Passionate", "driven", "results-oriented" ... as opposed to what? Bored, lazy, couldn't give a st?? And incorrect capitalisation ...

Had a guy say he was a 'Microsoft Evangelist' the other day. He was total crap in the interview. Barely understood any of the products he listed as key skills.

Tool.

[bristolbaron]

Third party has got to be the worst decision ever. It reads like your mum helped you because you can’t construct one yourself.

I don’t ever read the personal statement bit - “I’m hard working, decimated and career focussed” etc. [I realised as typing ‘dedicated’ autocorrect had a more humorous suggestion so have left it ] Everyone’s is more or less the same. All I want to know is where else you’ve worked/what positions, relevant qualifications and perhaps a bit about interests if you do something unique. If you read, go to the cinema and socialise with friends I probably don’t need to know that. Let’s leave the rest for interviews!

[HTP99]

We had a laminated one once, very odd.

[chunder27]

I heard a guy cone tell me he received a CV on a cushion!

No joke