rate my cv

[paulhouk03]

is printing on coloured paper a nono?

[EvilPie]

is printing on coloured paper a nono?

No this would be brilliant. If you can dot your i's with little hearts that'll also help immensely.

I'm lying here Paul. White or slightly off white paper is best but make sure it's good quality paper.

[mulhuzz]

is printing on coloured paper a nono?

for an accountancy role, yes.

for a creative design role, i'd say it's almost a mandatory thing to do.

[anthonyl]

Only looked at page 1 of the thread.

- delete uni grade marks, just have the actual overall grade, and a summary of modules perhaps
- opening paragraph needs to have a bit more focus on what career you want
- you need something about personal interests too

My CV is pretty decent if you want to look @ that

[anthonyl]

ohhhh gl with that accounting career, just done my final ACCA exams wiiiiiiiiiii

[mulhuzz]

seems like a very good offer to look at CV from someone a few years ahead of you in the same industry btw.

[Solaris]

Would be interested in opinions but for the education section I did the following in my CV:

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
2005-2007   Chelmsford College, Chelmsford, Essex
      3 A Levels gained – Law, Psychology, Business Studies

1999–2004   The Boswells Secondary School, Chelmsford, Essex
      9 A – C graded GCSE's gained with a B in Math’s and English and a
      GNVQ in ICT

Would have added a degree section above my college education, but I was a University drop out.  

I believe doing it in that sort of format is more than sufficient because as I understand it most employer's don't want the heavy education detail as it's something they can chat to you about in person; just simply list your achievements in a short and concise format that is clear and easy to understand.

Also agree with Kinboshi that you need to detail your achievements in the work place far more than what the actual role entailed.

Also, if you want, if you send me your CV I will happily pass it onto a friend of mine who works in recruitment. He see's thousands of CV's and would be able to give detailed feedback. Completely up to you, but the offer is there.

[gatso]

1999–2004   The Boswells Secondary School, Chelmsford, Essex
      9 A – C graded GCSE's gained with a B in Math’s and English and a
      GNVQ in ICT

don't claim to have a qualification in english but in the same sentence write 'math's'

[anthonyl]

Would be interested in opinions but for the education section I did the following in my CV:

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
2005-2007   Chelmsford College, Chelmsford, Essex
   

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[Solaris]

1999–2004   The Boswells Secondary School, Chelmsford, Essex
      9 A – C graded GCSE's gained with a B in Math’s and English and a
      GNVQ in ICT

don't claim to have a qualification in english but in the same sentence write 'math's'

My mistake yo. That's not my latest CV though, was just the first I could find and merely an example! Thanks though Gatso, always nice to get owned.  

[gatso]

lol, always a pleasure

there was a serious point behind my post though. any cv with something like that in would probably be instabinned. proofreading is really important

[Solaris]

Would be interested in opinions but for the education section I did the following in my CV:

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
2005-2007   Chelmsford College, Chelmsford, Essex
   

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[anthonyl]

Closed down now, FOL

[Free_Rollin]

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

Imo, A-Levels and GCSE's are important at the moment. When you come out of uni, these are often used as a filter. I would say these, and possibly even degree, are irrelevant after your 3rd job in the industry.

[mulhuzz]

Would be interested in opinions but for the education section I did the following in my CV:

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:
2005-2007   Chelmsford College, Chelmsford, Essex
      3 A Levels gained – Law, Psychology, Business Studies

1999–2004   The Boswells Secondary School, Chelmsford, Essex
      9 A – C graded GCSE's gained with a B in Math’s and English and a
      GNVQ in ICT

Would have added a degree section above my college education, but I was a University drop out.  

I believe doing it in that sort of format is more than sufficient because as I understand it most employer's don't want the heavy education detail as it's something they can chat to you about in person; just simply list your achievements in a short and concise format that is clear and easy to understand.

Also agree with Kinboshi that you need to detail your achievements in the work place far more than what the actual role entailed.

Also, if you want, if you send me your CV I will happily pass it onto a friend of mine who works in recruitment. He see's thousands of CV's and would be able to give detailed feedback. Completely up to you, but the offer is there.

One thing that stands out for me here - you listed your results (kind of..) for GCSE but not A-Level. This would lead me to believe you have crap A-Level results. Either list both or neither imo.