rate my cv

[paulhouk03]

are you looking for feedback on just the content (which I know nothing about) or the way it's written too?  there's a few bits i'd feel inclined to take a red pen to to make it read better and happy to send you a revised version via pm if that's the kind of help you want.

one thing that leapt out right at the start and not sure if it's ok or not, but looks weird - would someone describe themselves as 'numerical' rather than 'numerate'?

also not sure it's necessary to list all the modules and grades from your degree?

just some constructive criticisms on the cv overall

if you could do that claw that will be great thanks

[paulhouk03]

i did well at school, mostly all A's, I was wondering why people ever mention GCSE/Alevel results when they are avaerage, putting yourself forward as an A star student is better than an average student at school right? I mean if you want to be completely honest then cool, good on you, but if you are already lying about the teaching etc then i don't really get it.

i cant prove i got A at gcse

but i can prove that i teached in hk

[mulhuzz]

as a hiring manager of some years experience, here's my feedback:

1. I don't care about what individual marks you got in modules at Uni. Just the degree title and result, with perhaps a specialisation or key module mentioned. Similarly, for the AAT course, just the dates and results so far, expected completion date.

2. Put experience before academic stuff.

3. Nobody cares that you don't smoke, admirable as it is Indeed, neither do they care about your general health! Since companies aren't allowed (by law) to discriminate on that basis anyway, they won't even read it and you can be more economical with your space.

4. The first personal statement is very bland and says exactly what every other personal statement says. Make it personal and stand out because right now the hiring manager will think 'cool, another ambitious self starter who communicates well, claims to be a leader but doesn't demonstrate this in his job history, and has good organization skills. awesome, sure didn't see 10 of those this week already'. I can help with this if you like.

5. in the job roles, talk about what you learned and things you achieved rather than what your tasks were. Imagine you were applying to be a striker for Man Utd. If you say 'Lincoln FC, Striker: My duties were to be a striker and score goals, going to training to improve' then Sir Alex is never giving you the job, but you might have a shout if you say 'Striker, Lincoln FC: I played 55 games and scored 38 goals, including three hattricks. In doing so, I broke the all time goals in one season record for the club and helped us get promoted to Division 1. Through my hard work in training, I'm now recognised as the player with the best overhead kick in the top 2 divisions by a number of industry experts, including Paul Jones the manager of Randomtown FC and Bill Smith, respected football journalist.'

6. Don't lie. You might just walk into someone with a good BS detector. Honesty really is the best policy.

7. Defo numerate and not numerical - you're not a value described by a number, but good with numbers, so numerate

[gatso]

if you're going to lie on your cv then don't post it on a public forum using your real name and tell everyone exactly what bits are lies. most employers nowadays have access to computers with internet, google etc.

[Longy]

if you're going to lie on your cv then don't post it on a public forum using your real name and tell everyone exactly what bits are lies. most employers nowadays have access to computers with internet, google etc.

So Paul needs to delete about 3000 posts on this forum, if not his whole account by that logic.

My life plan is never to have a cv, so can't help you out Paul!

[EvilPie]

What sort of job are you going for? You need to make your CV relevant to whatever you're looking for.

Also I wouldn't recommend lying. The following statements could catch you out:

'Creating imaginative lessons schedules which include art, dance and music'
 
'Supervising children and responding to their needs at all times'

What's your plan if you make it to an interview and someone asks you about this. They'll smell the bullshit a mile off.

Just stick to the truth.

[Simon Galloway]

More dynamic!

Don't have it reading as "sat there swinging my legs waiting for the next email to arrive"

DELIVERED 20% cost savings on x

INCREASED turn around times by 30%

ENHANCED .... by ...

SOLVED ... doing ...

DOCUMENTED .... y ....

Unless you are going for a job driving a van, being a driver prolly not reqd.

Para at the start, an overview of what you bring and what you want to do

Then your (dynamic) work history

Then your highest qualifications (and current study)

Prepare a 1-page as your standard and have a 2-page version fleshed out on standby.

[Free_Rollin]

What job are you going for?

Since you haven't had any significant experience, qualifications do usually go before experience.

I'd agree honesty is definitely the way to go. I got called into the HR department of an extremely large bank because they coudln't track down my records with a door-to-door windows sales company. It turns out they stored it under Sunny rather than Gurpreet, but it goes to show they do check.

