Stunning CV

tonytee

"Stand out from the crowd with a stunning online CV"

Their words, not mine. Does anyone have any experience of this company?


Some of their designs really are STUNNING,


BUT is this for employees who earn, say, OVER £30K a year in professional jobs and limited to just them or....?

Some of the designs look so tempting.

Any advice from the wonderful people on here?

The link is https://www.madcvs.com

PlutoinCapricorn

The advice on MSE has always been to tailor your CV for a specific job.

It is also advisable to be careful about giving personal details, especially where there is no proper address. WHOIS shows that the site was registered by a Mr Ajvinder Singh in Dudley.

wantsajob

To me it's a bit gimmicky and I wonder if your CV would end up noticed or in the bin. Probably only useful in a profession where creativity and individuality is valued. I like the Yellow Stevenson one. With some effort and computer skills you could do just as well for £0, and you could even cheekily use their examples as a design start point. Use a free DTP app like Scribus.

PlutoinCapricorn wrote: »

It is also advisable to be careful about giving personal details, especially where there is no proper address. WHOIS shows that the site was registered by a Mr Ajvinder Singh in Dudley.

An exceedingly good point. Only a mobile number on the site too.

PlutoinCapricorn

I agree: people do say that your CV should stand out, but not like that! It does depend on what job you are applying for though.

I am sure that there are free templates online, not to mention tips; I have heard of Google Documents, which might be useful too.

There is a cheap MOT service and boiler checking service with the same registration details by the way.

redcard

Most of the designs there could be easily replicated by someone with average Word / Publisher skills.

Get hold of MS Office and have a mess about.

Most the the templates on that site are really only for someone who wants to show off their design skills - I would think they would be inappropriate for someone going for an admin role, for example.

Plus, some of them would be a pain to update if you change roles.

lovinituk

Do some companies actually give credit for CVs that look like this? I was involved in recruiting/interviewing for some £30K+ roles in my last job and had we received any CVs looking like that, it wouldn't have made a blind bit of difference. As long as the general presentation was neat and clear, it was the content and the applicants experience that mattered.

Looks like a waste of money to me!

starry123

redcard wrote: »

Most of the designs there could be easily replicated by someone with average Word / Publisher skills.

Get hold of MS Office and have a mess about.

Most the the templates on that site are really only for someone who wants to show off their design skills - I would think they would be inappropriate for someone going for an admin role, for example.

Plus, some of them would be a pain to update if you change roles.

Free updates for the life of the CV which is handy and these include a personal website address and an email which is worth something. You would have to create a CV yourself, then upload and make live and also set up an email account. That's if you had the skills in the first place!

I love the designs personally.

I googled Mr Ajvinder Singh and found https://www.ajvindersingh.co.uk

redcard

starry123 wrote: »

Free updates for the life of the CV which is handy and these include a personal website address and an email which is worth something. You would have to create a CV yourself, then upload and make live and also set up an email account. That's if you had the skills in the first place!

I love the designs personally.

I googled Mr Ajvinder Singh and found https://www.ajvindersingh.co.uk

The site was only created in September; so the update for life thing is probably a tad optimistic!

And he has problems keeping how own CV up to date - broken links, placeholders, his picture is just a dark blob

planning303

I follow the following structure when making my cv

(IMHO)
name and address
profile
Personal details
Current employment (i like to have job title / company etc on the left with a speel about the role on the right)
Previous employment (as above)
Education
training post education
NOTHING REGARDING MADE UP HOBBIES

Get your jobspec / previous job specs and use the key points written in them to use for your speell about your roles if you are lost for fancy words and that..

That really is enough, people look through all the fancy formatting (obviously apart from if you are going for a design based role, in which case make it look "pimping" lol)

hcb42

I would look at the online templates via Ms Word as well. I downloaded one about 12 years ago now, and stuck to it ever since - and my CV always gets positive feedback from agents/companies.

KiKi

I don't think their designs are 'stunning'. They're pretty average, design-wise. And unless you're in a role which is designer focused or creative, then I think these are very gimmicky.

The more simple ones could be produced by anyone with skills in Word, PowerPoint, Publisher etc..

At the end of the day, you might get noticed, but if the content's not good enough, or not meeting their expectations, then a CV with designs on it isn't going to make much difference.

Do your own CV and tailor it to every single job. Take inspiration from these designs if needs be.
KiKi