CV critique request

Sncjw

Get rid of the pictures keep each role very consise. Given you work in marketing I would have thought you knew about copyright. Having them images on cv would scream to me are these your images to use or not.

The pictures don't look very professional on cv. Also cv tend to be in portrait format. I would lay down the key skills of your most recent job and the rest just the dates and title.

Sncjw

I would get rid of the travelling header because that jumps out to me. I would put it as employment gaps at the end of your list of employment.

I would reword the overview. Talk in first person.

I don't understand the bit of disabled people and families. What do you mean by that?

Lioness_Twinkletoes

ringo_24601 wrote: »

Is the last page a joke?

I never made it to the last page. Read your comment and had to go back and look.

Are the pictures relevant or are you using them as place holders?

I thought CV2 was dreadful. I wouldn't read it either; well, not seriously.

jbond

That line about reference calls on the first CV..... all I'd ever put is something like "References available on request".

mattcanary

Sncjw wrote: »

Get rid of the pictures keep each role very consise. Given you work in marketing I would have thought you knew about copyright. Having them images on cv would scream to me are these your images to use or not.

The pictures don't look very professional on cv. Also cv tend to be in portrait format. I would lay down the key skills of your most recent job and the rest just the dates and title.

Marketing is a creative job. Perhaps a creatively laid-out CV would be thought of well within this career field?

Samiire

I agree with those who say CV2 is far too long. Lose the photo of yourself and the other images too. You can take a portfolio of work to the interview if you get one and refer to it if appropriate.

I'd also agree that a-level results aren't important once you have a degree and several years experience but would really care if they were on there either.

I'd definitely recommend adding figures to your CV to show the success of the projects you worked on. These don't have to be sensitive details but percentage growth etc.

I don't fully understand the second job you list. The job title is Marketing Coordinator and yet the bullet points say head of marketing. Which one is it?

I'm a marketing manager and regularly assess CVs and conduct interviews. We had 300 applicants to the last role I recruited for so my first assessment of the CVs was very much a quick scan so I could reduce the pool and then I'd look closer before shortlisting.

My personal preferences: I don't like CVs with photos but if you are a strong candidate I wouldn't discount you, I look first to see if you have a degree and in what (a requirement for team members), I then look at experience scanning for job title, duration of service, company name and any key words or results. Listing the marketing systems and software you can use in one place is a plus for me so I don't have to pick it out from within the CV.