Also are 2-page CVs standard? I know in finance that a one page CV is super standard, especially when going for graduate/entry positions. A lot of your stuff can be cut down.

Also do you have any achievements?

[paulhouk03]

What job are you going for?

Since you haven't had any significant experience, qualifications do usually go before experience.

I'd agree honesty is definitely the way to go. I got called into the HR department of an extremely large bank because they coudln't track down my records with a door-to-door windows sales company. It turns out they stored it under Sunny rather than Gurpreet, but it goes to show they do check.

Also are 2-page CVs standard? I know in finance that a one page CV is super standard, especially when going for graduate/entry positions. A lot of your stuff can be cut down.

Also do you have any achievements?

accounts based roll something low to start with like accounts assistant or trainee accountant

no major achievements that i can think of
passed my degree?

[EvilPie]

Try to keep it to one page if you can. This may help.

Education and Qualifications

Lincoln College AAT Diploma(September 2010 - present)            I assume this is some kind of accounting course therefore relevant. Modules don't matter at early stages.
Modules include:
Accounts Prep 1 + 2
Basic Accounting 1 + 2
Working Effectively in Accounting and Finance
Cost and Revenue
Computerised Accounts + Spreadsheets
Professional Ethics in Accounting and Finance

Leeds business school, Leeds metropolitan university 2004-2007               Degree obviously important. Modules and %'s pretty much irrelevant at early stages.
BA hons Business studies 2nd class honours
Modules                        Grade (%)
Managing data information                  94
Economic awareness                     65
Information system development               65
Quantitative analysis and business planning            64
Client consultancy project                  63         
Managerial finance                     58
Business accounting                     57
Business decision analysis                  56   

Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School (1997-2004)
Level      Subject                  Grade
A Level   Mathematics                  C
AVCE       ICT                     C
GCSE      10 subjects, including Mathematics & English   A-C                    Nobody cares what you did at school once you get past 20 unless school is all you have.

[EvilPie]

Scrap the lying bit about teaching in HK. A better lie to fill the year would be to say you had a gap year and traveled. Nobody will see that as a bad thing.

[mulhuzz]

also massively agree that two pages is too much.

i only allowed myself a two page CV once I had 5 years experience.

I also only listed A Level results because they show I got languages in my locker, but then I just realised I could list languages separately so got rid of those, except to say that I have them at grades wxyz. GCSEs aren't even mentioned.

[mulhuzz]

Scrap the lying bit about teaching in . A better lie to fill the year would be to say you had a gap year and traveled. Nobody will see that as a bad thing.

depends. if you just went and sat on a beach I think 'meh'.

if you can tell me some things about the places you visited etc and a bit about the cultures and what you learned from it, i'll listen.

[Jon MW]

Scrap the lying bit about teaching in . A better lie to fill the year would be to say you had a gap year and traveled. Nobody will see that as a bad thing.

depends. if you just went and sat on a beach I think 'meh'.

if you can tell me some things about the places you visited etc and a bit about the cultures and what you learned from it, i'll listen.

agreed - saying you travelled is a good thing, but only if you can back it up if it comes up in your interview

[paulhouk03]

Try to keep it to one page if you can. This may help.

Education and Qualifications

Lincoln College AAT Diploma(September 2010 - present)            I assume this is some kind of accounting course therefore relevant. Modules don't matter at early stages.
Modules include:
Accounts Prep 1 + 2
Basic Accounting 1 +
Working Effectively in Accounting and Finance
Cost and Revenue
Computerised Accounts + Spreadsheets
Professional Ethics in Accounting and Finance

Leeds business school, Leeds metropolitan university 2004-2007               Degree obviously important. Modules and %'s pretty much irrelevant at early stages.
BA hons Business studies 2nd class honours
Modules                        Grade (%)
Managing data information                  94
Economic awareness                     65
Information system development               65
Quantitative analysis and business planning            64
Client consultancy project                  63         
Managerial finance                     58
Business accounting                     57
Business decision analysis                  56   

Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School (1997-2004)
Level      Subject                  Grade
A Level   Mathematics                  C
AVCE       ICT                     C
GCSE      10 subjects, including Mathematics & English   A-C                    Nobody cares what you did at school once you get past 20 unless school is all you have.

shall i just list what i did for my education?

or say some shit about working in small multi cultural teams working under pressure and tight deadlines? and need to priortise tasks