Cv

tinkerbell84

We must work in very different sectors!

Never, ever go beyond 2 pages of A4

CVs with personal statements end up filed under B for bin

References can be good on the CV - mine are impressive so it's useful to have them on there

All official qualifications should be there, including GCSEs, especially for public sector jobs

katiecoodle

Maybe - perhaps lively needs to fess up what sector he/she is hoping to work in!

tinkerbell84

They've already said NHS several times

(I hope you don't have 'attention to detail' in your personal statement )

livelyred

Im applying for jobs in the NHS

Pound

tinkerbell84 wrote: »

That's what the interview is for.

Putting it on the cv is a bad idea.

Well, I'm no expert but my thinking is that the company need to shortlist people for interviews so they're going to want to see who best matches the job profile by looking at the appications than having to interview every single person just to see if they can X or have experience in Y.

In the past I applied for a job and didn't get an interview although I had enough qualifications and was studying towards a degree in that field. In the feedback meeting they told me I hadn't showed enough examples of things required in the job profile. The points included things like being literate and having interpersonal skills.

LittleVoice

livelyred wrote: »

I agree i have never done a CV and i know that the health service is quite picky about CVs ,i havent a clue and yes the application form OMG ? I think i will be ok with the application form its the CVs bit lol

Public sector (including NHS) tend to use application forms (perhaps completed online), not accept CVs.

I wouldn't bother with a CV for NHS unless writing to them speculatively.

However, if you do want a CV and you have years of experience, then put the employment history before education/qualifications. For school/college leavers, education is the more important aspect and needs to appear early in their CV, ahead of their vacation work experience, but for others it is their employment history which is going to be the more telling and therefore is put ahead of the education entry.

livelyred

LittleVoice wrote: »

Public sector (including NHS) tend to use application forms (perhaps completed online), not accept CVs.

I wouldn't bother with a CV for NHS unless writing to them speculatively.

However, if you do want a CV and you have years of experience, then put the employment history before education/qualifications. For school/college leavers, education is the more important aspect and needs to appear early in their CV, ahead of their vacation work experience, but for others it is their employment history which is going to be the more telling and therefore is put ahead of the education entry.

Nhs do accept CVs i have already spoken to recruitment about filling one in,its all done on line.

LittleVoice

livelyred wrote: »

Nhs do accept CVs i have already spoken to recruitment about filling one in,its all done on line.

Different part of the NHS from mine - or a very senior or interim position.

However, "filling one in" on line sounds like a form, not a CV.

livelyred

Its a applications form and you attach the cv

sensibly_insane

Hi there,

I am also applying for jobs these days and found this website wonderful.

http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm

I am myself in the process of job hunting yet so my opinion is not definitive and do correct me please if I sound wrong.

A couple of tips from my own experience though:

1. You don't want to write down references on your CV due to data protection consideration. You can simply mention that references would be furnished upon request. This also saves space on CV and would help you to fill in more useful information on the CV. If the employer is interested in pursuing further, you may be requested to provide them before or after the interview.

2. Instead of a narrative personal statement, you can include a key skills heading after your personal details, mentioning any technical skills or highlighting features about yourself - this could be in the form of bulleted lists, though not more than 3-4 lines. This gives the employer/agency a quick glance of what/who you are.

3. Do customise your CV to the specific job. It could be advantageous to include key words from the personal specifications mentioned in job advert within key skills mentioned in your CV. More than often, the short listing of CVs involves finding specific key words within the CV on the part of the employer/agencies.

4. Don't use slang in your application/CV.

5. Try to avoid fancy fonts and formatting in your CV because it might be lost while being saved in employer's data base. A good test about how your CV might look like on the employer's desk is to load your CV on monster's website and edit it within your profile. You would be surprised how your CV might look like once formatting is wiped off your CV.

6. Just instead of mentioning your responsibilities in previous jobs, mention the skills acquired transferable to your prospective role. For example, as a sales assistant you could mention that you learned how to interact with customers under pressure, team work, multi-tasking, prioritising etc.

All the best