Finding a new job?

[noxibox]

I think all sectors. But doctors, CAs, engineers (elec/mech) don't have these problems.

Electrical engineers definitely do have a problem finding decent work.

Over the past few year's I have experimented with colour and a few tweaks and it never fails.

The employer doesn't see your version though. No matter what they get it will be converted to their internal format and submitted to the employer.

Very keen, wouldn't mind at all...

There are a number of free online options if you're happy to put in some time outside working hours.

 

[akescpt]

It's your CV. I used to have a long drawn out CV from what looked to be like a template from the 70's. It struck me when an agency said "they needed to rewrite my whole CV into their format" and one recruiter told me bluntly that "my cv is not concise enough".

After a radical redesign, 9/10 jobs I apply for will get me a phone call and at least a interview. Recruiters love my format as it saves time and they don't edit and change stuff in there. Over the past few year's I have experimented with colour and a few tweaks and it never fails. When you get your first phone call the rest is on your attitude and confidence as that will land you first and second interviews.

Remember, your CV is your first impression to the prospective employer and if you make it pop out from the rest, you will get an interview.

And don't paste a skills matrix or any other sort of table in there, Rather save one that an agency has sent you and keep it updated, that way you don't waste time filling in their skills matrix.

So upload the template for us then!

 

[Nicodeamus]

So upload the template for us then!

it must be an amazing template...I thought content matters, I guess not.

 

[noxibox]

it must be an amazing template...I thought content matters, I guess not.

What most people forget is that most recruiters no longer send on the CV as is. They just extract the content and paste it into their internal format, which then gets sent to the employer. Unless the person applying is going directly to the employer anything fancy in the CV will never get seen.

 

[Nicodeamus]

What most people forget is that most recruiters no longer send on the CV as is. They just extract the content and paste it into their internal format, which then gets sent to the employer. Unless the person applying is going directly to the employer anything fancy in the CV will never get seen.

yip, HR has that task. I've seen tons of so called templates for CVs, each claiming to be better than the other one. I just use a standard one with little detail and keep it updated, most employers dont give a damm about your template. They want to know if you have the experience and if you're qualified or not.

 

[cerebus]

I actually sent my résumé directly to an employer recently. Then I was glad for the effort I'd put into the design, which isn't anything really fancy but it looks much nicer than those agency formatted ones. But otherwise, I really doubt Mike's CV is the reason he's struggling to find work. More likely he's just realising that the economy sucks hard and people aren't falling over to hire IT talent as much as they used to. He'll need to do some hard grafting to get a new job.

 

[TelkomUseless]

I actually sent my résumé directly to an employer recently. Then I was glad for the effort I'd put into the design, which isn't anything really fancy but it looks much nicer than those agency formatted ones. But otherwise, I really doubt Mike's CV is the reason he's struggling to find work. More likely he's just realising that the economy sucks hard and people aren't falling over to hire IT talent as much as they used to. He'll need to do some hard grafting to get a new job.

One problem is these days.. people want to pay peanuts.