Rate/improve my CV

[EvilPie]

Are you a JIB graded electrician?

Completing your AM2 should put you somewhere near this but you don't say that you are.

It looks to me like you're after a labourers position but your CV is far from clear.

A year out wouldn't mean anything to me in this industry. 3 or 4 and you'd perhaps be out of touch with latest regs but 1 year isn't any kind of issue at all.

You're young enough that your GCSE results are still relevant. If you got decent grades then put them in. I always like to see evidence of the ability to spell and add a few numbers together.

Key skills look ok. Saying that one thing is excellent but another is just good is a bit of a no no. Getting to work on time every day is 100% essential so shouldn't just be good. Excellent time keeping please.

[kinboshi]

What do you know about time-keeping Matt?

[EvilPie]

I wouldn't focus too much on the career aspect either. In this industry at the moment you're just looking for a job. There aren't many careers available.

Let them know that you'll graft your bollocks off and try to make them some money in this difficult climate. Unless there's a specific position available with a defined career path you aren't going to walk in to one anyway.

If you can get your foot in the door as a spark and you have the ability to do better it won't take long for someone to notice.

Back to the 1 year off thing. Just say you've been unemployed. You're certainly not the only one. I know plenty of good electricians who've been out of work for a year or more and they didn't have to justify it.

[EvilPie]

What do you know about time-keeping Matt?

Just that everyone who works for me has to be better at it than me

[toddswain]

Yea im jib graded, i put in it that i have my gold ecs, can only be gold if your graded as an electrician or better.


Lots of really good advice itt, thanks alot, still reading through it